ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Trinidad and Tobago Women and Leeward Islands Women began their campaigns in the Rising Stars Under-19 Women’s Championship in winning fashion when the competition bowled off on Saturday.
T&T made light work of Jamaica Women, thumping them by eight wickets, while Leeward Islands edged the Windward Islands by one run via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method.
At Bethesda Sports Ground: Trinidad and Tobago Women cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Jamaica Women on the back of their impressive bowling performance.
Spinners Samara Ramnath and Brianna Harricharan shared seven wickets between them as T&T routed Jamaica for a paltry 39 in 11.5 overs.
Ramnath grabbed 4-8, while Harricharan snared three wickets in five balls without conceding a run.
Opener Teandra Morgan, who scored 14, was the only Jamaican batter to score in double digits, as Ramnath ran through the top order.
Jamaica lost Sashane Ricketts for a duck with two runs on the board but looked to be making a recovery with Morgan and Shamara Hall carrying the score to 24 for one.
However, it all went downhill for Jamaica after Hall was stumped off the bowling of Ramnath, as they lost six wickets for 13 runs to slump to 37 for seven.
Harricharan then captured the wickets of Brianna Plummer and Neveah Webley in consecutive deliveries in her first over, and three balls later she also accounted for the wicket of Davehjah Brown to wrap up the innings.
T&T then romped to victory, finishing on 42 for two in 7.2 overs, with Harricharan leading the way with an unbeaten knock of 14.
Leeward Islands
record one run via
the DLS method
At Liberta Sports Club: The Leeward Islands Women scraped home by the slightest of margins after rain interrupted their clash with the Windward Islands Women.
When showers eventually brought the contest to an end, the Leeward Islands were ruled winners by one run via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method.
Zara Skerritt topscored with 36 at the top of the order and Aaliyah Weekes contributed 14 runs, as the Leewards reached 118 for eight in their 20 overs.
The Windwards did themselves no favours by contributing 41 extras to the total, including 22 wides and 15 no-balls in a shoddy bowling performance.
Jaeda Tyrell was the pick of the bowlers with 3-21.
The Windward Islands were then comfortably placed at 50 for two after nine overs, before the heavens opened up, bringing play to a premature end.
Tyrell, who was unbeaten on 31 off 39 balls, almost led her side to victory but captain Kaela George was run out off the last ball to swing the equation in the Leeward Islands’ favour. (CMC)
