Mon, Apr 2, '18
Things only went from bad to worse for the Windies on Monday (April 2) as they slipped to their second consecutive defeat in the three-match T20I series, thus losing the series with a game still to go. The tourists' bowling fell flat once again as Babar Azam and Hussain Talat ripped them apart with a defining 119-run stand for the second wicket, paving way for a 200-plus total again. It was quite evident at the halfway stage that a side that was rolled over for 60 only 24 hours back would need a mind-boggling show to get anywhere close. However, there was none of it as Pakistan won the game comfortably by 82 runs.
cricbuzz has the report
Sun, Apr 1, '18
This might have been billed as the day international cricket came back to Karachi, but take that with a pinch of salt. A whole tablespoon, rather.
The team Pakistan played against today - and beat by 143 runs - was in no universe international standard. Thirteen individuals cobbled together whose only unifying characteristic was their willingness to travel to Pakistan, they were never a match for the top-ranked T20I side. Especially not if you consider they had arrived in Pakistan from halfway around the world just 24 hours ago (the squad having only been announced late in the early hours of Friday morning), with barely enough time to shake off their jetlag before they were sped to the National Stadium to face off against Pakistan. In all senses of the phrase, this simply wasn't cricket.
Sun, Apr 1, '18
Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana spinners were at the top of their game yesterday as they bowled out T&T for just 73 runs to win their West Indies Regional U-15 match at Windalco, Jamaica by 29 runs.
Chasing a small victory target of 106 runs for victory after their bowlers routed Guyana for just 105 runs, the T&T bowlers faltered badly and also suffered a horrible umpiring error that cost them the game.
None of the T&T batsmen got into double figures as they found scoring almost impossible on a slow pitch tailor made for the spinners. T&T was also unfortunate after it lost skipper Rajeev Ramnath via the run out route that left the players from both angry.
Trinidad Guardian has the story
Jamaica vs Barbados
Title-hopefuls Jamaica suffered their first defeat of the Cricket West Indies Under-15 Championship after going down by six wickets to title-holders Barbados at Chedwin Park yesterday.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Jamaica, winners of their first two matches in the championships, were dismissed for 167 off their allotted 50 overs.
Barbados, who entered the contest with one win and a loss, then scored 168 for four off 45.2 overs.
Captain Sanjay Walker again led the way for Jamaica with an unbeaten 64 off 104 balls. His knock included six fours and followed similar topscores of 51 and 49 in the opening two matches. Opener Jordon Johnson and Javon Nembhard got 20 each.
Off-spinner Tarique Oneil, two for 17, and pacer Jaden Leacock, two for 37, took the most wickets.
Barbados were piloted to victory by knocks of 53 and 35 not out from opener Jacob Bethel and captain Nimar Bolden, respectively. Micaiah Simmons made 24.
Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands suffered their third-straight defeat, going down by seven wickets to Windward Islands.
Scores: Leeward Islands 70 (28.2 overs); Windward Islands 71-3 (25.5 overs).