Barbados: Barbados secured the victory within the West Indies Below-15 Rising Stars and Wednesday and have become the champions. The staff received the ultimate match in opposition to the Windwards Islands with a rating of 192 runs and recorded a historic win.
It was the fourth win in a row for the Barbadians on the 2024 CWI Rising Stars Regional Below 15 (50-over) event which concluded in Antigua on Wednesday.
The staff, led by captain Damarko Wiggins, topped the six-team desk with 22 factors simply 1.2 factors greater than the second-placed Guyanese staff.
Of their closing match in opposition to the Windward Islands, the staff continued their profitable spree and ended unbeaten. Jahidi Hinds top-scored within the closing match with 84 runs from 105 balls that propelled Barbados to 297 runs in 49.2 overs, and he later returned to seize two wickets that helped to limit the Windward Islands to a paltry 105 runs.
Captain Wiggins, who scored two centuries within the event, contributed 62 runs off of 69 balls, and Justin Parris made 58 runs from 61 balls.
Javed Worrell was probably the most profitable Barbadian bowler taking three for 17 from 5 overs, whereas Kelani Clarke and Hinds took two wickets every. Wiggins ended because the event’s main scorer with 291 runs at a mean of 72.75 balls.
In the identical meet, Barbados additionally shined within the NAPASAC championship and secured a number of accolades. Hilda Skeene received the ladies’ title with 183 factors forward of the Christ Church Ladies who secured 164 factors for second place. Good Shepherd Major was third with 77, whereas Shirley Chisholm Major positioned fourth with 64 factors and All Saints Major was fifth with 62 factors.
Making up the highest ten had been West Terrace Major with 60 factors, St Alban’s Major with 59.50 factors, Bayley’s Major with 41.50 factors, Gordon Greenidge Major with 39 factors and tenth was Mount Tabor Major with 27 factors.
West Terrace Major College took the boys’ title with 89 factors in an thrilling day of occasions as they held on to defeat Charles F. Broome Memorial Major who was second with 86 factors.
