The final day of the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-17 Rising Stars Tournament at the National Cricket Centre in Cova, Trinidad and Tobago, was marred by bad weather, leading to a no-result for the last matches.
As a result, Team Guyana finished third in the competition.
On the tournament’s concluding day, the Guyanese team faced the Leeward Islands Under-17 side.
Guyana, having been put into bat, started strong with openers Vikash Wilkinson and Rampersaud Ramnauth contributing 34 and 31 runs, respectively.
Romario Ramdeholl added 23 runs, and Afraz Ali Budhoo chipped in with 14 runs, bringing the team’s total to 171 runs in 40.5 overs.
The Leeward Islands, needing 172 runs to win, had made a solid start, losing only one wicket and scoring 35 runs by the eighth over.
However, persistent rain forced the abandonment of the match before further play could occur.
For Guyana, Emmanuel Lewis, the lone wicketkeeper, secured one wicket for four runs in two overs.
In other games, the match between host country Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados ended in a draw, while the final match between Windward Islands and Jamaica was also abandoned without a ball being bowled.
With the tournament now concluded, Trinidad and Tobago emerged as the winners with 20.2 points, followed by Barbados with 17.6 points.
Guyana finished in third place with 14.4 points.
The Leeward Islands, Jamaica, and Windward Islands rounded out the final standings.