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Fifth victory for UWI

Champions Sagicor UWI kept their 100 per cent winning record, romping to their fifth successive victory in the LIME Elite Division Cricket Competition yesterday.
In an exciting finish, UWI defeated Guardian General Barbados Youth by four wickets to secure a maximum of 20 points.
The win pushed them to 92 points and further extended their lead at the top of the table to 29 points.
Jonathan Carter set the tone with four sixes in their chase of 117 from a minimum of 15 overs.
UWI  lost wickets rapidly while on their way, but clinched the victory with two overs to spare.
Chadwick Walton also weighed in with a rampant 26.
Earlier leg-spinner Akeem Dewar picked up his second successive 11-wicket match haul when he took five for 87 to follow up his six wickets in the first innings.
He proved to be the difference against the schoolboys, who staged a stubborn performance to reach a second innings total of 329.
The patient and stylish Kemar Brathwaite fell just short of a century. His 98 was a worry for UWI after he occupied the crease for 255 balls and struck one six and eight fours.
UWI then stepped up after Dewar trapped Brathwaite llbw when the score was 306 for eight.