… Three-wicket hauls from Jones, Sinclair

GUYANA’S bid for a fifth straight Regional One-day title is well on target after a six-wicket haul between pacer Joshua Jones and off-spinner Kevin Sinclair propelled the defending champions to a comfortable three-wicket win over Barbados yesterday in St Vincent.

Jones claimed 3-20, while Sinclair had 3-21, as the Barbadians, who decided to bat first, were bundled out for 80 at the end of the 25th over.

Left-arm spinner Kelvin Umroa supported with 2-10. Nico Reifer and Kilano Braithwaite, were the principal scorers, with 18 runs each.

The Guyanese made their run-chase a little bit harder than it needed to be, but ended up winning comfortably by three wickets.

They kept losing wickets during the chase before holding their nerve to get over the line with 20 overs to spare, at 81-7. Sachin Singh top-scored with 21.

Shemar Persaud destroyed the Guyanese with 5-19.

The Guyanese will now face Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow in the next round.