Keacy Carty and Keemo Paul batted for 20.3 overs to wipe out the 69 remaining runs needed to win their first Under-19 World Cup title. There were pockets where an inevitable collapse looked a possibility, but the pair batted with the serenity and confidence that belied their age. Incredibly, Paul struck the only four and
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that from as far back as the last Under 19 cricket World Cup, a strategic management panel was put in place. Director of Cricket, Richard Pybus says “it was the long range planning of the panel and the hard work of the high performance programme staff that
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) extends congratulations to West Indies Under-19 Team on reaching the ICC U-19 World Cup 2016 Final, by virtue of defeating Bangladesh today. An enthralling final is expected when the flamboyant Caribbean boys meet India on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The GCB is delighted with the performances of the Guyanese boys,
West Indies Under-19s ended up stunning over 10,000 fans at the Shere Bangla Stadium by chasing down 227, with three wickets in hand, in an anxious fashion against Bangladesh Under-19s in the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup. West Indies were cruising at 147 for 3 and seemed to be buckle under pressure after captain
Captain Shimron Hetmyer’s character has come in for high praise from team management following his half-century in a winning cause against Pakistan Under-19s in Monday’s quarter-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The Guyanese batsman, struggling with poor form, had come under tremendous pressure following the run out controversy against Zimbabwe in the last group