Trinidad and Tobago remain winless

GIBRALTAR:

Trinidad and Tobago slumped to their third straight defeat in the Netball World Youth Cup when they were trounced 105-15 by South Africa yesterday.

Competing in the 18th match of the tournament, South Africa took control of the contest from the opening whistle against the lesser ranked opponents.

South Africa's dominant defence forced multiple turnovers, as they relentlessly hunted every ball and converted their opportunities with precision.

They quickly rushed to a 15-0 lead before T&T finally got on the scoresheet after nine minutes of play. By the end of the first period, South Africa held a comfortable 26-3 lead and at half-time they had stretched their advantage to 43 (50-7).

Despite holding a substantial lead, South Africa still kept their feet on the gas and produced an outstanding defensive display in the third quarter that prevented T&T from scoring a single goal, while netting 27 goals of their own to increase their advantage to 77-7 heading into the final quarter.

T&T had their best offensive performance of the match in the fourth quarter, netting eight goals, but by then the match was long over, with South Africa adding a further 28 goals to their tally.

T&T had lost their day two match 69-25 against Malawi, and fellow Caribbean team Barbados also struggled on Sunday with a 66-34 loss against Fiji Islands.

- CMC