A fine allround performance by Wazir Ali guided Rebels to a comfortable 74 run victory over Undertakers as the Anand Sanasie 40 over cricket competition commenced last Sunday with one match in the Essequibo River island of Leguan.
Ali top scored with 53 and got valuable support from Imtiaz Khan 25 as Rebels mustered 185 all out in 24.3 overs at Enterprise ground. S. Wahid claimed 3-36 and T. Balkissoon 2-24. Undertakers were then restricted to 111 all out in 20.3 overs with Iqbal Mohamed 33 and Wahid 27 being their principal batters. Ali returned to bag 3-26 for the winners.
The game was reduced to 25 overs due to rain. Speaking before the game, Jainarine Nandram, the vice president of the Leguan Cricket Committee thanked Sanasie for his support, while Sanasie urged the clubs to focus more on the longer version of the game. The competition continues on Saturday.