Barnes blistering 68, Virgo 4-37, headlines tense 5-run, last over win

Jul 10, 2025 Sports

2025 CWI Rising Stars U19 Men’s 50-Over Championships Round 3…Guy. vs Jam.

…Deonarine 55 fails to take Guyanese home

Barnes blistering 68, Virgo 4-37, headlines tense 5-run, last over win

Skipper Brian Barnes led with bat and ball for Jamaica yesterday.

Kaieteur News – A clinical allround game by the Jamaicans helped them notch up a tense 5-run win over a spirited Guyana team, as part of yesterday’s round played at the Conaree Sports Club Ground.

Jamaica skipper Brian Barnes pummeled a 47-ball 68 with a pair of fours and six maximums, while lower-order contributions from Pajay Nelson (40) and Vitel Lawes (42*), pushed their side to a solid 260 all out in the 47th over.

The Guyanese bowling toiled despite taking all the opposition wickets, as left-arm spinner Golcharan Chulai (2-43) and part-timer Parmeshwar Ram (2-59) finished as the pick of the lot.

Despite courageous knocks from opener Romeo Deonarine (55), Rampersaud Ramnauth (39), 32 apiece from Sachin Balgobin and skipper Johnny Van Lange along with 31 from Salim Khan down the order, failed to take Guyana home as they fell short in the final over for 255.

It was a stiff bowling outing for the Jamaicans but Kev’Aundre Virgo’s 4-37 coupled with Barnes returning to capture 2-35, helped pull off a daring heist.

Guyana’s next assignment will be tomorrow, Thursday July 10 versus the Windward Islands from 10:00h. (C. Ross)

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