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Guyana Beats T&T in Nailbiter; B'dos Wins

In what was by far the best match of the Busta Cup tournament, Guyana scraped by Trinidad and Tobago by five wickets late on the fourth and final day at Albion in Berbice. Led by a superb 58 from opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, Guyana ended on 153 for five to ensure full points.


In the other unfinished game, Barbados beat up on Bangladesh 'A' by 10 wickets midway the post-lunch session at Kensington Oval. Click on read more for summarised scores of both matches.

GUYANA V TRINIDAD & TOBAGO


Guyana, set 150 runs to win in the final session, ended on 153 for five to take full points from Trinidad & Tobago.


Scores: Trinidad and Tobago 230 (Dwayne Bravo 64, Denzil James 46, Richard Smith 36; Mahendra Nagamootoo 3-54, Kevin Darlington 2-32, Neil McGarrell 2-51) and 262 (Imran Jan 60, Richard Smith 52, Lincoln Roberts 34, Dwayne Bravo 33, Samuel Badree 30; Neil McGarrell 4-65, Reon King 2-48, Kevin Darlington 2-52, Mahendra Nagamootoo 2-64).



Guyana 343 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul 76, Azeemul Haniff 67, Neil McGarrell 56 not out, Carl Hooper 44; Marlon Black 4-83, Dave Mohamed 2-31, Mukesh Persad 2-93) and 153-5 (Sewnarine Chattergoon 58; Dwayne Bravo 2-28, Marlon Black 2-68). Man-of-the-match: Neil McGarrell.


BARBADOS V BANGLADESH 'A'


Barbados beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets midway the post-lunch session at Kensington Oval.


Barbados, set to six runs win, ended on six without loss.


Scores: Bangladesh "A" 293 (Mazharul Hoque 83, Akram Khan 68, Anwar Hossain 32 not out; Pedro Collins 5-56, Ian Bradshaw 4-89) and 161 (Mazharul Hoque 41, Anwar Hossain 25; Corey Collymore 5-51, Pedro Collins 3-48).


Barbados 449-5 declared (Floyd Reifer 127 not out, Sherwin Campbell 101, Philo Wallace 81, Kurt Wilkinson 63; Tarik Aziz Khan 2-98). Man-of-the-match: Floyd Reifer.


* Scores provided by the West Indies Cricket Board.