Ramdin, Nicholls set up Under-19 victory in Guyana

GEORGETOWN: Trinidad and Tobago defeated Jamaica by five wickets to record their second victory in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 limited overs trophy yesterday.

After being sent to bat Jamaica were all out for 210 off 47.5 overs to which Trinidad and Tobago replied with 211 for five off 47.1 overs. It was a fourth wicket stand of 84 between Denesh Ramdin (66 not out) and Petrock Nicholls (62) that provided the Trinidadians with their second win of the tournament. This was preceded by a third-wicket partnership between Nicholls and Lendl Simmons (45) that yielded 61. Ramdin struck four fours and a six in his 50 ball knock, as Nicholls amassed his total from 102 balls that included five fours and a six. Earlier Jamaica, who lost to the Windwards on Tuesday, would have felt relatively comfortable with their total of 210, thanks mainly to a half century from Krishmar Santokie (52), as he smashed four sixes and four fours. He wasn’t well supported as batsmen such as Jamie Trenchfield (37), Xavier Marshall (28) and Donovan Sinclair (21) got starts but failed to build on them.