National U-19 player Ricardo Adams hit a commanding century as Meten-Meer-Zorg East Uprising Star defeated host Uitvlugt by 33 runs as play in the West Coast Demerara United Cricket League\President’s Cup twenty\20 cricket competition continued last Saturday with one match.
Meten-Meer-Zorg East took first turn at the crease and scored 178-7 off their allotted overs. They were off to a good start as openers Adams and Wayne Osborne put together 77 for the first wicket before Osborne was leg before to Carlos Garuhu for 18. Komal Persaud was then caught behind for 1 off Lincoln Leander who also accounted for Kemo Paul (11) to leave the score at 92-3.
Adams then dominated a 65 run 4th wicket partnership with Damien Van Tull as he slammed ten sixes and six fours before he was dismissed for 114. Vantull made 23 as Khemraj Ramsundar finished with 3-19 off 3 overs, and Leander 2-20 from 3.
Uitvlugt in reply lost Khellawan Tulcan for 14 who was caught off pacer Chandreka Ragnauth at 25. Richard Baker who top scored with 40 added 42 runs for the second wicket stand with Vikash Dhaniram before Dhaniram was dismissed for 30 to leave the score at 67 in the fifth over. Ganesh Narine was the only other batsman that offered any resistance with 23 as Uitvlugt were all out for 145 in 19.1 overs. Left arm spinner Imran Khan was the pick of the bowlers for the winners with 3-20 off 4 overs, while Van Tull, Osborne, and Navishaul Pooran took 1 each.