Discarded West Indies opener Kieran Powell scored his 10th List A century as the Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners stunned Barbados Pride by two wickets in their Regional Super50 match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on Friday.
The 34-year-old Powell cracked 102 from just 87 balls to pilot the Marooners to 267 for eight in 45 overs, in reply to the Pride’s 264 for seven from their 50 overs.
It was the Marooners’ first win of the season in four games, while the defeat was the first for the Pride who had won their previous three matches.
Along with Powell, the victory was set up, ironically by three Barbadians in Shaqkere Parris, Jonathan Drakes and captain Shamarh Brooks, who all made meaningful contributions.
Pacer Kadeem Alleyne made an early breakthrough for the Pride when he had opener Johann Jeremiah caught at first slip by Zachary McCaskie for a duck with just one run on the board.
However, Powell and Parris, who scored 44, formed a 126-run partnership for the second wicket to help the Marooners seize control of the contest.
In the seventh over of the match delivered by fast bowler Chemar Holder, Powell smashed him for four sixes, signalling his intentions from the get-go.
But just as Parris appeared to be headed towards his half-century, he edged a delivery from Nyeem Young behind to the keeper.
His dismissal brought Drakes to the crease, but Barbados got another breakthrough when Holder got his revenge by having Powell caught behind moments after making it into three figures, to leave the Marooners 164 for three in the 27th over.