Photo : Jaden Carmichael
The fourth and final one-day match between the West Indies Rising stars and South Africa under 19’s, was played at the Arnos Vale grounds, in St. Vincent, on Monday 3rd January.
The Windies Rising stars won the toss and batted first, but were off to the worse possible start, at one time being 16 for 3.
However, Teddy Bishop and Rivaldo Clarke, teamed up in an enterprising partnership to bring some semblance of respectability to the eventual total of 126 all out.
The Windies Rising stars defended the paltry total with vigor.
Fast bowler Johann Lane, knocked over the first three batsmen and then Nevisian Jaden Carmichael and seamer Mc Kenny Clarke picked up three wickets each, to rock back the visitors.
At one point the South Africans were 74 for 9 but Mnyanda and Tshaka with an inspired partnership of 33 runs, almost gave the home boys a heart attack at the end, until Mnyanda was bowled by Carmichael, leaving them all of 19 runs short of the target.
Summarized scores:
WEST INDIES U19s 126 off 35 overs (Teddy Bishop 43, Rivaldo Clarke 30; Dewald Brevis 4-11)
SOUTH AFRICA U19s 107 off 23.5 overs (Aphiwe Mnyanda 20; Tshaka 11*; Jaden Carmichael 3-14, McKenny Clarke 3-23, Johann Layne 3-34)
Result: West Indies U19s won by 19 runs
Series: Four-match series tied 2-2.
West Indies will now turn their attention to the ICC Under-19 World Cup which will be played from January 14 to February 5 in Antigua and Barbuda Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago.
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