From a position of strength at 51-1 in the 10th over chasing 107 Guyana suffered a massive collapse to lose by seven runs against Leeward Islands in Round Two of the Cricket West Indies’ Blaze T20 competition on Thursday at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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It was Guyana’s first defeat this season after starting their title defence with an identical seven-run win over Windward Islands on Tuesday last at the same venue.
Responding to Leeward Islands’ 106-9, Guyana managed 99 all out from the allotted 20 overs. Mandy Mangru with 24 off 22 (1×4) and opener Sheneta Grimmond with 23 off 40 (3x4s) were the leading scorers.
Skipper Shemaine Campbelle was the only other player into double figures with 11, while extras totalled 18.
Bowling for Leeward Islands, skipper Amanda Edwards bagged 3-18 off four overs, Qiana Joseph 2-10 off four and Davronique Maynard 2-13 off four.
Leeward Islands, sent in to bat first, got a top score of 51 off 54 balls (7x4s) from wicketkeeper Reniece Boyce, while Edwards made a crucial 31 off 29 (2x4s).
Bowling for Guyana, off-spinner Ashmini Munisar was impressive with 4-15 off four overs, one of which was a maiden. The experienced Plaffiana Millington was also among the wickets, with 3-11 of four overs- also delivering a maiden- while Shabika Gajnabi produced a steady spell of 4-0-20-1.
Next up for Guyana is a clash against Jamaica on Saturday from 19:00h.
In the other second round matches, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago emerged with wins over Jamaica and Windward Islands respectively.
Below are the summarised scores from all second round games:
Leeward Islands defeated Guyana by seven runs. SUMMARY: Leeward Islands 106-9 from 20 overs (Reniece Boyce 51, Amanda Edwards 31; Ashmini Munisar 4-15, Plaffiana Millington 3-11, Shabika Gajnabi 1-20) vs Guyana 99 all out from 20 overs (Mandy Mangru 24, Sheneta Grimmond 23, Shemaine Campbelle 11; Amanda Edwards 3-18, Qiana Joseph 2-10, Davronique Maynard 2-13)
Barbados defeated Jamaica by six wickets. SUMMARY: Jamaica 110-6 from 20 overs (Abigail Bryce 33, Rashada Williams 31; Keila Elliott 3-16, Theanny Herbert-Mayers 2-17) vs Barbados 111-4 from 17 overs (Eboni Brathwaite 36, Trishan Holder 23, Aaliyah Alleyne 19*, Asabi Callender 18; Chedean Nation 3-22)
Trinidad and Tobago defeated Windward Islands by 16 runs. SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago 95-7 from 20 overs (Anisa Mohammed 29*, Lee-Ann Kirby 28; Carena Noel 3-15, Holly Charles 2-12) vs Windward Islands 79 all out from 19.3 overs (Jannillea Glasgow 21; Anisa Mohammed 3-10, Samara Ramnath 3-12, Lee-Ann Kirby 2-8)
Upcoming games
Round Three (January 17)
- Leeward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago from 09:30h
- Barbados vs Windward Islands from 14:30h
- Guyana vs Jamaica from 19:00h
Round Four (January 20)
- Leeward Islands vs Barbados from 09:30h
- Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago from 14:30h
- Jamaica vs Windward Islands from 19:00h
Round Five (January 22)
- Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica from 09:30h
- Guyana vs Barbados from 14:30h
- Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands from 19:00h
CG UNITED SUPER50 CUP (All matches start at 09:30h)
Round One (January 27)
- Guyana vs Jamaica at Cumberland
- Trinidad and Tobago vs Windward Islands at Sion Hill
- Barbados vs Leeward Islands at Park Hill
Round Two (January 29)
- Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago at Park Hill
- Jamaica vs Barbados at Sion Hill
- Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands at Cumberland
Round Three (January 31)
- Guyana vs Windward Islands at Park Hill
- Leeward Islands vs Jamaica at Sion Hill
- Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago at Cumberland
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