CG United Women’s Super50: Guyana rebound with 8-wicket win over Jamaica
An all-out team effort from Guyana’s senior women’s cricket team on Wednesday earned them their first win of the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup, thumping defending champions Jamaica by eight wickets.
At the St Paul’s Sports Complex in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday morning, Jamaica’s women won the toss and opted to bat first, after which a collective effort from Guyana’s bowlers saw their opponents being bundled out for 175 in 47.5 overs.
Guyana’s women team enjoyed their first win on Wednesday
A dream start for Guyana saw Plaffiana Millington sending the Jamaican openers Rashada Williams and Chrishana McKenzie back to the dugout for 2 and 6 runs respectively.
Chedean Nation top-scored with 32 off 47 balls while Neisha-Ann Waisome was the next best batter with 29 from 41 balls. As the Jamaican wickets fell regularly, a late flourish of 20 from number 10 batter Vanessa Watts managed to frustrate the Guyanese bowlers before they managed to bowl Jamaica out.
Millington led the charge with the ball, claiming 3-16 from 10 overs, alongside Shabika Gajnabi (2-27 from six overs). Ashmini Munisar, Sheneta Grimmond, Nyia Latchman, and Kaysia Schultz all picked up one scalp each.
Half-centuries off the bats of Mandy Mangru and Realeanna Grimmond made the chase an easy one for the Guyanese, who got to their target in 47.1 overs.
Opener Katana Mentore departed early for seven runs, but Mangru and the younger Grimmond combined for what could be considered a match-winning 109-run partnership.
However, the party ended when Mangru was trapped lbw by Jodian Morgan in the 38th over for 60 off 114 balls.
With Captain Shemaine Campbell going steady at the other end, Grimmond smashed six fours in an unbeaten 72 off 131 balls. Campbelle remained not out for 23 in 26 deliveries.
For Jamaica, Morgan picked up 1-38 from 10 overs.
In other results on Wednesday, Barbados made it 2 in 2 wins, defeating Windward Islands Women by 56 runs while Trinidad and Tobago got the better of Leeward Islands Women by four wickets.
Guyana’s women will turn their attention to the Leeward Islands Women next on Friday, February 28 at Warner Park, St Kitts.
