Manders stars for America’s

Tre Manders produced a crucial mid-order innings as ICC Americas game with Windwards finished in a thrilling tie in the Regional Under-19 one-day tournament.

 With two runs required off two balls with only one wicket left, the Windwards bowler bowled a leg-side wide, the batters went for the extra run only for Rajasingham to be run out.

Windwards won the toss and elected to bat first. After a promising start they were pegged back, with the innings closing on 210 for nine.

ICC Americas started their reply in disastrous fashion, slumping to four  for three.

Manders and Shaikh then regrouped and took their time to build a partnership worth around 140, Shaikh making 53 and Manders 69.

These two played well and showed the benefit of occupying the crease. 

In the end, Americas needed six from the final over with one wicket left.

Four runs were scampered from the first four balls and the fifth was a wide but the batsmen went for the extra run to seal victory only to see Rajasingham run out at the bowlers end. n