USA close in on World Cup slot
USA closed in on victory in the Americas U19 Championships with their third win in as many days, with Canada winning the day's other game
11-Aug-2005
USA beat Argentina by seven wickets
Argentina won the toss and elected to bat on a good batting stripe but only Ignacio Redruello with a fine knock of 35 offered any resistance to the USA bowling attack. Argentina were all out in the 39th over for 105.
Argentina won the toss and elected to bat on a good batting stripe but only Ignacio Redruello with a fine knock of 35 offered any resistance to the USA bowling attack. Argentina were all out in the 39th over for 105.
Mohammed Rehman and Abhemanyu Rajp took care of business capturing nine wickets between them. For Rajp it was his second five-wicket performance in as many games.
USA got off to a fine with the first wicket partnership putting on 60 runs. Severel thunderstorms passed through the area but play resumed after a one-hour delay. The USA easily passed their target in the 21st over by seven wickets. For his efforts in capturing 5 wickets for the second consecutive match, Abhemanyu Rajp was named Man of the Match.
Canada beat Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat. In their tradition style of holding on to wickets , they slowly made their way through the 50 overs and ended with a modest score of 143 for 8. Gunjan Patel was Canada's best bowler, giving up only 23 runs in his allotted 10 overs, while taking two wickets. Marc Chin was Cayman's top scorer with a fine innings of 41.
Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat. In their tradition style of holding on to wickets , they slowly made their way through the 50 overs and ended with a modest score of 143 for 8. Gunjan Patel was Canada's best bowler, giving up only 23 runs in his allotted 10 overs, while taking two wickets. Marc Chin was Cayman's top scorer with a fine innings of 41.
Canada's target was revised to 121 in 36 overs under the D/L method as one hour of play was lost. Opening batsman Aneesh Joshi with his skipper Kenneth Carto put on a dazzling display with a 94-run stand before Joshi was out for 29. Carto was joined by his club mate Ryal Lall, the pair brought Canada home in the 19th over, with Man-of-the-Match Carto reaching his 50 and Lall not out on 21.
The results today saw no change to the table, and with tomorrow being a well deserved rest day for all teams, it seems that second place is all that is up for grabs as USA have a stranglehold on the top spot.