All-round Joseph helps T&T Women’s U-19 level Series 1-1

The Trinidad & Tobago Women’s Under-19 team recovered from a first match loss to claim victory over the Windward Islands Women’s Under-19 team on Friday. T&T won the encounter by 46 runs to level the five-match series 1-1 in the battle for the Browne-John/McIntyre trophy.

Partnerships the key for T&T

The Windward Islands won the toss and inserted the T& T women to bat. The opening pair of Shunelle Sawh and Katrina Ruben batted well together putting on a stand of 49 that lasted just over 10 overs. St. Lucian all-rounder Zaida James finally broke the partnership as she had Sawh stumped for 47 off 65 balls.

Ruben was joined by Djenaba Joseph and the pair added a brisk 61 runs together with the latter blasting three boundaries before Ruben departed for 21 in the 19^th over. Joseph remained not out as the T&T women made 118 for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of their 20 overs. First-match bowling hero James had the best bowling figures of 1 wicket for 16 runs from her 4 overs.

The Windwards began their reply cautiously with Skyy Smith and James opening the batting. Some sharp fielding by Joseph in the 4^th over to run out Smith would ensure that the Windwards did not have a long opening stand. Jannillea Glasgow then joined James and the pair began to rebuild the innings. However, James’ half-century heroics from the first game would not continue in this match. Kirah Manpaul took a stunning catch on the boundary off Kiara Ruben to limit James to just 12.

Bowlers seize momentum

Buoyed by this wicket, the T&T bowlers then took control of the game as wickets began to fall regularly with the Windwards losing 3 middle-order wickets for no runs in the space of 9 balls. Glasgow offered the only resistance as the Windwards managed to get to just 72 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Djenaba Joseph also starred with the ball taking 3 wickets for 15 runs in 3 overs as KD Mitchell and Kiara Ruben took two wickets each.

Both teams play again in the third match at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex on April 16 at 2 pm.

T&T U-19 118/3 (20 overs)

Shunelle Sawh    47 (65)
Djenaba Joseph   31 (24)
Katrina Ruben     21 (24)

Zaida James          1/16 (4 overs)
Destiny Edward     1/22 (4 overs)

WI U-19 72/9 (20 overs)

Jannillea Glasgow  20 (30)
Zaida James           12 (17)

Djenaba Joseph     3/15 (4 overs)
KD Mitchell             2/9   (4 overs)
Kiara Ruben            2/10 (4 overs)