GUYANA ended the Regional Under-19 tournament with a draw but it was top-order batsman, Mavendra Dindyal, who took the limelight with a majestic 138 against Jamaica in their final round match which concluded on Saturday at Park Hill, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Guyana drew two matches and lost one at this year’s tournament.
MATCH SUMMARY: Jamaica U-19: 284 all out from 81.4 overs (Justin Beckford 83, Jordan Johnson 48; Isai Thorne 3-59, Jeremy Sandia 2-47, Jonathan Rampersaud 2-67) & 171-8 from 48.3 overs (Beckford 39, Adrian Weir 32; Sandia 4-52, Rampersaud 3-3. Guyana U-19: 300-8 declared from 89 overs (Mavendra Dindyal 138, Shamar Yearwood 69, Thorne 46; Reon Edwards 3-56, Sherwayne Thomas 2-49). Match drawn.

Dindyal faced 261 balls and struck 15 fours and two maximums, and shared a vital 128-run stand with Shamar Yearwood which led Guyana to 300-8 declared.
Yearwood made 69 (4x4s; 3x6s) from 107 balls; Isai Thorne with a rapid 46 and Alvin Mohabir (15) were the other batsmen to reach double-figure.

Reon Edwards took 3-56, while Sherwayne Thomas had 2-49.
In Jamaica’s first innings, Justin Beckford made 83 and Jordan Johnson got 48 as the pacey Thorne bagged 3-59, while spinners Jeremy Sandia and Jonathan Rampersaud took 2-47 and 2-67 respectively.
The Berbican spinners then shared seven wickets to limit Jamaica to 171-8 in 48.3 overs in their second innings as Sandia had 4-52, while Rampersaud took 3-3 from 1.3 overs.