CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Championship
Despite conceding a two-wicket loss to the Windward Islands yesterday in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana have confirmed a berth in the final of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-19 T20 Championship tomorrow.
After winning the toss, Guyana’s skipper, Realanna Grimmond, and her troops decided to take the first strike, and much like the previous four games, they struggled to string together meaningful partnerships, and no batter got into double digit scores with the team skittled out for 60 in 18 overs.
Shonette Belgrave and Nyia Latchman were the leading run-scorers for the Guyanese, with eight each. Nesha Alexander had outstanding returns of 4-8 from her four overs, with Selena Ross claiming an equally important 3-8 from three overs.
With the Windward Islands in search of just 61 to win, the Guyanese bowlers made it a much closer game than it should have been, and only Denella Creese’s rock solid 25 from 36 balls, along with 14 extras and Nesha Alexander’s nine, saw them home with two wickets to spare in 18.3 overs.
Despite Latchman’s 2-6 and Trisha Hardat’s 2-2, maintaining their red-hot form with the ball in hand, the Guyanese could not sneak in another close win, as the defeat snapped their unbeaten run in the tournament.
The Guyanese ladies will now face their Leeward Islands counterparts in tomorrow’s final, bidding to win their first ever regional title.
