TT Under-19s well placed in semi-final

GEORGETOWN: Trinidad and Tobago recovered from a very shaky position of 37 runs for two second innings wickets to hold a very firm grip on their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 cricket semi-final against Barbados at Wales yesterday. With a first innings lead of 78 runs after routing the Bajans for 94 in their first innings, TT now lead by 205 runs.

Scores: TRIN-IDAD & TOBAGO 172 and 127/8 vs BARBADOS 94. The young Barbados batsmen had no answer for pacer Ravi Rampaul who took three wickets for 33 runs, Rishi Bachan (three for 17), Vishnu Narine (two for 10) and Kavesh Kantasingh (two for 29). Batting a second time, TT were struggling on 37 for two wickets at tea, but skipper Dinesh Ramdin got a dour 36 and Rampaul, 28, to bat their team to 127 for eight wickets at the close. Barbados bowler Jamal Smith has so far taken five wickets for 31 runs and Ruel Brathwaite, three for 22.
In the other semi-final at Enmore, Guyana who trailed Windward Islands by 44 runs on first innings were struggling on 95 for six wickets, only 51 ahead at the close yesterday. Liam Sebastien was again a thorn to the Guyanese batsmen, claiming three wickets for 18 runs after his first innings three for 22. Guyana could have been in a more desperate position but for a defiant unbeaten 40 by Zaheer Mohammed. Today is the final day of both semi-finals. 

Summarised scores:
At Wales: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 172 and 127/8 - D Ramdin 36, R Rampaul 28, J Smith 5/31, R Brathwaite 3/22 vs BARBADOS 94 - Kirk Edwards 29, R Bachan 3/17, R Rampaul 3/33, V Narine 2/10, K Kantasingh 2/29.
At Enmore: GUYANA 96 - Assad Fudadin 38, Earvin Fredericks 3/19, L Sebastien 3/22, Mervin Matthews 2/10, Jean Paul 2/26 and 95-6 - Z Mohammed 40 not out, L Sebastien 3/18 vs WINDWARDS 140 - Earvin Fredericks 49, Luke Browne 25, Jean Paul 22 not out, Assad Fudadin 5/8, Zaheer Mohammed 3/46.