WPI’s Ottley (63) unravels Mystery XI

The Mystery XI, playing in their first game of the league after their previous match was abandoned due to rain, scored a competitive total of 161 for seven wickets from their allotted 20 overs.

Sunil Narine continued his positive batting form from the recently concluded India Premier League by blazing 35 runs from 16 balls including three fours and three towering sixes.

He was assisted by his opening partner and newcomer to the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force team, Tion Webster, who scored 32 from 16 balls including three fours and two sixes.

The best bowlers for WPI were Teshawn Castro (2/39) and Lendl Simmons (1/30).

In reply, Ottley showed his class with a brilliant knock of 63 runs from 38 balls with four boundaries and six maximums.

The left hander took a special liking to the leg spin bowling of Sheldon Balroop, hitting him for 19 runs in one over – the most in the tournament.

Teshawn Castro and West Indies player Lendl Simmons both had all-round performances on the night as they backed up their bowling performances with 34 and 41 runs respectively.

Simmons brought home the match in style with a six and four off Kashma Mitchell in the 16th over. Sunil Narine bowled superbly with one wicket for 14 runs.

Charlieville Same Side’s Roshan Parag wrecked Younstaz with his medium pace bowling claiming a hat-trick which was the fourth of the tournament.

Batting first, Same Side posted a total of 156/7 from their quota of overs.

Former West Indies and TT batsman Lincoln Roberts powered his way to 48 runs from 33 balls with two fours and four sixes. Stephen Kadoo (2/9) and Uthman Mohammed (1/23) were the best bowlers for Younstaz. Kevin Williams was the lone batsman in double figures with 19 runs as Youngstaz crumbled to 61 all out from 15.4 overs to lose by 95 runs.

The hat-trick hero, Parag, had figures of 3/6 while Jon Ross Jaggesar grabbed 4/11. Underground Warriors won by default against Marabella All Stars in what would have been the third game on the