Windies U19s draw level with big victory

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC):

West Indies Under-19s produced a stifling bowling effort to thrash Australia Under-19s by 102 runs and level their three-match one-day series 1-1 yesterday.

Defending their competitive 267 for nine off 50 overs at the Global Cricket Academy, West Indies bowlers reduced the Australians to 13 for three, before sending them tumbling for 165 all out off 39.1 overs.

Left-arm medium pacer Jerome Jones was the architect of Australia's demise, claiming three for 32 in a spell that undermined the middle order after Australia tried to rebuild.

Captain Sebastian Gotch top scored with 65 from 79 balls and shared a crucial 77-run stand for the third wicket with wicketkeeper James Peirson, who stroked a run-a-ball 45 with five fours and two sixes.

Gotch carried Australia's fight with eight fours and a six but when he became Jones' second wicket at 131 for six, West Indies took a firm grip on the contest.

Earlier, Kaven Hodge hit a top score of 52 as West Indies flourished after being sent in.

Hodge stroked six fours off 71 balls and stitched up the winnings in a 57-run seventh wicket stand with Justin Greaves, who hammered 27 from 31 balls.

Right-hander Hodge was one of three wickets to fall for nine runs, but Derone Davis smashed a cameo 13-ball 32 with four fours and two sixes, to give the tail-end of the innings impetus.

The Caribbean side got a solid start of 51 from openers John Campbell (33) and Kraigg Brathwaite (31) and when both fell in quick succession, Anthony Alleyne (25) and Keiron Joseph (20) added another 42 for the third wicket.

Hodge and Kyle Mayers (30) then posted a further 49 for the fifth wicket as West Indies found crucial partnerships.

The final one-dayer is scheduled to be played tomorrow.

WEST INDIES UNDER-19s (maximum 50 overs)

K. Brathwaite c Parris b Allison 31J. Campbell c Patterson b Agar 33Keiron Joseph cGotch b Buchanan 20A. Alleyne c and b Buchanan 25K. Hodge b Allison 52K. Mayers c Bancroft b Paris 30J. Greaves b Allison 27+S. Katwaroo c Simonds b Judd 4D. Davis c wkpr Peirson b Allison 32J. Jones not out 2A. Khan not out 1Extras (lb3, w6, nb1) 10TOTAL (9 wkts, 50 overs) 267

R. Beaton did not bat

Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-67, 3-109, 4-114, 5-163, 6-220, 7-226, 8-229, 9-265

Bowling: Paris 9-0-45-1, Judd 5-0-45-1, Simonds 7-0-49-0, Allison 9-1-52-4, Agar 10-0-27-1, Buchanan 10-0-46-2

AUSTRALIA UNDER-19s (target: 268 off 50 overs)

+J. Peirson b Hodge 45S. Truloff c Campbell b Greaves 0

M. Buchanan run out

(Brathwaite/ +Etwaroo) 0K. Patterson c Alleyne b Beaton 1S. Gotch c Khan b Jones 65N. Stevens c Hodge b Jones 8C. Bancroft run out (Alleyne/Khan) 23A. Agar lbw b Jones 1J. Judd run out (Hodge) 3M. Simonds not out 6J. Allison run out (Davis) 2Extras (b1, lb4, w6) 11TOTAL (all out, 39.1 overs) 165

J. Paris did not bat

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-7, 3-13, 4-90, 5-114, 6-131, 7-136, 8-143, 9-159

Bowling: Greaves 5-0-22-1, Beaton 6-0-23-1, Hodge 6-1-24-1, Davis 1-0-13-0, Campbell 4-1-21-0, Jones 8-1-32-3, Khan 9.1-0-25-0

Result: Windies Under-19s won by 102 runs

Players-a-side: 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

Toss: Australia Under-19s

Series: Three-match series level 1-1

Man of the Match: K. Hodge (West Indies)

Umpires: Razzak Ali, Tanvir Mehdi

Reserve umpire: Rameez Razzaq.