PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The second day of the second round in the CWI Rising Stars Under-17 Two-Day Championship saw commanding performances from Barbados and the Leeward Islands, while Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana battled to a hard-fought draw.

At the National Cricket Centre, Barbados secured a comprehensive victory over Jamaica, winning by an innings and two runs.
Jamaica’s batting struggled throughout the match, collapsing for just 68 in their first innings, with Zarell Harding bagging 4-9 and Javed Worrell 3-13 leading Barbados’ charge.
Despite an improved second innings score of 141, with Nicoli McKenzie getting 25 and Odane Binns 18, the rest of the Jamaican batting offered little resistance, as Asher Branford’s fiery spell of 5-25 sealed the win.

Barbados’ Jordan Graham, 58, and Justin Parris, 43, had earlier set up the dominant position with solid batting contributions in their total of 211 for 7 declared. Ramnaresh Singh was the pick of the Jamaican bowlers with 3-30.

At the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, the Leeward Islands produced a clinical performance to thrash the Windward Islands by 244 runs.
After posting 238 in their first innings, thanks to Kunal Tilokani’s 85 and J’Quan Athanaze’s 52, the Leewards declared their second innings at 143 for 5, setting an imposing target.
The Windwards crumbled twice, first for 74, with Tilokani taking 5-11, and then for just 63 in their second innings, as Tilokani again wreaked havoc with 5-9.
Jonathan Daniel, 34, in the first innings was the lone resistance for the Windwards, while Cody Fontinelle’s 6-96 in the first innings went in vain.

At Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana played out a tense draw. Guyana first made 109, after which T&T replied with 184. Guyana then fought hard in their second innings, finishing at 137 for 8, with Adrian Hetmyer scoring 25 and Richard Ramdehol 24.

Daniel Holder was the standout bowler for T&T, claiming 6-23 in the second innings after his 4-15 in the first. Earlier, Saleem Khan, 35 and Aadi Ramsaran, 30, had anchored T&T’s innings, but Dave Mohabir, 3-25 and Parmeshwar Ram, 3-35, kept Guyana in the contest.

Round three begins tomorrow with the following fixtures- T&T vs Jamaica at NCC, Guyana vs Leewards at Inshan Ali Park and Barbados vs Winwards at Queen’s Park Oval.