TT under-19s win one-wicket thriller

GEORGETOWN: Trinidad and Tobago managed  a thrilling one-wicket victory over holders Windward Islands with 10 balls remaining in their top-of-the-table Zone B match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Cricket Challenge limited-overs competition yesterday.

Windwards posted a modest 137 for nine from their allotment of 50 overs after they chose to bat at Wales and seemed headed for victory when they reduced TT to 125 for nine. The Trinidad and Tobago last wicket pair of Kavesh Kantasingh, with 10 not out, and Capil Subran, who was unbeaten on seven, batted through the final phase of the match to gather the 13 runs needed for a victory that kept their side unbeaten in the preliminary stage and put them solely at the top of Zone B with 12 points. Earlier, Windwards’ cavalier batting and their opponents tight bowling never allowed the defending West Indies Under-19 champions to get into a groove. Luke Brown’s 25 was the top score for the Windwards and left-arm spinner Kantasingh was the pick of the TT bowlers with three wickets for 38 runs from his alloted 10 overs. The Trinidad and Tobago batsmen too found the going tough early on and lost wickets at regular intervals. Top-scorer Jonathan Augustus with 28 and Ravi Rampaul with 20 revived the innings before their departure before Kantasingh and Subran kept their nerves to bring their side home. Both TT and the Windwards have qualified for the semi-finals to be contested tomorrow at Everest and Enmore.

Other Results —
GROUP A: At Blairmont: BARBADOS 193 (49.3 overs) - Dadrian Forde 42, Kirk Edwards 32, Renaldo Parris 22; Zaheer Mohammed 3/28, Zamal Khan 3/36, Zaheer Saffie 2/26 vs GUYANA (at lunch).
GROUP B: At Bourda: REST OF AMERICAS 111 (40 overs) - Steven Outerbridge 38, William Perkins 29; Krishmar Santokie 5/33, Alton Beckford 2/17, Howard Powell 2/21 vs JAMAICA 112/3 (30.1 overs) - S Jackson 43 not out, D Whyte 28 not out; K Robinson 3/34. Jamaica won by seven wickets.
At LBI - LEEWARDS 140 - Javia Liburd 31, Gavin Williams 30, Steplan Matthews 27; Shaheed Keshvani 3/17, Kurum Jethi 2/23 vs CANADA 141/9 (46 overs) - M Qazi 26, T Basitampalli 20; S Liburd 4/26; D Skellekie 2/21. Canada won by one wicket. (CMC)