CWI/ Regional Super50 2017
– Yadram stars with bat and ball
Guyanese teenage sensation Bhaskar Yadram had a spirited performance with bat and ball to lead the West Indies Under 19 to their first win of the Regional Super50 on Thursday in Antigua. The young guns bowled out giant-killers, Kent Spitfires 28 runs short of an ordinary target of 156.
After being sent in, the West Indies U-19s were lead by Yadram with his 63-ball innings which included two boundaries. The right handed stroke maker put on 60
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runs for the second wicket with Matthew Patrick who top scored for the world U-19 champions with 45 (79b; 2×4; 1×6). After Yadram was run out for 29 at 83/2, Patrick continued but he was running out of partners until Keemo Paul propped up the innings with a busy 20. The Kent bowlers had a field day and after dismissing the West Indies youth side for 155 they seemed set for their third victory.
However, the West Indians utilized the conditions at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground much better to dismiss the English county champions for a paltry 127 in the 34th over to complete a stunning upset.
Joshua Bishop bowled his full quota of overs to pick up four wickets but Yadram cleaned up the lower order as Kent lost five wickets for 19 runs to move from 76/2 to 95/7. Their last eight wickets fell for 51 runs as Yadram finished a memorable day with magical figures of 5-1-6-3.
Kent will now look to regain their winning ways on Saturday when they take on table toppers Leewards Hurricanes while the West Indies U-19s will play the Volcanoes at the same venue also on Saturday. There are two matches on today in Group B with Barbados Pride looking to continue their unbeaten streak when they take on the ICC Americas who are looking for their first win. That match will be played at the Windward ground from 09:00h while Guyana Jaguars meet Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners at 13:30h at the Kensington Oval in a day/night important fixture for both teams.
