Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 155 for 5 (Moeen 56, Mujeeb 2-32) beat Barbados Tridents 125 (Clarke 27, James 3-18, Alzarri 2-12, Shadab 2-23, Moqim 2-36) by 30 runs
Moeen lost the toss to Chris Green and was asked to bat first, and Falcons lost Rahkeem Cornwall of the first ball of the match, yorked by Daniel Sams.
Amir Jangoo, never the quickest of run-scorers, Karima Gore and Hasan Nawaz put on partnerships of 39 and 17 to put the innings back on track, but it was slow going – those two stands took 33 and 20 balls respectively.
Springer contributed 19 in 16 balls, but it was all Moeen’s last-over blitz that changed the script. When the two got together, Moeen was on a run-a-ball 12 with just one four. He didn’t set the stage alight straightaway, but left it late, for the last over, bowled by Sams. That 20-run over, with Moeen hitting six, six, six in the first three balls, took Falcons from what would have been a below-par total to what in the end became a winning one. Moeen ended with three fours and four sixes.
Rivaldo Clarke top-scored for Tridents with 27 but it took him 26 balls. Kevlon Anderson, the second-highest scorer with 22, was slightly better, scoring at a strike rate of 137.50, but there was nothing else on offer, with Sherfane Rutherford’s first-ball dismissal, caught brilliantly by substitute Anderson Phillip in the deep, that was the unkindest cut.
