West Indies batsman Evin Lewis slammed a century to lead Pirates Bay Raiders to a 44-run win over Store Bay Snorkelers on day four of the Dream XI Tobago T10 Blast at Shaw Park, Tobago on Tuesday (March 25).
The left-handed opener struck 12 sixes and six fours in his 107 and only ran 11 of his runs when they batted first.
Lewis opened with Navin Stewart, who hit 22 from 19 balls as Pirates Bay Raiders scored 150 for two from their 10 overs.
In reply, Daniel Williams scored 26, Akshaya Persaud hit 23 and captain Dejourn Charles posted 20, but it was not enough as the Snorkelers reached 106 for 7 from their 10 overs.
Marlon Richards struck three times in one over to finish his spell with three for nine from his two overs.
The Raiders are perfect after three matches and are on top of the table with six points.
In the second match at Shaw Park, Akiel Cooper’s unbeaten 32 led Pigeon Point Skiers to a winning start and a six-wicket win over Mt Irvine Surfers.
The Surfers batted first and were restricted to 84 for 8. Crystian Thurton scored 23 from 11 balls to top score for the Mt Irvine team.
The Skiers waited until the penultimate ball as the Surfers made a match out of the low score. Cooper’s 32 came off 23 balls with two fours and two sixes and was supported by captain Jesse Bootan, who scored 25 with four fours.
The Skiers are third in the table on two points from one match and behind the Surfers, who lost their first match and are on four points.
Summarised scores
Mt Irvine Surfers 84/8 (10 overs) (Crystian Thurton 23; Donovan Roberts 2-10; Rayan Williams 2-21) vs Pigeon Point Skiers 85/4 (9.5 overs) (Akiel Cooper 32; Jesse Bootan 25; Selvin Duncan 1-8; Ricky Jaipaul 1-12). Skiers won by 6 wickets.
Pirates Bay Raiders 150/2 (10 overs) (Evin Lewis 107 not out; K Lynch 1-15) vs Store Bay Snorkelers 106/7 (10 overs) (Daniel Williams 26; Akshaya Persaud 23; Marlon Richards 3-9). Raiders won by 44 runs.
