ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AP)

Darren Bravo hit a six in the last over to spur Trinidad & Tobago to a five-wicket win over English county champions Middlesex and claim the Stanford Twenty20 Champions Cup here yesterday.

Bravo shared a match-winning stand of 67 with West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin which helped Trinidad recover from a precarious 49 for four in the 11th over in reply to Middlesex's 117 for eight from 20 overs.

Ramdin and Bravo, the brother of injured West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo - who watched the game with the Trinidad team in the dressing room - took the total to 122 for five in 19.2 overs.

Left-hander Bravo ensured the win when he belted Tyron Henderson over mid-off for six, finishing with 27 from 24 balls.

Trinidad collected US$280,000 for winning the cup, which is part of the buildup to the $20 million Twenty20 between England and the Stanford Superstars on Saturday.

Earlier, man-of-the-match Ravi Rampaul took four for 25 to restrict Middlesex's total, including two on consecutive balls until Tim Murtagh avoided the hat-trick by scoring a single.

Rampaul bowled top-scorer Neil Dexter for 39, before having captain Shau Udal caught behind next ball for no-score.

He had earlier removed Neil Carter and Ed Joyce, each for one run and both caught behind by Ramdin, who had a hand in four dismissals.

Spinner Sherwin Ganga and seamer Navin Stewart took two wickets apiece.

Middlesex stared well in defence of their modest total when seamer Tim Murtagh (two for 18) removed opener William Perkins (0) in the first over.

Eoin Malan (two for 11) also kept a tight rein in the middle of the innings, but Ramdin, who stroked 41 from 28 balls including two sixes and a four, and Bravo batted well to take the game away.

Ramdin was dismissed in the penultimate over with two runs needed.