The Bravo brothers, Dwayne and Darren, fashioned pivotal performances and vaulted team-of-the-moment Trinidad and Tobago to a massive 90-run victory over Jamaica in their first-round WICB President's Cup limited-over match yesterday.

In a match reduced - because of a rain delay - to 44 overs per side, Trinidad and Tobago scored 201 for nine and Jamaica replied with 111 for nine off their 44 overs at the National Stadium.

Seemingly unfazed by lengthy travels - and little recovery time - coming from the Asian continent where they played superbly to finish runners-up at the Champions League Twenty20 in India, T&T tormented the Jamaicans with a stiff bowling performance after young Darren Bravo had steered the defending champions to their winning total.

Opening batsman Brenton Parchment top-scored with a dour 23 in Jamaica's failed run chase, with medium pacer Dwayne Bravo and left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed ripping through their batting line-up with three wickets apiece.

Danza Hyatt (16), Andrew Richardson (14 not out), and Brendan Nash (12) were the only other Jamaicans getting to double figures and there was never a chance getting to the 202 target.

Irreparable damage

Bravo sent the Jamaicans reeling at 50 for four after he sent back Hyatt, Xavier Marshall (5) and Wavell Hinds (1) while Mohammed bowled Nash to inflict irreparable damage to the Jamaica batting.

Mohammed went on to snare three for 25 off his nine overs and Bravo picked up three for 30 off his nine overs.

Sharing the new ball with Ravi Rampaul, leg-spinner and Man of the Match Samuel Badree went wicket-less but his economical returns, conceding just nine runs off nine overs with four maidens, proved vital for T&T.

Medium pacer Kieron Pollard, with two for nine off five overs, and off-spinner Sherwin Ganga, one for 13 off four, also made useful contributions for T&T.

Earlier, Darren Bravo top-scored with 43 and was the only significant scorer for T&T, who lost their first wicket when promising opener Adrian Barath (18) fell to pacer Daren Powell at 21 for one.

When the competition continues tomorrow, T&T will tackle Windward and Jamaica face CCC in the Zone A matches while in Zone B, Barbados play Guyana and the Leeward Islands face West Indies Under-19s.

Matches

At Bourda Oval: Barbados beat West Indies Under-19s by two wickets in their weather-affected, first-round match.

Scores: WEST INDIES UNDER-19s 172 for six off 40 overs (Evin Lewis 53, Kraigg Brathwaite 48, Yannick Ottley 35 not out; Dwayne Smith 2-27). BARBADOS 175 for eight off 38.4 overs (Martin Nurse 39, Sulieman Benn 27 not out, Ryan Hinds 24, Carlo Morris 23; Akeem Dewar 3-24).

AT ENMORE: Guyana beat Leeward Islands by three wickets in their first round match.

Scores: LEEWARD ISLANDS 193 off 49.5 overs (Keiran Powell 38, Steve Liburd 38, Jahmar Hamilton 34, Gavin Tonge 28, Wilden Cornwall 22; Royston Crandon 3-65, Davendra Bishoo 2-38, Chris Barnwell 2-42). GUYANA 194 for seven off 46.1 overs (Narsingh Deonarine 51, Sarwan 43, Royston Crandon 24 not out, Chanderpaul 22; Justin Athanaze 3-36, Lionel Baker 2-32).

AT EVEREST: Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) beat the Windward Islands by one run in their rain-reduced, first-round match yesterday.

Scores: CCC 178-6 off 44 overs (Floyd Reifer 45 not out, Nekoli Parris 40, Kjorn Ottley 39, Kevin McClean 20 not out; Nelon Pascal 3-28, Shane Shillingford 2-21). WINDWARDS 177 all out off 43.4 overs (Darren Sammy 65, Shane Shillingford 22; Kavesh Kantasingh 3-22, Ryan Austin 2-42).