T&T's Under-19s defeated Leewards, while Barbados stays unbeaten

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Barbados Under-19s continued their dominant march while Trinidad and Tobago recovered from the defeat against Barbados on Saturday to record a four-wicket win in the CWI Rising Stars Men’s 50-over Championship, yesterday. However, it was Barbados which secured its fifth consecutive victory with a commanding seven-wicket thrashing of Jamaica.

At Liberta Sports Club: Trinidad and Tobago kept their final hopes alive with a tense four-wicket victory over Leeward Islands.

The Leewards posted a competitive 270-9 in their 50 overs, with Eirette Richards top-scoring with 83 and Matthew Miller contributing 65.

Tanez Francis chipped in with 38, but Qadeer Juman’s excellent spell of 4-29 and Christian Lall’s 3-15 restricted the total.

T&T’s chase was anchored by Tariq Richards, who fell just short of a century with a brilliant 88. He found able support from Ethan Ramchran 48 and Levi Ghanny 47, who kept the innings on track despite Kunal Tolokani’s three-wicket haul of 3-38. The Red Force reached their target with 10 balls to spare, finishing on 273-6.

At Bethesda Sports Ground: The Young Bajans have now stamped their authority on the tournament in emphatic fashion, booking their place in Wednesday’s final with an unblemished record that has sent a clear warning to their remaining rivals.

Barbados seamer Zarell Harding led the demolition job with the ball, claiming figures of 4-24 as Jamaica were skittled for a paltry 107 in just 27.5 overs after they decided to bat.

The Jamaican innings never gained any traction and looked in tatters at 69 for seven in the 22nd over, with only lower-order batter Geovanni Grey offering resistance with 24 and Joel Williams remaining unbeaten on 16.

Harding received excellent support from Justin Parris, who chipped in with 3-17 to ensure the Jamaicans never recovered from early setbacks.

In reply, Barbados made light work of the modest target, racing to 110-3 in just 14.4 overs. Jordan Graham top-scored with a brisk 29, while captain Gadson Bowens contributed 21 and Kemar Dixon finished unbeaten on 19 to see his side home with plenty of time to spare.

The victory means Barbados have now won all five of their round-robin matches and will head into the final full of confidence as they chase back-to-back regional Under-19 crowns.

Monday’s Summaries Scores

At Pigotts Sports Ground: Windward Islands Under-19 beat Guyana Under-19 by 219 runs

WINDWARD ISLANDS 315-9 in 50 overs (Theo Edward 87, Derwin Lewis 73, Cody Fontinelle 33; Adrian Hetmyer 4-47, Gilbert Griffith 3-36) vs GUYANA 96 in 17.1 overs (Darwin Joseph 33 not out, Gilberth Griffith retired hurt 14; Elran Glasgow 4-30, Tyler Venner 3-11)

At Bethesda Sports Ground: Barbados Under-19s beat Jamaica Under-19s by 7 wickets

JAMAICA 107 in 27.5 overs (Geovanni Grey 24, Joel Williams 16 not out; Zarell Harding 4-24, Justin Parris 3-17) vs BARBADOS 110-3 in 14.4 overs (Jordan Graham 29, Gadson Bowens 21, Kemar Dixon 19 not out; Perico Henry 1-9)

At Liberta Sports Club: Trinidad and Tobago Under-19s beat Leeward Islands Under-19s by 4 wickets

LEEWARD ISLANDS 270-9 in 50 overs (Eirette Richards 83, Matthew Miller 65, Tanez Francis 38; Qadeer Juman 4-29, Christian Lall 3-15) vs T&T 273-6 in 48.2 overs (Tariq Richards 88, Ethan Ramchran 48, Levi Ghanny 47; Kunal Tolokani 3-38)

(CMC)