Boodram leads T&T to first win

Captain Bryan Boodram led from the front to guide the national Under-17 cricket team to its first win of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Tobago House of Assembly Regional U-17 50-over tournament, defeating Leeward Islands by three wickets in Tobago, yesterday.



Chasing a challenging 244 for victory, T&T was 170/4 in the 39th over when Boodram came to the middle to join Sachin Seecharan. When Boodram lost Seecharan with the score on 196, T&T required 48 from 45 balls.



Despite T&T losing two more wickets, Boodram held his nerve, spanking three fours in his unbeaten knock of 28 (39 balls) to take his team to 247/7 after 49 overs. Earlier in the innings, Brandon Maharaj and Keagan Simmons both struck half centuries, slamming 65 and 53 respectively. Jaidel Richardson was the best bowler for the Leewards, taking 3/58 in 10 overs.



Boodram was also effective with his spin bowling, grabbing 4/48 as the Leewards posted 243/9 earlier in the day. Nathaniel McDavid (2/30) and Emilo Gopaul (2/53) both snatched two wickets, while Ross Powell top scored with 75 for the Leewards.



With the win, T&T moved off the bottom of the standings with one round remaining. The final round will be played tomorrow.