CWI Rising Stars Women U19 Championships: Hardat’s 4-fer helps Guyana sneak past Trinidad in opener
Trisha Hardat took a four-fer in Guyana’s win (File Photo)
Guyana got their Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 T20 Championships off to a great start with a 4-run victory over Trinidad and Tobago, and this was powered by a Trisha Hardat 4-fer.
With the match being played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy at Tarouba, the home team won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Guyana’s openers — Naomi Barkoye and Laurene Williams — each struck 9 runs in 19 and 17 balls respectively, before they were sent back to the dug- out. A Captain’s knock of 28 from 37 came off the bat of Realeanna Grimmond, while Nyia Latchman hit 25 from 27 balls to power Guyana to 94-5 in their allotted 20 overs.
Samara Ramnath was the pick of the Trinidadian bowlers, claiming 2-11 in her four overs.
In the chase, Hardat wrecked the Trinidadian top order, the highest score among the top 5 batters being 5 runs, which came off the bat of Amrita Ramtahal.
Deliannys Espinoza alongside KD Jazz Mitchell steadied the ship for the hosts. Espinoza hit 15 in 45 balls, while Mitchell contributed 14 in 28 deliveries to the total.
Alongside Sameera Naidoo’s 12 from 8 balls, a whopping 33 extras were given away by the Guyanese bowlers, causing Trinidad to came dangerously close to the Guyanese total.
However, Trinidad’s 20 overs expired with them only reaching 90-6, 5 runs short of their target.
Hardat had returns of 4-12 from 4 overs, while Danellie Manns and Nyia Latchman each had one wicket.
Guyana’s next clash is against Jamaica Women on Saturday, July 6, at the Diego Martin Sports Complex. The game bowls off at 10:00hrs.
