Irrepressible Trinidad & Tobago produced another sublime display, as they thrashed Guyana by 81 runs in the final of the WICB President's Cup to clinch their 10th regional one-day title on Thursday night.

Inspired by half-centuries from the elegant Darren Bravo and the robust Man-of-the-Match, Kieron Pollard, T&T piled up an imposing 286 for six from their allotted 50 overs after winning the toss and batting first in the day/night affair at the National Stadium at Providence.

Guyana seemed to be making a fight of it at 92 for one in the 21st over, but suffered a spectacular collapse, losing seven wickets for 37 runs in the space of 55 balls, to crash to a disappointing 205 all out off 44.3 overs.

Ramnaresh Sarwan stroked the top score of 59 but his run-out formed part of the carnage, as medium pacer Pollard picked up three for 37, and pacer Ravi Rampaul (2-31) and left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed (2-38) snared two wickets apiece to help send the hosts' innings into terminal decline.

The victory completed a whirlwind month for T&T, who shocked the international cricket fraternity in India last month by powering their way into the final of the Twenty20 Champions League before losing to New South Wales.

The left-handed Darren Bravo, the younger brother of all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, led the way by hammering 76 off 106 balls at the top of the order, while Pollard plundered 57 from 50 balls to boost the middle order.

West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin then kept the crowd entertained as he unleashed a blazing cameo in the latter stages of the innings, slamming a frenetic, unbeaten 44 from 24 balls, to ensure T&T sustained their momentum.

Hardly any bowler was spared, and only off-spinner Royston Crandon with two for 62, managed to get among the wickets.

T&T menaced from the outset, with teenaged opener Adrian Barath striking a couple of hefty blows to get T&T away nicely.

perished

He had scored 18 of the 24 on the board when he perished to a loose shot off fast bowler Esuan Crandon in the fifth over, as Guyana hit back.

It was to be Guyana's last real look-in as opener Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo then added 47 for the second wicket, to consolidate the innings.

The right-handed Simmons scored 31 from 46 balls with two fours, while Darren Bravo cracked six fours and two sixes during his knock.

When Simmons was run out by a smart piece of work from wicketkeeper Delbert Hicks at 71 for two in the 18th over, T&T's batsmen put their feet on the accelerator as Guyana's bowlers wilted.

SCOREBOARD

T&T

T&T

A Barath c Bishoo b E Crandon 18
L Simmons run out 31
D Bravo c Dowlin b Deonarine 76
*D Ganga c E Crandon b R Crandon 46
K Pollard c (sub) Deon Ferrier b R Crandon 57
D Bravo run out 3
+D Ramdin not out 44
S Badree not out 0
Extras (lb1, w10,) 11
TOTAL (6 wkts, 50 overs) 286

Did not bat: S Ganga, R Rampaul, D Mohammed.

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Barath, 4.1 overs), 2-72 (Simmons, 17.1), 3-164 (D Ganga, 34.4), 4-206 (DM Bravo, 39.3), 5-215 (DJ Bravo, 41.2), 6-284 (Pollard, 49.4).

Bowling: E Crandon 10-0-53-1, Barnwell 8-0-61-0, R Crandon 10-0-62-2, Permaul 10-0-37-0, Deonarine 10-0-54-1, Bishoo 2-0-18-0.

GUYANA T Dowlin c Pollard b Mohammed 41
S Chattergoon lbw b Rampaul 2
*R Sarwan run out 59
N Deonarine c wkp Ramdin b Pollard 2
S Chanderpaul c D Ganga b Pollard 0
C Barnwell c Simmons b Pollard 0
R Crandon st Ramdin b Mohammed 46
+D Hicks c wkp Ramdin b Rampaul 1
E Crandon run out 0
V Permaul c S Ganga b Badree 28
D Bishoo not out 10
Extras (lb4, w10, nb2) 16
TOTAL (all out, 45.3 overs) 205

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Chattergoon, 5.2 overs), 2-92 (Dowlin, 21), 3-94 (Deonarine, 21.3), 4-98 (Chanderpaul, 23.3), 5-98 (Barnwell, 23.5), 6-125 (Sarwan, 27.3), 7-129 (Hicks, 29.4), 8-129 (E Crandon, 30.1), 9-189 (R Crandon, 40.4), 10-205 (Permaul, 44.3).

Bowling: Badree 7.3-2-26-1, Rampaul 9-0-31-2, DJ Bravo 10-0-49-0, Pollard 6-0-37-3, Mohammed 10-0-38-2, S Ganga 3-0-20-0.

Result: T&T won by 81 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Kieron Pollard.

Toss: T&T.

Umpires: Clancy Mack, Norman Malcolm.