Captain Chadwick Walton smashed a crucial half century to steer Jamaica Tallawahs to their first win in the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Sabina Park yesterday.

This with a four-wicket win over Jason Holder’s Barbados Tridents in the third of five home games in Jamaica.

Chasing a target of 141, Tallawahs started positively through Chris Gayle who made 28 and Glenn Philips who scored 22 in a 48-run opening stand.

However it was Walton who cracked an unbeaten on 51 off 42 balls, while Javel Glen contributed a brisk 27 off 12, to see the Tallawahs home with nine balls to spare, thereby ending a four game losing streak.

Earlier, the tridents sent to bat scampered to 140 for 9 off their allotted 20 overs. Ashley nurse scored 37 and Jp Duminy 31 and the pair shared in a sixth win stand worth 49-runs.

Afghanistan wrist spinner Zahir Khan led the Tallawahs bowling grabbing 3 for 20, while there were two wickets a-peice for New Zealand’s George Worker and young Ramaal Lewis.

Despite winning with nine balls to spare, Tallawahs remain at the foot of the six-team standings on two points with an inferior net run rate. Tridents are in fifth also on two points.