Barbados Tridents rolled over Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel last night – but not without alarm.
Before a capacity crowd, the Tridents completeda third successive victory in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League to the delight of 12 000 screaming,flag-waving fans.
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed the amazing figures of six wickets for six runs while pacers Jason Holder and Shannon Gabriel shared the other four wickets as the Red Steel were shot out for 52 in 12.5 overs.
The Tridents lashed 20 in the first over from left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn before stuttering in the face of a five-wicket haul from pacer Fidel Edwards.
When Ashley Nurse finished the match with a boundary at 10:13 p.m., the ground erupted with the Tridents clinching a four-wicket victory, finishing on 53 for six off eight overs.
Above, Shakib (left) being congratulated by Ashley Nurse (right) and Jonathan Carter during his six-wicket stint. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)
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