Barbados capture NAGICO title

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados defeated Trinidad & Tobago by 17 runs to win the NAGICO Super50 Regional cricket tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval today.

Despite a half century from wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin, Trinidad & Tobago fell short of their victory target of 253.

It was Barbados’ sixth regional title and their first since 2010.

Scores

Barbados 252 all out (48.4 overs) Dwayne Smith 83, Jonathan Carter 49, Kraigg Brathwaite 36, Sulieman Benn 22 not out; Kevon Cooper 4-62, Sunil Narine 2-18, Lendl Simmons 2-23

T&T 235 all out (45.5 overs) Denesh Ramdin 68, Evin Lewis 27, Rayad Emrit 27, Jason Mohammed 26; Carlos Brathwaite 4-41, Sulieman Benn 2-29, Jason Holder 2-30