T&T dethrone Barbados to lift Under-17 50-over title

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

TRINIDAD AND Tobago clinched the CWI Under-17 50-over Championship after their top-of-the-table clash with Barbados was rained out on Monday.

In the round-robin tournament that was significantly impacted by rain, T&T emerged victorious after registering three victories, with the other two matches ending in no results.

Barbados, the defending champions, had to settle for second place after winning two matches, with the remaining three being rained out.

In a winner takes all contest on Monday at Inshan Ali Park, the match between T&T and Barbados was intriguingly poised when the showers arrived.

Batting first, T&T were rescued by their middle-order to eventually finish on 159 in 46.4 overs.

Christian Lall, who tops-cored with 46, Brendan Boodoo added 30 and Darrius Batoosingh chipped in with 29, to help T&T up to their eventual total after they had slipped to 23-3 in the 12th over.

Left-arm spinner Zachary Carter was the main destroyer for Barbados with 4-20.

In their run chase, Barbados had motored along to 28-1 after five overs when the heavens opened up to bring a premature end to the match.

The other two matches were also rained out.

At Gilbert Park, the match between Windward Islands and Jamaica was abandoned without a ball being bowled, while at the National Cricket Centre, the Leewards Islands were 35-1 in response to Guyana’s total of 171.