Unbeaten T&T lift Girl’s U-19 T20 title

Host Trinidad and Tobago won the Regional Under-19 Girls’ Twenty20 Invitational Tournament today with a comfortable win over the Windward Islands in the final at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.

The new champions defeated their opponents by 27 runs to finish the tournament unbeaten from a total of five matches.

T&T made a competitive 101-4 from 20 overs, the highest team score of the tournament, before returning to restrict Windwards to 74-8 at the end of 20 overs.

 Guyana won its only game yesterday, winning the Consolation Final against previous champions Barbados.

Guyana restricted Barbados to 61-9 in 20 overs, before replying with 62-3 from 15.5 overs.

 The victory ensured that Guyana finish third behind winners T&T, and runners-up Windwards while Barbados finish in the cellar spot.