Nandu’s maiden ton puts Eagles in driver’s seat

Matthew Nandu

Nineteen-year-old Guyana Harpy Eagles opener, Matthew Nandu etched his name into the record books as he crossed the triple-figure mark in his maiden first-class match on day two against Barbados Pride, putting his team in the driver’s seat.

At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Eagles resumed their first innings on 205 for five after being asked to bat and converted that to 371 all out in 121.1 overs. Pride are on 105 for three after 39 overs, still 266 runs behind Eagles.

Nandu transitioned his overnight score of 70 to 126 from 331 balls. He struck 14 fours along the way before edging a delivery outside the off-stump into the hands of Shamarh Brooks behind the stumps off of Jair McAllister.