ANGALORE, India, CMC –Prolific Jonathan Carter and pacer Ravi Rampaul starred with bat and ball respectively as Barbados Tridents defeated Northern Districts by six wicket to conjure up their lone victory in the Champions League T20 here yesterday.
Carter posted a steady 30 while Rampaul snatched three wickets as Tridents, playing their final match of the tournament, won with two balls and six wickets to spare at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
But it was James Franklin, unbeaten on 33, who guided Tridents to victory in the inconsequential final group match of the Champions League T20 after hitting fellow New Zealander Tim Southee’s full tosses for a six and a four.
Zimbabwe’s limited-overs captain Elton Chigumbura also contributed to the win by hitting Trent Boult for a couple of fours in the penultimate over when 23 were needed off 12 balls.
Carter, the leading run-getter of the main round of the tournament, struck two fours and a six in his steady knock of 30 before he was caught.
He and Franklin stabilized the innings with a stand of 56 for the fourth-wicket when Dilshan Munaweera fell to a spectacular diving catch after launching the chase with a quick 20. Franklin and Chigumbura shared an unbeaten stand of 33 off 20.
Earlier Northern Districts stumbled to 135 for 8 in 19 overs after the match was shortened following a one hour rain delay.
Rampaul played a key role in containing Districts’ run flow by grabbing early wickets as they slumped to 76 for four.
Rampaul finished with top figures of three for 34.
Scoreboard
NORTHERN DISTRICTS innings
A Devcich run out (Emrit) 47
K Williamson c Franklin b Rampaul 1
D Flynn* c †Carter b Munaweera 21
BJ Watling† c Emrit b Rampaul 29
S Styris c Mayers b Munaweera 0
D Mitchell c Franklin b Rampaul 9
T Southee c Mayers b Emrit 19
M Santner not out 0
S Kuggeleijn c Holder b Emrit 4
Extras (b 2, lb 3) 5
Total (8 wickets; 19 overs) 135
Did not bat I Sodhi, T Boult
Fall of wickets 1-4 (Williamson), 2-64 (Flynn), 3-75 (Devcich), 4-76 (Styris), 5-103 (Mitchell), 6-119 (Watling), 7-130 (Southee), 8-135 (Kuggeleijn)
Bowling: Mayers 4-0-17-0, Rampaul 4-0-34-3, Nurse 2-0-16-0, Holder 1-0-12-0, Emrit 3-0-26-2, Munaweera 3-0-10-2, Hosein 2-0-15-0.
BARBADOS TRIDENTS innings
EMDY Munaweera c Mitchell b Santner 20
R Reifer c Mitchell b Sodhi 15
J Holder c Southee b Sodhi 11
J Carter† c Mitchell b Sodhi 30
J Franklin not out 33
E Chigumbura not out 18
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 5, nb 2) 11
Total (4 wickets; 18.4 overs) 138
Did not bat A Hosein, K Mayers, A Nurse, R Emrit*, R Rampaul
Fall of wickets 1-31 (Munaweera), 2-49 (Reifer), 3-49 (Holder), 4-105 (Carter)
Bowling: Southee 3.4-0-32-0, Boult 4-0-34-0, Santner 2-0-24-1, Sodhi 4-0-18-3, Styris 4-0-16-0, Kuggeleijn 1-0-10-0.
Toss – Barbados Tridents, who chose to field
Points – Barbados Tridents 4, Northern Districts 0
Player of the match – JEC Franklin (Barbados Tridents)
Umpires – Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and S Ravi
TV umpire – Rod Tucker (Australia)