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Chanderpaul guides Everest to 6-wkt win over Preysal Masters
West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul stroked an attractive half century to guide Everest Cricket Club to a convincing 6 wicket victory over the touring Preysal Masters of Trinidad and Tobago in a feature 30 over cricket match played on Saturday at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Thomas Lands.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul collects the man of the match prize from a female fan.
Johnny Azeez 2-24, Ronald Jaysingh 2-17 and former national cricketer Ravindra Seeram 2-25 bowled with good control and variation to restrict Preysal Masters to 156-9 off their allocation of overs after they won the toss and elected to bat first in front of a fair sized crowd. Antonio Rangoo was their leading run scorer with 51 (4×4), while Ravi Pooran chipped in with 23 and Matthew Alexander made 19.
Everest despite losing a few early wickets managed to win the game in 24.3 overs as they ended on 160-4. Chanderpaul, who delighted the crowd by playing some lovely shots on both sides of the wicket, topscored with 73, which included four fours and two sixes. He was supported by Rakesh Gangaram 37, Ravindra Seeram 20 and Troy Gonsalves 25 not out.
Everest received a trophy, while Chanderpaul took home the man of the match prize. Antonio Rangoo of Preysal collected the best batsman trophy and Ronald Jaysingh of Everest received the most outstanding bowler award.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony , captain of the Everest team Jaysingh congratulated his team for a job well done and thanked the supporters, while the PRO of the touring Preysal Masters Rajendra Dilraj said his team was impressed with the hospitality shown by the locals and thanked them for their support.
The game was sponsored by Tony’s Auto Spares, Variety Woods, Parts Depo and Friends of Everest.
Meanwhile on Friday at the said venue, Tiger Sports defeated the tourist by 28 runs in a 30 over affair. Tiger Sports batted first and posted a challenging 210-5 off their allocation of overs. Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the scoring with an even century before he retired, while Tagenarine Chanderpaul supported with 65 and Sheik Mohamed chipped in 33.
Preysal in response scored 182-9 in 30 overs. Wazid Ally was their leading run getter with 83 not out as Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Javid Mohamed grabbed three wickets apiece for the winners. Tagenarine Chanderpaul received the man of the match award, while Wazid Ally collected the best batsman trophy. Javid Mohamed took home the most outstanding bowler prize while Tiger Sports received a trophy for their efforts. (Zaheer Mohamed)
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