Master batter Deandra Dottin was at her best on Wednesday night as she led Novel Sports Southern Titans to a Super Over win over the Trident Phoenix in their Courts Women's T20 Grand Slam clash at the UWI SPEC in St Augustine.
Dottin spanked 78 to lead the Titans to 151-5 batting first before Hayley Matthews also got a half-century to take Phoenix to the exact score as the game ended in a tie.
It was then to the Super Over and Phoenix did not do well, getting just five runs.
However, Phoenix fought with the ball and had a chance to put pressure on Titans in the Super Over. Unfortunately, when Stephanie Soogrim got Dottin to sky the very first ball of the Super Over, she was dropped and she and Britney Cooper scrambled a single. The pair then got three more runs in between and with one run to get from the last ball, Cooper deposited Soogrim over the boundary ropes for six to close the match in style.
Earlier, Dottin smoked 78 off 49 balls with six massive sixes and five fours. Guyanese player Shabika Gajnabi meanwhile scored 23 not out with five fours off 14 balls. Soogrim kept her side in the contest with figures of four for 19 off her four overs.
Phoenix, who won their first game, fought back well and also got 151-5 off their 20 overs. The in-form Hayley Matthews led the fight with 53 off 38 balls with four sixes and four fours. Kyshona Knight, another West Indies player, got 37 runs from 24 balls with two sixes and two fours.
In the other match at the National Cricket Centre in Couva, UDECOTT North Starblazers returned to winning ways against LCB Central Sharks, after losing their first game to Phoenix.
LCB Central Sharks skipper Anisa Mohammed, with a 27-ball unbeaten 31 and Reann Farrow with 21 not out off 39 balls, added an unbroken 57 runs for the sixth-wicket to take their team to 96-5 in their 20 overs.
In response, Natasha McLean, with 31 off 27 balls, was able to guide Starblazers home at 98-4.
SCORES
At UWI SPEC:
SOUTHERN TITANS 151-5 (20)(Deandra Dottin 78, Shabika Gajnabi 23no, Shennelle Lord 17, Stephanie Soogrim 4/19) v PHOENIX 151-5 (20) (Hayley Matthews 53, Kyshona Knight 37, Rosalie Dolabaille 19, Shalini Samaroo 2/28).
Result: Match tied. Titans won in Super Over
At the NCC:
LCB CENTRAL SHARKS 96-5 (20) (A.Mohammed 36, R.Farrow 21, LeeAnn Kirby 2/13) v NORTHERN STARBLAZERS 98-4 (17.3) (Natasha McLean 31, Rachael Vincent 27)
Result: Starblazers won by 6 wkts