TT U-17s meet Jamaica in Round 2

In round one, defending champions TT defeated Barbados by five wickets at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on Tuesday. Barbados posted 169 all out in 46.3 overs batting first with Jonlhi Jordan top scoring with 33. The spin bowling quartet of Leonardo Francis (2/15), Nicholas Ali (2/22), Avinash Mahabirsingh (2/27) and Sameer Ali (2/49) all took two wickets for the hosts.

In reply, TT got to 170/5 in 43.3 overs with Mahabirsingh (41 not out) and Leonardo Julien (41) leading the way. TT also got contributions from Francis and Joshua James, who scored 28 and 15 not out respectively. R Simmonds was the best bowler for Barbados snatching 2/26.

The wounded Jamaicans are aiming to bounce back from a five-wicket defeat to Leeward Islands in round one. Today, Leeward Islands will face Guyana, a team that lost by 19 runs to the Windward Islands in round one.

In the last match today Windward Islands will battle Barbados.

FIXTURES: Today: Windward Islands vs Barbados, National Cricket Centre (NCC); TT vs Jamaica, Gilbert Park (GP); Leeward Islands vs Guyana, Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) Saturday: Barbados vs Jamaica, NCC; Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands, BLCA; TT vs Guyana, Queen’s Park Oval (QPO), St Clair Sunday: Leeward Islands vs Barbados, NCC; Guyana vs Jamaica, QPO; TT vs Windward Islands, BLCA Tuesday: Guyana vs Barbados, GP; TT vs Leeward Islands, NCC; Jamaica vs Windward Islands, BLCA