It quite literally rained on Guyana’s parade on Wednesday as persistent showers at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts meant that Guyana’s senior women’s team would miss out on the final of the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup.
Needing an outright victory in order to secure a spot in the final, Guyana’s Women were sent in to bat first by Trinidad and Tobago in their last preliminary game of the tournament.
The Guyanese and Trinidadian players shake hands after the no result was determined
The ladies from the Land of Many Waters were immediately plunged into hot water, with the top four batters going back to the dugout for scores of 0, 7, 4 and 1 respectively.
However, Shabika Gajnabi played a valiant innings, slamming a half-century in the face of adversity. Gajnabi hit four boundaries in her 51 off 96 balls while the next best score of 19 off 43 came off Ashmini Munisar’s bat.
Eventually, Guyana got to 108 in 45.2 overs as they were routed by Trinidad.
Captain Karishma Ramharack was the pick of the twin-island bowlers, claiming 3-14 from 9.2 overs while Ameila Khan picked up 3-18 from 9 overs.
Trinidad did not get far in the chase as rain stopped play when they were at 16-2 in 8 overs.
The Guyanese and Trinidadian players shake hands after the no result was determined
Guyana’s opening bowling pair of Cherry-Ann Fraser and Plaffiana Millington had produced the goods for a strong start with a wicket apiece, but rain eventually had the final say.
Elsewhere, Windward Islands Women and Jamaica Women had a similar fate in another no-result game at Conaree Sports Club while Barbados whipped Leeward Islands Women by nine wickets at St Paul’s Sports Complex to secure their spot in tomorrow’s final.
As such, Barbados and Trinidad will battle in the final while Guyana will make a case for third place when they take on Jamaica’s Women in that play-off.
