Off-spinner Jonathan Rampersaud has led the Guyana U19 fightback against the Windward Islands in round two of the Cricket West Indies Regional U-19 three-day tournament being played in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Rampersaud’s 5-18 helped Guyana bowl out Windwards for 86 in 42.5 overs, after Guyana had posted 69 all out in their first innings on day one. In reply, Guyana were 229-6 after 81 overs at stumps, with Mavendra Dindyal scoring 77 and Shamar Yearwood scoring 64. Guyana lead by 212 runs heading into the third and final day of the match.
Rampersaud, an off-spinner from Berbice, bowled 15.5 overs and picked up 5-18 to bring Guyana back into the game.
In Guyana’s second innings, Aryan Persaud registered zero and Rampertab Ramnauth 04, but Dindyal and Yearwood revived the innings, with Dindyal facing 127 balls for his 77, which included six fours and two sixes.
Yearwood’s 64, made from 140 balls, included two fours and two sixes. At stumps Zeynul Ramsammy was on 35 and Rampersaud was on one.
