CWI Rising Stars Men’s U-19 2-Day
Guyana produced a vastly improved performance in their Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s U-19 2-day fixture against Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend, but the game ended in a draw nonetheless.
After batting first on Saturday, some of the Guyanese batsmen showed greater application, and the team got to their highest total of the tournament, bowled out for 249 in 75.1 overs.
Drafted in as an injury replacement, opener Rampertab Ramnauth walked into the side and played a responsible innings, grinding out a rock-solid 79 from 173 deliveries. He rescued Guyana from precarious positions with the help of the dependable Thaddeus Lovell and a gritty 53 from Andrew Lim.
Ramnauth’s innings included six fours and a solitary six. Lim, who’s 53, came off of 62 balls, entertained with four big sixes and two fours, while Lovell made a handy 31 from 28 balls with three fours and a pair of sixes.
Taking their turn at the crease, Trinidad were beguiled and bewitched, all out for a paltry 90 (54.1 overs) as Guyana’s standout spinner Golcharran Chulai was once again the star of the show.
He snapped up 6-15 from 21 overs, bowling an amazing 12 maidens with an economy rate of 0.71 runs. Chulai struck regularly to cripple the Trinidadian batting lineup and got valuable backup from Krsna Singh, who took 3-40 from his 15.1 overs.
Only lower-order batsman Faeez Ali (44 not out, 98 balls) showed any fight with the bat.
Guyana’s captain, Mavindra Dindyal, decided to enforce the follow-on in a bid to win outright yesterday, but the Guyanese were 5 wickets short by stumps.
In their second attempt at the crease, this time the Trinidadians got to 71/5 (28.3 over), frustrating the Guyanese and leaving them winless in the tournament.
This time around, Joshua Davis held things together for Trinidad, ending on 23 not out. Lovell led the line for Guyana, capturing 2-12 (7 overs), with Jonathan Van Lange, Lim, and Rampersaud Ramnauth taking a wicket each.
The Guyanese had a torrid campaign, going winless in their matches, with the batting in particular misfiring.
