Led by their seamers, Guyana retained the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional 50-over title for the fifth consecutive year after defeating Windward Islands by seven wickets in the final round of the competition yesterday at Arnos Vale Playing Field.
In yesterday’s final round encounter, Guyana’s Captain Bhaskar Yadram won the toss and decided to bowl first. With the four seamers to the fore, Guyana dismissed the Windwards in the must-win game for 105 in 33.5 overs before racing to 106-3 in 24.3 overs.
Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and opening batsman Sunil Ambris have made their return to the West Indies team, having been named in a 15-man squad to tour India in October and November.
They replace fast-bowler Miguel Cummins and seasoned opener Devon Smith, who both had disappointing performances in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
During the month-long tour, the regional team will play two Test matches, five One-Day Internationals and three T20 matches.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams and sister Venus won their US Open second-round matches to set up a 30th career meeting.
Six-time champion Serena, 36, beat German world 101 Carina Witthoft 6-2 6-2, while twice champion Venus saw off Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-5.
The last time the Americans played each other at a Grand Slam was in the final of the 2017 Australian Open, which Serena won when eight weeks pregnant.
