Trinidad and Tobago continued their impressive run in the Caribbean T20, picking up their fifth win in six matches. They beat Barbados comfortably, by five wickets, in St Lucia. For their second straight game, the bowlers bowled economically, with five out of six bowlers used conceding less than six an over. The spinners Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine kept Barbados in check and Rayam Emrit picked up two wickets with his medium-pace. Ashley Nurse was the top-scorer for Barbados, making an unbeaten 24 in 19, but it wasn't enough, as his team only managed 101 for 6.
West Indies Women beat South Africa Women by 22 runs in the fifth and final one-day international here yesterday, to complete a remarkable comeback and ensure a 2-2 tie in the series.
Sent in at Windsor Park, the Windies rallied to 177 for eight off their 50 overs thanks to a fabulous century stand between world-rated opener Stafanie Taylor who top scored with 76, and Shemaine Campbelle who got 47.
Nineteen-year-old leg-spinner Dane van Niekerk claimed three for 31, while 18-year-old left-arm seamer Chloe Tryon finished with two for 28.
When South Africa batted, they lost early wickets and were dismissed for 155 off 46.3 overs as medium-pacer Shakera Selman (2-14), fast-bowler Campbelle (2-28) and teenage leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne (2-34) all picked up two wickets apiece.
Trinidad and Tobago have now won four out of their five games in the Caribbean T20 and are at the top of the table. Their latest win came against Windward Islands in St Lucia, and a comprehensive one at that. Windwards batted first and were restricted to 125 for 6, thanks to economical spells from most of T&T's bowlers. Keddy Lesporis top-scored with 31, but it came off 33 balls, and even Darren Sammy scored at less than a run a ball, making an unbeaten 25 off 27. Legspinner Samuel Badree was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2 for 15 in four overs.
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 15-man squad for the upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia. The squad will be led by Darren Sammy. Dwayne Bravo has recovered from injury and has been named as Vice Captain.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, the experienced right-handed middle-order batsman, and Narsingh Deonarine, the left-hander, have been recalled. Sarwan, 32, last played for West Indies in ODIs in June 2011. He has played 173 matches and made 5,644 runs at an average of 43.41 runs per innings. Deonarine, 29, has made 20 appearances for West Indies in ODIs. His last match was back in June 2010.
The squad departs from Barbados on Wednesday, January 23 and arrives in Australia on Saturday, January 26.
Gros Islet, St Lucia – At the end of the action-packed first phase of the Caribbean T20 at Queens Park Oval, defending champions Trinidad and Tobago lead the points table. The Trinis played unbeaten at home to record three wins and a no-result due to a wash-out, and stand top of the charts with 13 points. They ended their home games with a rousing win over Guyana on Saturday night in front of a colourful and supportive capacity crowd at the historic Oval.
Under the new tournament format, the team which tops the preliminary round will advance to the Grand Final on Sunday, January 20 at the picturesque Beausejour Cricket Ground. The second and third placed teams will meet in the Play-off on Saturday, January 19. The winner of the Play-off will advance to the Final.
