CWI Rising Stars 50-Over Championships: Guyana lead points table heading into 3rd round
Jonathan Van Lange has been a key player with bat and ball
On the back of two major victories earlier this week, Guyana’s Under-19 men’s team currently sit at the top of the points table of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U19 50-Over Championships.
Steered by Mavendra Dindyal, Guyana currently have 10.6 points from two victories, in as many games. The team from the Land of Many Waters are 2.8 points ahead of the team currently in second place – Barbados (7.8 points) who have a win and a no-result.
In third position are Jamaica with 6.8 points from a win and a loss.
On Tuesday, Guyana started the competition with a thrilling 15-run win against Jamaica.
Guyana posted 175 all out in 49.5 overs, thanks to opener Rampertab Ramnauth leading with 45 (5×4); and Thaddeus Lovell (23), Riyad Latiff (25) and Isai Thorne (21) adding impetus to the innings.
Odel Samuels (4-19) and Tamarie Redwood (3-31) were the primary wicket-takers for Jamaica, who played well but found themselves all out for 162-10 in 34.1 overs.
Captain Brian Barnes (59) and opener Adrian Weir (35) looked good, but failed to get past left-arm spinner Golcharran Chulai, who snared 2-29, supporting star bowler Dindyal, who captured 5-24 from 9 overs.
U19 Captain Mavendra Dindyal has racked up 12 wickets in two games thus far
The following day, the Guyanese outfit returned to thump Leeward Islands by 122 runs, with Captain Dindyal once again being a key player.
Guyana racked up 249-8 after Jonathan Van Lange (77 – 7×4 3×6); Ramnauth (41), and skipper Dindyal (39) had strong showings in the middle. Dindyal and Ramnauth added 80 to help stabilise the team along with contributions from Latiff (23), Lovell (12) and Andrew Lim (19).
Leewards fast bowler Matthew Miller grabbed 3-46, but his team found themselves all out for 127, despite T’yanick Honore leading a fight back by hammering five sixes and three fours in his 56 off 45 deliveries.
Dindyal, who grabbed five wickets in the first game, had another magical spell, grabbing four wickets including a hat-trick during his first over, before closing off with returns of 7-24. Van Lange returned to claim 2-19, as he too finished an excellent match.
The Guyana U19s will now shift their focus to Trinidad and Tobago, who they will take on from 09:30h today at the Cumberland Playing Field, Cumberland, St Vincent and the Grenadines.
