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In Port-of-Spain, the West Indies Emerging Team edged Trinidad and Tobago by 10 runs.

Justin Greaves hit 80 from 88 balls, and there were 34s from Joshua da Silva and Yannick Cariah, as the youngsters made 243 all out, against Jon-Ross Jaggesar's 3-33, while there were two wickets each for Anderson Philip, Imran Khan and Odean Smith. Keon Harding then took 4-59 to restrict the Trinidadians to 233-9, despite knocks of 71 and 50 from Yannick Ottley and Darren Bravo respectively.

In Tarouba, the Windward Islands beat the USA by 43 runs.

Keron Cottoy hit 43, and there were 42s from Desron Mahoney and Kavem Hodge, as the Windwards made 225-9 against Elmore Hutchinson (2-43), Jasdeep Singh (2-24) and Cameron Stevenson (2-43). Cottoy then took 5-37 and Alick Athanaze 3-24 to bowl the Americans out for 182 all out, Steven Taylor topscoring with 62 from 99 balls.

At Warner Park, Canada racked up their first victory by crushing the hapless defending champions, Combined Campuses and Colleges, by 100 runs.

Nitish Kumar hit a run-a-ball 102, and Shahid Ahamdzai 73 from 87, to take the Canadians to 249 all out, against Akeem Jordan (5-33) and Carlos Brathwaite (4-40). Kaleena Sana (3-37) and Kanwar Mann (3-38) then bowled the CCC out for 149 all out, Jonathan Drakes topscoring with 40.

In Basseterre, Barbados crushed the Leewards by nine wickets.

Roshan Primus took 4-47 and Ashley Nurse 3-29 to dismiss the Leewards for 184 all out, Kieran Powell topscoring with 88 from 123 balls. Leniko Boucher then hit 68 not out from 75 balls, and Jonathan Carter 69 not out from 58, to take Barbados to victory with nearly 20 overs to spare.

In Port-of-Spain, Guyana beat the Windward Islands by four wickets.

Veteran opener Devon Smith hit a run-a-ball 93, and he received support from Emmanuel Stewart's 51, as the Windwards compiled 258-5 from 42 overs in their rain-affected match, Veerasammy Permaul taking 2-34. Chris Barnwell then hit 89 from 84 balls as Guyana won with four balls to spare.

At the Brian Lara stadium, Trinidad and Tobago beat the USA by 43 runs.

Jason Mohammed hit 101 not out from 62 balls to take Trinidad to 244-4 from 30 overs in their rain-affected match, against Karima Gore's 2-21. Imran Khan then took 3-31 to restrict the Americans to 201-7, Xavier Marshall topscoring with 53.

In Basseterre, Jamaica beat Canada by four wickets.

Nitish Kumar hit 65 from 62 balls to take the Canadians to 243-6, while Oshane Thomas, Dennis Bulli and Andre McCarthy took two wickets each. Captain Rovman Powell then struck a round 100 from 67 balls as Jamaica chased down the total with more than six overs to spare. Kanwar Mann took 2-43 for Canada.

At Warner Park, Barbados beat the winless defending champions Combined Campuses and Colleges by four wickets.

Pacer Miguel Cummins took 4-29 to restrict the CCC to 207-9, Akshaya Persaud making 55 and Sadique Henry 54. Kjorn Ottley then hit 101 not out from 127 balls as the Bajans chased down the target with more than four overs to spare. Carlos Brathwaite took 3-37.

At the Queen's Park Oval, the West Indies Emerging Team edged Guyana by one run on D/L.

In a match reduced to 30-overs a side, the youngsters made 167-8 on the back of a 53 from Justin Greaves, against Chandrapaul Hemraj (3-18) and Ramaal Lewis (3-22). Chasing a revised target of 180 for victory, Guyana fell just short on 178-8, despite a knock of 67 from 54 balls by Jonathan Foo. Jermaine Levy took 3-40 and Camarie Boyce 2-26.

At the Brian Lara stadium, Trinidad and Tobago squeezed past the Windward Islands by two runs.

In a match reduced to 29 overs a side, the Trinidadians were bowled out for 179 all out by Bhaskar Yadram (4-22) and Ray Jordan (2-53). Jason Mohammed topscored with 60 from 53 balls, while Darren Bravo made 58 from 60. Yannick Ottley then took 5-36 to bowl the Windwards out for 177 all out, Kavem Hodge topscoring with 46.

At Warner Park, Jamaica beat Canada by three wickets.

Dennis Bulli took 4-40 and Oshane Thomas 2-39 to restrict the Canadians to 244-9, Harsh Thakur topscoring with 60. Nkrumah Bonner then hit 73 not out from 79 to take the Jamaicans to victory with more than two overs to spare. Rayyan Pathan took 2-33 for Canada.

In Basseterre, defending champions Combined Campuses and Colleges continued their winless run when they lost by six wickets to the Leeward Islands.

There were two wickets each for Quinton Boatswain, Jason Campbell, Terrence Warde and Kieran Powell, as the CCC were restricted to 190-9, Paul Palmer topscoring with 50. Devon Thomas hit 78 not out from 96 balls, and Jahmar Hamilton 77 not out from 114, as the Leewards won with nine overs to spare. Carlos Brathwaite and Akeem Jordan took two wickets each.

In Port-of-Spain, Guyana beat the Windward Islands by 22 runs.

Chandrapaul Hemraj hit 100 from 116 balls, and he received support from Tagenarine Chanderpaul (64 from 100) and Raymon Reifer (52 from 33) as Guyana piled up an imposing 294-9, against Ryan John's 4-57. There were two wickets each for Reifer, Ronsford Beaton and Gudakesh Motie as they restricted the Windwards to 272-8. Kavem Hodge struck 123 from 145 and Alick Athanaze 63 from 66 in a losing cause.

In Tarouba, the USA beat the West Indies Emerging Team by 43 runs.

There were two wicket each for Camarie Boyce and Yannick Cariah as they restricted the Americans to 216-9, Timil Patel topscoring with 35. However, Nosthush Kenjige took 3-34, and there were two wickets each for Steven Taylor, Cameron Stevenson and Elmore Hutchinson, as they bowled the youngsters out for 173 all out. Kevin Sinclair topscored with 44.

In a high-scoring match at Warner Park, Jamaica beat Barbados by 26 runs.

Nkrumah Bonner hit a run-a-ball 112, supported by Rovman Powell's 96 from 59 balls, as Jamaica piled up 331-9. Kyle Mayers, Chemar Holder, Roshan Primus and Shamar Springer all took two wickets each. Despite a knock of 97 from 90 from Jonathan Carter, Barbados were restricted to 305-8 by spinners Jamie Merchant (4-35) and Andre McCarthy (2-51).