B'dos Recover to Beat U-19s

Spurred by a useful half-century from Floyd Reifer, Barbados recovered from a poor start to beat the Young West Indies (Under-19s) and secure a semi-final berth in the Red Stripe Bowl.

Reifer's 54 helped Barbados reach the target of 162 off 41.5 overs. Earlier, pacer Pedro Collins and off-spinner Ryan Hurley grabbed three wickets each to reduce the Under-19 side to 161 all out from 50 overs.

Young West Indies 161 all out off 48.2 overs (Lendl Simmons 45, Liam Sebastian 29 not out, ; Pedro Collins 3-18, Ryan Hurley 3-23). Barbados 162 for seven off 41.5 overs (Floyd Reifer 54, Courtney Browne 37, ; Jonathan Augustus 2-22, Mervyn Matthews 2-29, Ravi Rampaul 2-43).

LEEWARDS WIN

At Melbourne in Jamaica, the Rest of Leeward XI whipped Canada by 85 runs with Runako Morton (82) and Omari Banks (77 not out) and Tonito Willett (5 for 19) leading the way.

FINAL SCORES: Rest of Leewards 265 for seven off 50 overs (Runako Morton 82, Omari Banks 77 not out; Sunil Dhaniram 2-21, Zahid Hussain 2-41). Canada 180 all out off 46.4 overs (Asif Mulla 66, Don Maxwell 31; Tonito Willett 5-19).