Sun 30 Nov ’25 by KRISSANIA YOUNG
West Indies 222 for 6 (Dorne 102*, Tilokani 49, Minto 2-48) beat England 221 all out (Ahmed 54, Moores 42, van Lange 4-17) with 4 wickets
West Indies took a winning 4-2 lead in their Men’s Under-19 match against England after a comfortable 4-wicket win over the visitors in the 6th Youth One-Day International at Grenada’s National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Despite a poor day with the bat, all-rounder Jonathan van Lange (4-17) played with the ball to help dismiss England for a sub-par total, before captain Joshua Dorne produced another great display of batting to see the Caribbean side to victory.
England opener Isaac Mohammed had cut 45 off 57 balls. Still, an ordinary showing from the middle class left them desperate for a respectable total. Skipper Farhan Ahmed stepped up with a 76-ball top score of 54, while wicketkeeper Joe Moores chipped in with 42 to take the visitors to 221 in 47.5 overs.
There were two wickets each for Matthew Miller (2-15) and Vitel Lawes (2-38).
The early wickets of Windies openers Tanez Francis (4) and Zachary Carter (0) might have given England hope of leveling the series. However, a 79-run third-wicket partnership between captain Dorne (102*) and Kunal Tilokani (49) got the chase on track for the hosts.
Miller returned to complete a fine all-rounder display with a 48-ball 43, batting at number 7 for West Indies, who completed the chase at 222 for 6 in 38.1 overs. James Minto (2-48) and Manny Lumsden (2-52) led the English defense.
The series ends Monday at the same location.
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