West Indies 151 for 7 (King 47, Forde 27, Rashid 2-13) beat Afghanistan 136 for 8 (Gurbaz 71, Zadran, Springer 4-20) by 15 runs
The West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 15 runs in the final T20I at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Vital runs from the lower-order got the Caribbean side to a tricky total on a slow wicket, which proved enough to avoid a series sweep.
The struggle for West Indies’ top-order persisted, with Johnson Charles (17), along with Kacy Carty (10) and Justin Greaves (12), facing 51 balls for their combined 39. Stand-in captain Brandon King, on the other hand, was able to find his timing, top-scoring with 47 from 35 balls. Shimron Hetmyer also scored his 13 quickly, but his cameo was ended after six balls.
Both were dismissed by Rashid Khan (2/13) four deliveries apart, to leave the West Indies 103 for 5 in the 16th over. The lower-order still managed to add 48 runs from the final 25 deliveries of the innings. Matthew Forde hit two sixes and two fours in his 11-ball 27, with Shamar Springer contributing 16 from 9 to lift the West Indies to 151 for 7 from their 20 overs.
West Indies 234 all out (Carter 114, van Lange 29, Basson 5-23) beat South Africa 179 all out (Rowles 46, Phahlamohlaka 26, Belle 6-40) by 55 runs
The West Indies advanced to the Super Six stage of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup following a 55-run win over South Africa at Namibia's High Performance Centre in Windhoek on Thursday. A century from opener Zachary Carter and a vintage spell of fast-bowling from Shaquan Belle highlighted the win, which helped the Caribbean side finish second in Group D on 4 points.
The West Indies lost opener Tanez Francis (14) early in their innings at 33 for 1 in the seventh over. Skipper Joshua Dorne joined Carter, and the pair shared in an 82-run stand before JJ Basson (5/23) got the breakthrough, removing Dorne for 20.
Dorne’s wicket was the first of Basson’s triple strike in the 23rd over. He also accounted for Jewel Andrew and Shamar Apple in consecutive deliveries, both without scoring, to leave the West Indies 115 for 4.
Leewards 59 for three (Claxton 23*, Boyce 14*, Fletcher 2-3) beat Windwards 69 for nine (St Jean 16, Charles 15, Hector 3-5) by 7 wickets (DLS)
The Leeward Islands ended the league phase of Cricket West Indies’ Women’s T20 Blaze with a perfect record after defeating the Windward Islands by 7 wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in their rain-affected contest on Wednesday.
Leewards’ seamers put on an exhibition of swing bowling under the lights at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They claimed four wickets in nine balls to restrict the Windwards to four for four in 1.5 overs.
The Windwards' top five scored two runs among them, courtesy of three wickets apiece from seamers Shawnisha Hector (3/5) and Jahzara Claxton (3/20). 18 extras was the single largest source of runs in the Windwards’ total of 69 for 9, followed by Abini St Jean’s 16 and 15 from Holly Charles.
Barbados 92 for eight (Alleyne 38*, Selman 10, Schultz 4-13) beat Guyana 70 all out (Gajnabi 41*, Mangru 11, Herbert-Mayers 3-16) by 22 runs
Barbados booked a place in Friday’s Women’s T20 Blaze final, where they will face the Leeward Islands, following a 22-run win over Guyana at the Arnos Vale Playing Field on Wednesday.
Both teams entered the last game of the league phase with a chance of making it to the championship match. Guyana, however, needed the win along with bonus points. And the left-arm orthodox spin of Kaysia Schultz (4/13) placed them promptly on top, restricting Barbados to 32 for 4 in the ninth over.
Despite the wickets falling at the other end, skipper Aaliyah Alleyne scored freely to bat through the innings, finishing on 38 from 36 balls to give the Barbados bowlers something to work with, getting up to 92 for 8 from their 20 overs.
Jamaica 79 for seven (Nation 24, Taylor 21, Harricharan 3-17) beat T&T 76 for eight (Joseph 27, Anisa 9, Taylor 3-9) by 3 wickets (DLS)
Veteran all-rounder Stafanie Taylor starred for Jamaica in their rain-affected contest against Trinidad and Tobago in Cricket West Indies’ Women’s T20 Blaze on Wednesday.
Jamaica defeated T&T by 3 wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in what was the curtain-raiser of the last round of matches in the league phase at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The contest was reduced to 17-overs-a-side following several rain interventions during Guyana’s innings. Djenaba Joseph was the lone Guyanese batter to make it into double figures, top-scoring with a 30-ball 27.
Taylor led the Jamaican attack with 3 for 9 from three overs to help restrict Guyana to 76 for 8 from their allotment. There were two wickets apiece for Vanessa Watts (2/13) and Neisha-Ann Waisome (2/19).
