Marooners grab spot in final

…behind Jordan’s heroics

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Jordan then capped off his spell with a perfectly bowled inswinger to remove the offstump of Darren Bravo after the lefthander had shouldered arms to leave the score 25 for six.

Veterans Dwayne Bravo, who topscored with 27 and Kieron Pollard (16) – two of only three batsmen to score in double figures – then tried to steady the Red Force during a seventh wicket partnership of 33.

But once Pollard holed out to long-on as he tried to clear the ropes the end came swiftly, as 58 for seven soon became 66 for eight when Bravo could only steer Carlos Brathwaite’s high bouncer to square leg where Jonathan Drakes took an easy catch.

Rayad Emrit’s unbeaten knock of 15 threatened briefly to carry them over the 100-mark, before he ran out of partners.

The Marooners then made light work of their target, despite losing two early wickets.

Opener Kyle Corbin edged a defensive prod to first slip where Dwayne Bravo took a stunning onehanded catch to his right off the bowling of Sunil Narine with the score on

three, and Jangoo was caught at long-on by Emrit running back for 11, as CCC stumbled to 29 for two.

However, once Drakes was dismissed, opener

Kjorn Ottley who stroked an unbeaten 39 and Brathwaite who finished on 29 not out off just 22 balls, carried the Marooners to victory in under 17 overs.