CWI Rising Stars 50-overs Championship:
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago have won the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-17 50-overs Championship.
With rain ruining their game against Barbados at Inshan Ali Park, yesterday’s no result meant that the local squad are the champions.
T&T claimed the title with a record of three victories with two no results, after their fifth and final round match against Barbados was a washout.
Barbados concluded their campaign with two wins, with their three other games ending in with no results, in the rain-affected tournament. The entire second round was washed out by rain.
Yesterday, the Brendan Boodoo-captained T&T squad batted first and tallied a relatively substantial 159 all out in 46.4 overs.
Christian Lall top-scored with 46, a patient 57-ball knock, counting just two fours. He received solid support from skipper Boodoo, who made 30 off 57 balls, including four boundaries, while Darrius Batoosingh chipped in with a valuable 29 from 56 balls, counting four fours.
Zachary Carty was the main wicket-taker for the Bajans, bagging four for 20. In their turn at the crease, Barbados only managed to face five overs when rain forced the players off the field. At that stage, they were batting 28 for one. And after the umpires assessed conditions, the match was eventually called off.
