LOUIS D’or, Tobago (CMC) – Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago lost to Barbados by two wickets in their opening match of the West Indies Under-17 cricket tournament here yesterday.

Set 215 to win in 50 overs, Barbados cruised to 215 for eight off 48 overs after bowling out the Trinidadians for 214 in 47.2 over at Louis D’Or.
There were no big individual totals but four batsmen – captain Leniko Boucher, his opening partner Dikembe Wilson, Nicholas Kirton and Yvan Grant – top-scored with 28.
The main wicket-takers for Trinidad were Nathaniel McDavid, Dejourn Charles and Kirstan Kallicharan who each grabbed two scalps.
Earlier the Trinidad innings was built on a solid 86-run fourth-wicket stand between Kallicharan and Sachin Seecharan who scored 55 and 41 respectively.
Kallicharan also starred in a crucial third-wicket stand of 41 with Charles who scored 29.
Dominic Drakes 3-45, Nicholas Kirton 2-32 were the main destroyers for the victorious Bajans.