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National team warm up T20 with consecutive victories
The Guyana team preparing for the 2013 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament defeated a Rest XI by 31 runs and 6 wickets respectively in two warm up matches yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
The national team took first strike and posted 158-6 off their allocation of overs. Openers Trevon Griffith and Derwin Christian added 18 before Griffith was caught off Keon Joseph for 10. Christian was then joined by Ramnaresh Sarwan and the pair put together 54 for the second wicket stand.
Derwin Christain pull pacer Clinton Pestano through mid wicket.
Christian was then dismissed for 26 after facing 32 balls hitting two fours and one six. Sarwan and Narsingh Deonarine then put together 57 for the third wicket partnership before Sarwan was caught of Raj Nanan for a top score of 39 which came off 38 balls and was laced with four and two sixes while Deonarine faced 23 balls, hitting for one four and two sixes.
Vice Captain Christopher Barnwell chipped in with a robust 32 which came off 12 balls and contained three fours and two sixes to ensure his team reached a respectable total. Nanan ended with 2-24 while Andre Stoll, Kellon Carmichael and Joseph had one each.
The Rest in reply lost Robin Bacchus cheaply when he was caught off pacer Ronsford Beaton with the score on 10. Shemroy Barrington and Assad Fudadin took the fight to the opposition adding 44 for the second wicket before Paul Wintz removed Fudadin for 22 (1×4 2×6).
Barrington and Gajanand Singh came together and featured in a third wicket stand of 59 but their efforts were way below the asking rate as the Rest XI finished on 127-3 in 20 overs.
Barrington was bowled by Devendra Bishoo in the closing stages for 53 (1×4 2×6) which came off 52 balls while Singh was left unbeaten on 28 (1×4 1×6) off 28 balls. Beaton, Bishoo and Wintz were the wicket takers for the victors.
In the second match, the Rest XI batted first and were restricted to 93-9 in 20 overs despite a fighting third wicket stand of 31 between Singh and Fudadin (08). Devendra Bishoo (2-10), Leon Johnson (2-23) and Royston Crandon (2-25) bowled with good control and variation as only Singh with a 22-ball top score of 33 (1×4 2×6), Chanderpaul Hemraj 19, Anthony Bramble and Robin Bacchus with 12 each offering resistance.
Trevon Griffith then smashed two fours and three sixes on his way to a top score of 55 as the national team reached their target off 14.4 overs ending on 95-4 in reply. His innings lasted for 41 balls.
Stephen Jacobs supported with 20 (1×4) while Joseph, Dillon Heyliger, Kellon Carmichael and Robin Bacchus took one wicket each for the Rest XI. The teams will meet again today in another match at the said venue.
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