Trinidad Beat Eagles by 24 runs, Entered in Semis

Hyderabad: Trinidad & Tobago confirmed their semi-final berth by beating Diamond Eagles by 24 runs in their Super Eight match of the Champions League on Sunday.

Eagles' chase totally fizzled out after Roussow's dismissal. They need a mammoth target to scale down in 14.2 overs to qualify, but in the end, even 20 overs proved too few.

Earlier, Adrian Barath led a stunning Caribbean onslaught with a marvelous 41-ball 63 to power Trinidad & Tobago to a massive 213 for 4 against Diamond Eagles in a League A match of the Champions League on Sunday.

Barath, who was playing his first match of the event, was jittery in the beginning, but once he got his rhythm he was at his destructive best.

Barath played second fiddle in the 66-run opening wicket partnership with William Perkins (35) and was magnificent in his 76-run stand for the second wicket with Lendl Simmons, who contributed a quick fire 40 off 25 balls.

Before being bowled by Dillon du Preez, Barath entertained the crowd with four fours and equal number of sixes while Perkins decorated his innings with three fours and three shots over the fence.

Navin Stewart's scintillating 11-ball 33 at number five before Kieron Pollard's 23-run cameo resulted in the Caribbean rattling up the highest score of the Twenty20 tournament.

Stewart put on an amazing display of power-hitting in the 19th over when he smashed du Preez for 27 runs (including 1 wide), ruthlessly hitting him for three sixes and two fours.

Brief score
Trinidad & Tobago: 213 for 4 (Barath 63, Simmons 40)
Eagles: 189 for 5 (Rossouw 44)
Result: Trinidad & Tobago won by 24-runs
MOM: A Barath (Trinidad & Tobago)