Pooran smashes T20 ton for Clarke Rd

Pooran smashes T20 ton for Clarke Rd

Nicholas Pooran smashed ten sixes and 11 fours in a 34-ball 112 to lead Clarke Road United to an easy 138-run victory over Victoria United in their CPL/TKR T20 Festival Group B match at the Queen’s Park Oval, Friday night.Pooran’s blitz led Clarke Road to 235 for five off their 20 overs after they were sent in to bat.
Victoria were dismissed for 97 in 14.5 overs, with Kerwyn Sirju taking five wickets for nine runs, including three wickets in one over.

When Clarke Road batted, Pooran walked to the middle in the second over and by the time he departed in the tenth, his team was well in control.He was well-supported by Nicholas Sookdeosingh, who contributed a solid 63 off 41 balls in a second-wicket partnership worth 127.Pooran was eventually dismissed, caught by Eton Bhal off the bowling of Duane Charles (two for 39).

Summarised sores:

Yesterday

• PREYSAL SPORTS 161-7 (20 overs) (Sachin Seecharan 45, Aaron Bankay 39; Devon Lord 2/2

vs YORKSHIRE CRICKET CLUB 143 (19.1 overs) (Ziggy Levy 51, Quincy Babel 27; Justyn Gangoo 3/20, Matthew Patrick 4/13, Ronaldo Forrester 2/32)

—Preysal won by 18 runs.

Friday

• CLARKE ROAD UNITED 235-5 (20 overs) (Nicholas Pooran 112, Nicholas Sookdeosingh 63; Jordan Samkaran 3/16)

vs VICTORIA UNITED 97 all out (14.5 overs) (Marcelle Jones 29; Kerwyn Sirju 5/9, Shatrughan Rambaran 2/21)

—Clarke Road won by 138 runs.

DIVAS’ DELIVER
T&T women end title drought by lifting Super50 Cup

THE Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Force ‘Divas’ delivered a commanding performance to capture the 2025 CG United Women’s Super50 Cup, defeating Barbados by seven wickets in the final, at Warner Park, St Kitts, yesterday.

Led by captain Karishma Ramharack, T&T continued their dominance with a disciplined bowling effort, restricting their Barbados counterparts to just 71 all out, in just 29 overs, before comfortably chasing down the target in 23.2 overs.

T&T Ramtahal turning dreams into reality

Amrita Ramtahal has always believed that dreams have no age li­mit.At just 15 years old, while most of her peers are still figuring out their future paths, Ramtahal has already set her sights on a clear goal: cricket.
Hailing from Barrackpore, Ramta­hal wakes up each day with a singular focus—to turn her dream of representing the West Indies into reality.

Her journey has taken a signifi­cant leap forward as she contributed to Trinidad and Tobago’s CG United Women’s Super50 Cup title success in St Kitts.As the youngest player in the tournament, Ramtahal has already made her mark.

In a standout moment during the opening round, she took a spectacular one-handed catch to dismiss none other than Stafanie Taylor, the West Indies’ most successful batter at the international level.For Ramtahal, this moment is etched as one of her most cherished achievements in the sport so far.

Newsday star of the week: Fareez steps up big as 'Pres' cop SSCL crown

THEY say big players step up in big games. Presentation College Chaguanas went into their PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League clash against Vishnu Boys' Hindu College needing a clinical performance. "Pres" were on a seven-match winning streak heading into the match on March 6 in Bamboo, but Vishnu were also on a hot streak with three consecutive victories under their belt.Let's just say, Presentation's Fareez Ali was ready for the moment.Chasing a competitive 243 for victory, Presentation needed a partnership with the score 129/4 after 31 overs. Ali put Presentation on his shoulders with solid support from Zakariyya Mohammed (32 not out).

Ali ended on 101 not out off 93 balls, an innings with six fours and seven sixes to steer Presentation to the win and the 2025 title with one round left. Pres closed on 245/4 in 47 overs to win by six wickets.Earlier, Ali grabbed 3/44 to help limit Vishnu to under 250.

Ali's spectacular match was instrumental in leading Presentation to back-to-back titles in the premier division 50-over competition. For his achievement, Ali is the Newsday star of the week.

South win Under-15 cricket classic by 63 runs

A five-wicket haul and man of the match performance from North’s Sanjiv Bachu was not enough, as South emerged victorious by 63 runs over their opponents in the North/South Under-15 Classic, played at the National Cricket Centre in Couva on March 7.North’s captain Kaiden Pollard won the toss and chose to field first. South were bowled out for 165 in 37.4 overs.Jayden Sadaphal top scored with 30 runs. His 41-ball stay at the crease included five fours.He was well supported by opener Jordan Julien who made 25 and Joshua Joseph who made 19.

Bachu was the chief destroyer of South’s innings, as he took five wickets for 24 runs in 7.4 overs. In support, Brandon Ramdoo and Samir Boodoo took two wickets each.In reply, North’s top order crumbled. They were 26/6 after 9.5 overs.Skipper Pollard walked in and restored some hope. He and Larell Guiseppi put on a 39-run partnership, taking the team from 26 to 65 runs, before Pollard was out, caught.
Guiseppi top scored with 24, while Pollard made 23.

Summarised scores:

SOUTH 165 (37.4 overs) (Jayden Sadaphal 30, Jordan Julien 25, Joshua Joseph 19; Sanjiv Bachu 5/24, Samir Boodoo 2/32, Brandon Ramdoo 2/33) vs
NORTH: 102 (35.2 overs) (Larell Guiseppi 24, Kaiden Pollard 23; Giovanni McKnight 3/10, Reyad Jerome 2/8, Samuel Stewart 2/16).
SOUTH won by 63 runs.

Coach Aguilleira overjoyed at T&T’s Super 50 success


It took eight years for the T&T Red Force Divas to clinch a Super 50 Cup title, but that wait is over following the team’s dominant seven-wicket win over Barbados women in the final in St Kitts on Friday.Head coach Merissa Aguilleira was elated after the match, attributing the success to a collective effort and divine guidance.“First of all, let me thank God. I thank Him for giving us this opportunity to be here today. I want to say thanks to the players and management staff for the support they have given me. I honestly believe the girls have worked hard. I’m happy to see the performances, the way they built up throughout the tournament and the way they executed today. I’m really happy and excited about what happened.”

One of the standout features of Trinidad and Tobago’s campaign was the dominance of their spinners, who consistently outclassed their opponents.Aguilleira emphasized the importance of sticking to what worked.
“The spinners have been dominating. I think we were the best in the competition, and they continued to do so throughout the games. We had discussions about our strategy and went ahead with it, and it became successful again.”The spotlight also shone brightly on captain Karishma Ramharrack, whose leadership and performance were pivotal to the team’s success. Aguilleira praised Ramharrack’s growth and potential as a future West Indies captain.

“Karishma has been exceptional. From the first time we interacted, I saw that she had a lot of potential. She has been doing pretty well and has always been on the ball. She’s a really good prospect for West Indies cricket.”

112 runs in 34 balls is INSANE!

In reply to sgtdjones

Man must have been on high grade!

In reply to XDFIX

In reply to sgtdjones

Nice that he is playing local cricket.
But.
Wouldn’t it be great if he were playing for T and T instead with a view to testing himself in real cricket against Australia in the summer? Nobody will ever know how good a bat he is.
Surely he has enough money earned by now that he doesn’t have to spend his summer playing Mickey Mouse cricket for the New York Tariffimposers or whatever the f they are called

In reply to sgtdjones

Lil boy cricket

In reply to XDFIX

High grade vs Low Grade.

They used to call World Series Cricket aka Packer…..Pyjama Cricket back then too.

Now India celebrating being World Champions of same “pyjama cricket”

In reply to imusic

Yes, I hear Kohli and Root coming to play for Preysal