CG United Women’s Super50 tournament: Guyana trash Jamaica, but miss out on championship
Guyana’s Women ended the tournament on a high note, but missed out on the title
The St. Paul’s Sports Complex in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, was treated to a thrilling come-back performance from the Guyana Women’s Senior Team, who thumped Jamaica to pick up a 5-wicket victory in the fifth and final round of the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup on Wednesday.
However, the last laugh was enjoyed by the Jamaicans, who claimed another Women’s Super50 title by pipping the Guyanese on points, even while winning the same number of games; 4 in 5 rounds.
On Wednesday morning, the Jamaican Women won the toss and opted to bat first. After an early stumble, wherein Keneshia Ferron fell for a duck to Cyanna Retemiah’s bowling, Rashada Williams and Chedean Nation built a solid partnership until the heavens opened.
Ashmini Munisar had another good outing, taking 3-11
At the time of the rain delay, the Jamaica Women were 42-1, but the Guyanese seemed to be reinvigorated during the break, as they returned to reduce Jamaica to 72 all out in 27.1 overs.
Williams scored 31 off 55 balls, and Nation scored 20 off 32 deliveries; those were the only two respectable scores, as the next highest was just six runs.
Ashmini Munisar again had a great outing with the ball, claiming 3-11 in 6 overs; and both Niya Latchman and Shanetta Grimmond picked up 2 wickets, for 1 run in 1.1 overs and 20 runs in 7 overs respectively.
In reply, Guyana looked anxious to get the chase over with. They reached their target in 17.4 overs, but lost 5 wickets along the way.
Mandy Mangru stood out with 24 from 38 balls, while Captain Shemaine Campbell contributed 21 runs in 29 deliveries.
For Jamaica, Jaunel Deers claimed 2-4 in 1.4 overs, while Neisha-Ann Waisome had another 2 for 23 in 4 overs.
Although Guyana and Jamaica have won the same number of matches in the tournament, Jamaica’s bonus points have granted them the edge, and thus the title victory, dethroning 2023 double champions Barbados Women.
The Women’s teams will now turn their attention to the T20 Blaze tournament, set to bowl off this Sunday. Guyana will take on Trinidad and Tobago in their opening match from 14:30hrs.
