KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Barbados made a fist of it however have been compelled to accept a draw in opposition to Leeward Islands on the ultimate day of the second spherical of matches within the West Indies Underneath-19 Championship right here Monday.
Set a goal of 232 after Leewards declared their second innings on 222 for 9, Barbados ended on 203 for 4 to fall quick of their run chase on the Arnos Vale Stadium.
All three matches completed in a stalemate, with Guyana and Windward Islands drawing at Sion Hill, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago deadlocked at Park Hill Enjoying Area.
Resuming the morning on 17 for 2 of their second innings, Leeward Islands scored 81 from T’yanick Honore and 64 from Michael Palmer earlier than declaring within the second session 222 for 9.
The innings slumped to 49 for 5 within the first session, quick bowler Raneico Smith (3-48) accounting for in a single day batsmen Carlton Pluck (24) and Yanique Watley (11), and leg-spinner Zishan Motara knocking over West Indies Underneath-19 star Jewel Andrew for a three-ball ‘duck.’
Nonetheless, Palmer led the restoration in an 83-run sixth wicket stand with Honore, who then added a 59 for the eighth with Matthew Miller (22) as Leewards rallied.
West Indies Underneath-19 left-arm spinner Nathan Sealy claimed Honore and Palmer to finish with 4 for 30.
What gave the impression to be an easy draw got here alive when opener Kyle Jordan top-scored with a breezy 61 off 55 deliveries to offer the chase a powerful begin.
The precise-handed Jordan struck 4 fours and three sixes in an 82-run opening stand with Achilles Browne (14), taking Barbados to tea on 47 with out loss earlier than each perished within the house of three deliveries.
Zion Brathwaite (21) and Joshua Dorne (18) placed on 35 for the third wicket to maintain the momentum. Nonetheless, wicketkeeper Joshua Morris struck an unbeaten 48, and quick bowler Jatario Prescod belted an unbeaten 31 off 27 balls and injected additional drama into the competition.
Morris confronted 68 balls and struck two fours whereas Prescod counted three sixes in a 27-ball cameo, the pair posting 74 in an thrilling fifth-wicket partnership earlier than Barbados simply missed out.
In the meantime, Andrew Rambaran struck an unbeaten 109 as Trinidad and Tobago declared their second innings on 250 for 9.
The precise-hander lashed 14 fours and three sixes off 132 deliveries as sisters Odel Samuels (3-56) and Tamarie Redwood (3-57) picked up three-wicket hauls.
Trailing by 91 within the first innings, Jamaica completed on 97 for 2, with opener Adrian Weir hitting 56.
Within the different recreation, Windward Islands have been compelled to accept a draw after ending on 25 for 3 in pursuit of 82 for victory.
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