Guyana suffers defeat in Champions League
Published:Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 1:11 PM
West Indies representatives Guyana suffered a 15-run defeat to South Australia Redbacks at the Champions League in South Africa today despite captain Ramnaresh Sarwan's best ever 20/20 innings.
Sarwan scored 70 from 46 balls as Guyana were restricted to 176 for 7 chasing South Australia's 191 for 6 in the Group B match at the Wanderers.
The West Indies batsman hit eight fours and two sixes but couldn't prevent Guyana slipping to a fourth loss in four games.
Opener Richard Ramdeen, one of three changes to Guyana’s line-up – supported with 35 from 22 balls, and all-rounder Steven Jacobs scored 32 from 19 balls, but no other batsman passed 20.
Daniel Harris led South Australia's bowlers with 3 for 33 and Daniel Christian took 2 for 20.
Earlier, Callum Ferguson made 55 and Cameron Borgas scored 48 to power the Redbacks to their imposing total and a fourth successive win.
Paul Wintz was Guyana's best bowler with 2 for 11, helping limit South Australia to 41 for 3 before the fightback from Ferguson and Borgas.
The result condemned Guyana to exit the championship without a point from their four matches, and confirmed the Redbacks as the group winner with a perfect record, and the first side to reach the semi-finals.