On Sunday, June 6th, at St. Paul’s Sports Complex, Basseterre, St. Kitts, the Guyana Under 19 team suffered another defeat, this time at the hands of the United States of America in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Under 19 Rising Stars tournament.
Romario Ramdeholl top-scored with 48
Batting first, Guyana had another disappointing batting display as the team was bowled out for a well below par total of 150 in 44.2 overs. Romario Ramdeholl top-scored with 48 runs as his innings consisted of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Afraz Ali Budhoo supported with 43, but no other batsmen applied themselves on the day. Sahir Bhatia and Supransh Kumar both claimed 3 wickets for the United States of America.
Saharsh Shwethan’s innings of 42 and Utkarsh Shrivastava’s score of 41 led the United States of America to the target score (151) in only 32.5 overs. Romeo Deonarine and Jonathan van Lange picked one wicket each.
Guyana Under 19 are scheduled to play against Jamaica on Wednesday, July 9th, in their next encounter.