Trinidad and Tobago women U19s trump Jamaica by eight wickets

Trinidad and Tobago women’s Under-19 notched their first win of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars 50-Over Championship by getting past Jamaica by eight wickets at Gilbert Park in California on Thursday.

Batting first, Jamaica were dismissed for a low score of 90 from 30 overs, with Lena Scott (35) top scoring and K. McKenzie contributing 18 from the bat. Both players were the only ones to get within double figures.

TT’s dominance with the ball came courtesy fast bowler Jazz Mitchell’s 3/14 haul, partnered with Samara Ramnath’s 2/6 and Shalini Samaroo’s 2/20; both spinners.

In their turn at the crease, opener Shunelle Sawh top scored with an unbeaten 26 and number four batter Maria La Foucade, 15 not out. The pair made light work of the target and raced to a victorious 92/2 from 19.3 overs to seal their first win of the tourney.

TT’s opening match against Barbados on Tuesday was abandoned owing to inclement weather.

In other U19 women’s matches on Thursday, Windward Islands got their second win of the competition after defeating Leeward Islands by eight wickets at the National Cricket Centre n Couva.

Leewards were dismissed for 59 from 22.2 overs, batting first, and Windwards responded with 60/2 from 11.1 overs.

Windwards was the only team to record a win on Tuesday as they beat Guyana by six wickets.

The other match at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in St Augustine saw Guyana also get off the mark with an 11-run triumph over Barbados.

Batting first in a shortened 30-over affair, Guyana scored 110/6. In reply, the Bajan women tried valiantly to achieve the target but fell just short at 99/9 after 30 overs.

Sunday’s Round Three Matches

TT vs Windward Islands (Gilbert Park, California)

Jamaica vs Barbados (UWI SPEC, St Augustine)

Guyana vs Leeward Islands (NCC, Couva)