Sankar, Mohammed star in Under-17 cricket trial

SHIVA Sankar and Tariq Mohammed were among the standout performers when a 50-over trial match was held for the TT Under-17 cricketers at the National Cricket Centre in Couva, yesterday.

Mohammed struck 60 off 44 deliveries with 13 fours to lead the TT Under-17 A Team to 280/5 in 50 overs. Rajeev Ramnath and Andrew Rambaran, who captained the national Under-15 team to the regional title earlier this month, slammed 53 retired not out (86 balls, five fours) and 50 retired not out (66 balls, five fours) respectively. Bowling for the B team Chadeon Raymond took 2/46 in eight overs.

In reply, the B team were bundled out for 155 in 46.4 overs with Jabari Phillip slamming 59 off 83 balls with four fours and three sixes. Kyle Roopchand contributed 18 for the B team, but 4/6 from five overs by Shiva Sankar ensured the A team got the easy win. Isaiah Gomez snatched 2/13 in five overs to help limit the A team. The players are trying to earn selection for the Cricket West Indies Regional Tournament that will be contested from July 4 to 15 in TT.

SUMMARISED SCORES

TT Under-17 A Team 280/5 (Tariq Mohammed 60, Rajeev Ramnath 53 retired not out, Andrew Rambaran 50 retired not; Chadeon Raymond 2/46) vs TT Under-17 B Team 155 (46.4 overs) (Jabari Phillip 59, Kyle Roopchand 18; Shiva Sankar 4/9, Isaiah Gomez 2/13) TT Under-17 A Team won by 125 runs