Dinas to miss Jamaica match at Oval

Trinidad and Tobago spin bowler Dinanath Ramnarine will miss the sixth round Carib Beer Series cricket match against Jamaica starting at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain tomorrow.

Reason is the right-arm leg-spinner is at his ill mother’s bedside at the Mount Hope Medical Sciences Complex, Champs Fleurs. Mrs. Ramnarine has been ill for some time and was hospitalised on Sunday night. On his arrival from Barbados on Monday night, Ramnarine immediately went to her bedside and has been with her ever since. The spinner is crucial to TT’s chances of victory over the weekend but he is also very close to his mother and it would be impossible for him to concentrate on the cricket while she is hospitalised. The 27-year old Ramnarine is wishing his teammates all the best in the important clash and would like them to go all the way and claim an outright victory. Meanwhile the Trinidad and Tobago team for the clash will be released today. Manager of the team, Omar Khan, said yesterday the players were disappointed over the loss to India ‘A’ and Barbados, but are still eying a place in the final four to battle for the international title. The Jamaica team arrived in Trinidad yesterday and will practise at the Queen’s Park Oval today. TT, headed by Darren Ganga will also be at the Oval to fine-tune their skills.