Having lost the toss got off to a superb start when Tom Cheater saw Muhammad Sadiq caught for a duck with the second ball of the match, only for his replacement, Razmal Shigiwal, to hit four successive sixes off the rest of his over.

Shigiwal and Iqbal Hossein were out on 52 in two-and-a-half overs before the latter was caught for 32 off nine balls.

Donaustadt skipper Shigiwal and Jaweed Sadran went on to make 86 off the fourth wicket as Shigiwal went on to smash 85 off 25 balls, having hit 12 sixes, as Donaustadt made 177-6.

Indies struggled with the bat as they were reduced to 13-3 off the first one-and-a-half overs as Zak Damerell and skipper Nathan le Tissier went for ducks and Tommy Nightingale for one.

Hampshire academy player Cheater – one of two wild card players – hit 18 before being caught and bowled by Sadran to leave the Guernsey side on 30-4.

Wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals as Ollie Nightingale was the only other islander to make double figures.

His knock of 60 not out came from 26 balls, and saw him hit three sixes and eight fours as Independents ended on 118-8 – six runs short of getting a losing bonus point.