PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Guyana were crowned the West Indies Women’s Under-19 champions for the first time after a destructive spell from pacer Trisha Hardat set the foundation for a 23-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method against Leeward Islands in the Grand Final on Saturday.
Hardat bagged a flattering four for 10 from her allotted 10 overs, and the Leewards were bowled out for a meagre 68 in 19.4 overs after they elected to bat in the rain-affected Twenty20 match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
West Indies Women’s Under-19 all-rounder Jahzara Claxton led the way for the Leewards with 25, but no other batsman reached 20, while spinner Danielle Manns supported Hardat in the demolition with two wickets.

Guyana got off to a sluggish start and lost opener Laurene Williams in the third over before fellow opener Naomi Barkoye, whose 24 was the top score, and Shonette Belgrave with 21 put them on course for victory before rain stopped play with 51 balls remaining in the contest.
Elsewhere, hosts Trinidad & Tobago finished third in the tournament after they toppled Windward Islands by five wickets at the Diego Martin Sports Complex in another low scoring affair.

No batsman reached 20, and there were no notable bowling performances in the contest in which T&T reached 68 for five in 17 overs, replying to the Windwards’ 67 for seven off 20 overs.
And Moniqueca Reid overcame a defiant knock from West Indies Women’s Under-19 batsman Naijanni Cumberbatch to take three for 20 from four overs and set up Jamaica for a seven-wicket win against Barbados to finish fifth in the tournament.
Cumberbatch made 20, but the Barbadians were bowled out for 63 in 19.1 overs before Chrishana McKenzie led the successful Jamaican run chase with 21 not out.