…as GCB T10 Blast continues
Fans over on the West Coast of Demerara were treated to a triple-header at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast continued yesterday with the Berbice Caimans, Berbice Piranhas and Demerara Pitbulls all chalking up victories.
In the first of the three games yesterday, the Berbice Caimans grounded the Demerara Hawks to win by 29 runs after opener Alex Algoo assaulted the Hawks bowling to ransack 80 from a mere 27 balls. Algoo’s knock which included 9 sixes and five fours, led the Caimans to 148/3 after they won the toss and elected to bat. He was supported by all-rounder Kevin Sinclair who also opened the batting and struck a cameo 33 (14 balls), blasting four sixes and a solitary four in the process. Kevlon Anderson, skipper of the Caimans made 16 while Steven Sankar (12 not out) got in a couple of lusty blows at the back end of the innings.
In response, despite the best efforts of Rampertab Ramnauth (40), Joshua Persaud (16), Zeynul Ramsammy (12) and Ronaldo Alimohamed (11), the Hawks could only muster 119/6 from their allotted 10 overs, falling 29 runs short.
Sinclair claimed 2-7 (2 overs), while Sylus Tyndall and Sankar along with seamer Bernard Bailey and spinner Devon Lord chipped in with a wicket apiece.
In the second match of the day, the Berbice Piranhas relegated the Essequibo Jaguars to a 50-run defeat after hard-hitting all-rounder Quentin Sampson produced fireworks with 83 not out from just 23 deliveries.
Sampson’s pyrotechnics ensured his side got to 143-5 from their 10 overs after they were sent in to bat by the Jaguars. Sampson spared no one in his 83 which included 11 sixes and three fours.
Spinner Ashmead Nedd snared 2-20 while fast-bowler Nial Smith (1-32) and spinner Dwain Dick (1-12) alongside Dimitri Cameron (1-24) were the other wicket-takers for the Jaguars.
In chase of a daunting 149 for victory, the Piranhas tamed the Jaguars, bowling them out for 93 in 9.4 overs. The Jaguars skipper, Kemol Savory briefly gave his side some hope with his knock of 24 from 10 while Chandrapaul Hemraj (17), Dick (14) and Carlos Larose (11) played minor supporting knocks.
Veteran spinner Veerasammy Permaul led the bowling for the Piranhas with 3-27 while Garfield Phillips had 2-7. Ricky Sargeant, Nigel Deodat and two others grabbed a wicket each.
Playing for the second time yesterday, the Demerara Hawks were subjected to another defeat at the hands of the Demerara Pitbulls. This time, Junior Sinclair was the protagonist of the game as he turned in an all-round effort to help his side beat the Hawks by 8 wickets.
Batting first, the Hawks innings could not take flight and ended on 73-7 with Aryan Persaud the lone batsman to offer aggression as he got 46 off 27 inclusive of six fours.
The experienced Pitbulls captain Christopher Barnwell led the way with 2-11 while Sinclair turned in a miserly 1/7 from his two overs.
Needing just 74 for victory, Sinclair smacked three fours and a pair of sixes in his 16-ball 34 while Malcolm Hubbard (17) and Sachin Singh (12) all chipped in as the Pitbulls raced to victory in just 6.4 overs.
The tournament will take a break today with action continuing on Monday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
