Guyana’s quest for 4th successive title starts well

CWI Regional U-19 50-over tournament

Guyana Under-19 registered a commanding win over Canada in their opening match of Cricket West Indies Under-19 50 over tournament yesterday in St. Kitts.
The reigning champions got their quest to a fourth successive title going with a win by a mammoth margin of 148 runs.

The Guyanese, who won the title in 2014 in Guyana, 2015 in Jamaica and 2016 in St. Vincent, scored 295-7 off 50 overs batting first before returning to limit their opponents to 147-9 from their quota of 50 overs.
Openers Kevin Sinclair, who continues to make a strong case for selection in the West Indies youth side and Raymond Perez, stroked 83 and 58 respectively to put together 116 runs for the first wicket.
They were supported by Ronaldo Mohammed (49) and Baskar Yadram (43), who batted well in the middle to push the score close to the 300 mark. Gil Akashdeep with 3-40 from eight overs spearheaded the bowling for Canada.
In their turn at the crease, Canada’s scoring was hampered by Yadram’s exploits with the ball (4-24) coupled by a firm support base including contributions from Richie Looknauth, Keshram Seyhodan and Sinclair, who snared one scalp apiece.
Guyana will play 2015 finalist, Jamaica in their next match on Saturday August 19.