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- Updated: October 30, 2016
Legspinner Timil Patel’s five-wicket haul was followed by a pair of half-centuries from the opening combination of captain Steven Taylor and Fahad Babar as tournament favourites USA romped past Bermuda by eight wickets on Saturday at Severn Cricket Field on the opening day of WCL Division Four in Los Angeles.
Timil took 1 for 18 in his initial four-over spell, then came back in the 43rd over and struck with a double-wicket maiden, reducing Bermuda to 163 for 7. Timil then induced a return catch from tailender Jordan DeSilva in the 47th before Curt Stovell sent a catch to long on to be last man out for 56 in the 49th over as Bermuda were bowled out for 201 after opting to bat first.
Timil’s 5 for 29 covered up for a sloppy display earlier in the innings from the rest of the bowling attack, which conceded 33 extras, 29 of them wides. On three occasions a USA bowler sent one down the leg side that beat wicketkeeper Akeem Dodson to go for five runs and by the 13th over they had already conceded 20 wides.
Medium pacer Jessy Singh helped USA regain focus in the field with an outstanding spell, finishing with 2 for 40 in ten. Jessy continuously produced yorkers, one of which removed Bermuda captain Oliver Pitcher for 30 to break a 55-run second-wicket stand with Tre Manders in the 18th. Four overs later, Singh got Manders to drive at a full and wide ball and the edge was brilliantly caught by a leaping Dodson behind the stumps for 19. Bermuda continued to plug away in the middle though before Timil’s intervention stopped them from launching to a bigger total.
In reply, Taylor and Babar got USA off to a rousing start, racing to 74 for 0 in the Powerplay. Taylor brought up his half-century in 36 balls, slog sweeping a six over square leg off Stovell’s offspin to bring up the landmark in the 10th over. Taylor reserved his harshest treatment for Stovell, striking six of his nine fours off of him including three in the space …
