Division 1 T20 Qualifier Day 3

ICC AMERICAS MEDIA RELEASE

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Location, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

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Cayman Islands register 1^st win at ICC Americas T20 Division 1 Championship

Canada and USA both record their third win of the tournament

In the morning game played at the CBRP Stadium, the Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field in glorious sunshine. Suriname was restricted to 95 runs from 19.5 overs with M. Boodhram (14), V. Singh (14), S. Drepaul (12) and V. Shaw (11). Kevin Bazil took 3-9 from 4 overs in the Suriname innings and Z. McLaughlin sealed victory with a polished 37 from 52 balls and full points to the Cayman Islands.

Brief scores:

Suriname 95 all out, 19.5 overs (Boodhram 14, Singh 14, Drepaul 12, Shaw 11; Bazil 3-9)

Cayman Islands 96-3, 19 overs (McLaughlin 37, Gordon 18)

Cayman Island won by 7 wickets

In the 2^nd game of the day the USA continued their winning streak with a victory over Argentina by 66 runs. Batting first after winning the toss the Americans amassed 150 from 20 overs with A. Mishra (41) from 27 balls and G. Roopnarine (40) from 37 balls. A. Tissera, was the Argentines best bowler with 3- 16 from 3 overs and G. Savage had 3- 21 from 4 overs.

In reply Argentina managed only 84 Runs for 6 wickets from the allotted 20 overs. Ferguson (17), Savage (16*), Irigoyen (14*) Precious (13) and Williams (11), while Bhim George lead the USA bowling with 5/9 in 4 overs.

Brief scores:

USA 150-8, 20 overs (Roopnarine 40, Mishra 41, Nadkarni 18, Dodson 16, Alfred 11; Tissera 3-16, Savage 3-21)

Argentina 86-6, 20 overs (P. Ferguson 17, Savage 16*, Irigoyen 14*, Precious13, Williams 11; George 5/9)

USA won by 66 runs

In the match of the day Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat and soon found themselves in trouble at 2 -5 mid ways through the 2^nd over. Bowled by leg spinner J. Siddiqui, with the inform Cann bowled behind his legs for 1, and Crockwell bowled without scoring.

Things never got any better and Bermuda finished on for 79/9 thanks to a 43 run 9th wicket partnership between M. Jones 29 n/o, and J. Gilbert 30 bowled of the last ball of the innings, Siddiqui 3/20, Broadhurst 3/8, and Hussain 2/5 kept the pressure firmly on the Bermudian batsmen.

In Canada ?s reply of 40/1 in 7.3 overs, it was cut short by the usual thunderstorms that have plagued the tournament all week. This resulted in Canada winning by 15 runs D/L method.

Brief scores:

Bermuda 79-9, 20 overs (Gilbert 30, Jones 29*; Siddiqui 3/20, Broadhurst 3/8, Hussain 2/5)

Canada 40/1 7.3 overs (Sandher 17)

Canada won by 15 runs D/L Method

Tomorrow will be the tournament rest day. Friday, July 22, 2011 will see Suriname take on Argentina in the morning, Bermuda against the Cayman Islands in the afternoon and feature the two undefeated teams of Canada and the USA in the day-night match.

For more information including full scorecards from all matches in this tournament please go to: www.iccamericas.com

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	ICC AMERICAS MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Location, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA www.iccamericas.com Cayman Islands register 1^st win at ICC Americas T20 Division 1 Championship *Canada and USA both record their third win of the tournament* In the morning game played at the CBRP Stadium, the Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field in glorious sunshine. Suriname was restricted to 95 runs from 19.5 overs with M. Boodhram (14), V. Singh (14), S. Drepaul (12) and V. Shaw (11). Kevin Bazil took 3-9 from 4 overs in the Suriname innings and Z. McLaughlin sealed victory with a polished 37 from 52 balls and full points to the Cayman Islands. Brief scores: Suriname 95 all out, 19.5 overs (Boodhram 14, Singh 14, Drepaul 12, Shaw 11; Bazil 3-9) Cayman Islands 96-3, 19 overs (McLaughlin 37, Gordon 18) Cayman Island won by 7 wickets In the 2^nd game of the day the USA continued their winning streak with a victory over Argentina by 66 runs. Batting first after winning the toss the Americans amassed 150 from 20 overs with A. Mishra (41) from 27 balls and G. Roopnarine (40) from 37 balls. A. Tissera, was the Argentines best bowler with 3- 16 from 3 overs and G. Savage had 3- 21 from 4 overs. In reply Argentina managed only 84 Runs for 6 wickets from the allotted 20 overs. Ferguson (17), Savage (16), Irigoyen (14) Precious (13) and Williams (11), while Bhim George lead the USA bowling with 5/9 in 4 overs. Brief scores: USA 150-8, 20 overs (Roopnarine 40, Mishra 41, Nadkarni 18, Dodson 16, Alfred 11; Tissera 3-16, Savage 3-21) Argentina 86-6, 20 overs (P. Ferguson 17, Savage 16, Irigoyen 14, Precious13, Williams 11; George 5/9) USA won by 66 runs In the match of the day Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat and soon found themselves in trouble at 2 -5 mid ways through the 2^nd over. Bowled by leg spinner J. Siddiqui, with the inform Cann bowled behind his legs for 1, and Crockwell bowled without scoring. Things never got any better and Bermuda finished on for 79/9 thanks to a 43 run 9th wicket partnership between M. Jones 29 n/o, and J. Gilbert 30 bowled of the last ball of the innings, Siddiqui 3/20, Broadhurst 3/8, and Hussain 2/5 kept the pressure firmly on the Bermudian batsmen. In Canada ?s reply of 40/1 in 7.3 overs, it was cut short by the usual thunderstorms that have plagued the tournament all week. This resulted in Canada winning by 15 runs D/L method. Brief scores: Bermuda 79-9, 20 overs (Gilbert 30, Jones 29; Siddiqui 3/20, Broadhurst 3/8, Hussain 2/5) Canada 40/1 7.3 overs (Sandher 17) Canada won by 15 runs D/L Method Tomorrow will be the tournament rest day. Friday, July 22, 2011 will see Suriname take on Argentina in the morning, Bermuda against the Cayman Islands in the afternoon and feature the two undefeated teams of Canada and the USA in the day-night match. For more information including full scorecards from all matches in this tournament please go to: www.iccamericas.com* -ENDS-