Jamaica’s youth cricket team delivered a dominant performance in the sixth round of the West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 Championship, cruising to a seven-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago at the Conaree Sports Complex in St. Kitts and Nevis on Friday.
Chasing a modest target of 160, the Jamaicans comfortably reached 162 for 3 in just 35.3 overs, thanks to impressive half-centuries from David Dewar and Kev’aundre Virgo.
Dewar, who came in at number five, anchored the innings with a composed unbeaten 55 from 54 balls, which included five boundaries and two sixes. Virgo, opening the batting, laid the foundation with a solid 51 before retiring hurt. Tyriek Bryan also contributed a useful 35 to keep the chase on track.
Earlier in the day, Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and opted to bat first, but were bundled out for 159. Addul Raheem Toppin top-scored with 25, while Christiano Ramanan added 23, but the Jamaican bowling attack proved too strong.
Pacer Vitel Lawes led the way with figures of 4 for 28, ably supported by Roshawn McKenzie (2 for 10) and Nicoli McKenzie (2 for 30).
Final Scores:
Trinidad & Tobago – 159 all out
Jamaica – 162/3 (35.3 overs)
Jamaica will wrap up their regular season campaign on Monday when they face the Leeward Islands.
USA One Stay Perfect, Windwards and Guyana Also Register Wins
In other matches from the round:
- USA One maintained their unbeaten run with a five-wicket win over the Leeward Islands at Elquemedo Willett Park. After bowling out the Leewards for just 102, thanks to Ansh Rai (4 for 22) and Adnit Jham (3 for 14), the Americans chased down the target with ease, finishing on 103 for 5 in 23.4 overs.
- Windward Islands held their nerve at St. Paul’s Sports Complex to edge out Barbados by 17 runs. After setting a target of 143, the Windwards bowled out Barbados for 125 in a tightly contested game.
- Guyana dominated USA Two at St. Mary’s Park, reaching 181 for 1 in reply to USA 2’s total of 180, securing a nine-wicket win.
