Goodwill U-13 cricket series

By Sean Devers
LED by a MVP performance from Shaan Ramtahal, Trinidad & Tobago’s U-13s defeated Guyana U-13s by nine wickets in their rain-affected opening game of the four-match 40-overs Goodwill series at the Providence Stadium yesterday.

In a game which was reduced to 31 overs, Guyana, asked to bat in good conditions and on a well-manicured surface despite the rainy season, were bowled out for 43 in 24.4 overs.

Richard Ramdeholl, Skipper Brandon Henry and left-handed opener Lomar Seecharran, who faced 56 balls, all made seven.

The game was halted by rain at 24-4 in 17 overs and reduced to 31 over after the resumption at 1:30hrs.

Off-spinner Ramtahal (3-7), fast bowler Tyler Ramroop (2-5) and off-spinner Brian Harricharran, who flighted and spun the ball, had 2-6 for the Trinis who had to score 38 to win from 31 overs on the DLS system.

The Trinis, who looked a few levels ahead of Guyana in their standard and demonstrated outstanding catching and fielding, galloped to victory in just 10 overs.

Opener Ramtahal followed up his 3-wicket haul with an unbeaten nine and added 32 for the first wicket with Skipper Zakariyya Mohammed before Mohammed fell to the left-arm spin of Henry. Ramroop was the other not out batter with two.

T&T, 1-up in the series, will play the second match when the two teams clash again on Tuesday at the same venue from 10:00hrs.