Guyana enter Under-19 Challenge semi-finals

Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 suffered from another poor all-round display in their final West Indies Under-19 Challenge match against defending champions Guyana at Canaree, St Kitts.

T&T lost the encounter by a narrow five-run margin after needing six runs off the last over of the match with only one wicket in hand. The loss allowed Guyana to proceed to the semi-finals of the tournament along with Barbados, Jamaica and Leeward Islands.

In the other games yesterday, Leewards defeated Windward Islands by 192 runs to book their place in the next round and Barbados were able to come out on top against leaders Jamaica by five wickets.

Guyana, who were also in a must-win situation, amassed a competitive total of 201 for 8 in their 50 overs with Rajindra Chandrika top scoring with 43. Javon Charles was the pick of the bowlers for T&T, picking up 3 for 35.

T&T, in reply, kept the game interesting right down to the end as Sumant Maraj battled for 36 overs to top score with 56 but that was not enough as T&T eventually ran out of batsmen after trying to accelerate the scoring late in the game.

"It was a very disappointing tournament for T&T," said team manager Narsingh Rambarran. But Rambarran said there were also some positives.

"Darren Bravo was very consistent throughout the tournament while Milton Dookran provided him with some good support. There are some talented players there who can go further in the game."