By BRIJ PARASNATH

NEW champions will be crowned when Trinidad and Tobago clash with Windward Islands in the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Cricket Association (TTWCA) Under-19 final at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain, Couva from 09:30hrs.The third-place decider Barbados and Guyana will be staged at Gilbert Park, California at 09:30hrs.
Presentation ceremony will be held at the NCC from 13.00hrs.
T&T crushed dethroned champs Barbados by eight wickets to top the four-nation series in the final round-robin encounter which started at 09:30hrs at the NCC.
And then they maintained their unbeaten record in the semi-finals when they overpowered Guyana by nine wickets at the NCC in the encounter that got underway at 14:30hrs.
In the semis against Guyana, spinners T&T’s Kamara Ragoobar (2 for 16), Reana Farrow (2 for 5), Leandra Ramdeen (1 for 8) and Kajol Daljir (1 for 8) were too good for Guyana as their innings closed at 56 for 8 in 20 overs. Sheneta Grimmond made 19 (three fours off 20 balls).
Skipper Reniece Boyce piloted her team to an easy win and remained undefeated on 27 that included four fours off 24 balls. Shania Abdool made 15 as T&T celebrated with 57 for 2 in 9.4 overs
The biggest surprise of the day was the Windwards outfit who registered a 14-run win over Guyana in their final round-robin match at Gilbert Park, California, where they narrowly edged out Barbados by a solitary run in their important semi-final clash that was contested at the same venue.
In the final round-robin match between Barbados and Trinidad and & Tobago, the now dethroned champs put up a miserly display and were bundled out for a paltry 29 in 15.1 overs with Extras (nb-1, w-9) being the main contributor.
Skipper Hayley Matthews was brilliantly caught by Renelle Dookie at mid-wicket as she flicked medium pacer Mikaela Jodhan and departed for zero, with only five runs on the scoreboard. Two more wickets fell at the same total when Dookie scalped Kinady King (2) and Felicia Jarvis (0) with consecutive balls in her first over.
It was total meltdown by the Barbadians who just could not find an answer to the Trinidadian spinners who wreaked havoc.
Leandra Ramdeen was the chief destroyer with three wickets for eight runs from four overs while Dookie finished with two for seven from three.
In reply, T&T completed the formality of winning by eight wickets. Shania Abdool was the topscorer with an unbeaten 20.
In the semis, T&T restricted Guyana to 57 for 7 in 20 overs to seal their place in the final with a comprehensive nine-wicket win.
In the Barbados vs Windwards encounter, Extras was the chief contributor with 44 (b-1, lb-1, nb-3, w-39) as they were bowled out for 63 in 13.5 overs. R. Sanford, Qiana Joseph and A. Alfred claimed two wickets each for five, ten and 12 runs respectively.
Kimone Homer’s 21 helped Windwards to reach 64 for 5 in 20 overs.