KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaican’s cricket captain David Bernard Jr, says an impressive attack by Trinidad and Tobago and some controversial decisions prevented his team from reviving their innings in the semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 last week.
Jamaica lost to the Trinidadians by seven wickets after being dismissed for a paltry 49 off 24.2 overs at the Queen’s park oval.
“In other games of the competition we were able to recover from seemingly difficult positions, but in the semi-finals we did not show any resolve,” said Bernard Jr.
“We were a bit unfortunate with a few controversial decisions from the start and that basically set the tone for the innings. We also did not recover from the pressure that was applied by the Trinidad bowling attack and as a result we made a dismal total.”
Jamaica were 32 for three inside 10 overs against Windward Islands in their first game, before going on to score 282 for five off 50 overs and win by 14 runs.
They were also 62 for two inside 10 overs against Ireland in their second fixture, which they went on to win by six wickets and 45 for three in the 15th over against Guyana, before recovering to score 243 for seven and win by 10 runs.
“Obviously, we are a bit disappointed but that is the past and that is the game of cricket, sometimes things do happen,” he said.
“We have the four-day competition coming up and the players are eager and ready to go out there and reclaim the title.”
