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GCB Inter County U-19 50 overs tourney…President’s XI overcome Demerara by two wkts
By Zaheer Mohamed
The President’s XI defeated Demerara by two wickets and three balls to spare in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter County U-19 50 overs tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
Sunil Singh plays an upper cut during his innings.
The President’s XI successfully chased 217, ending on 218-8 in 49.3 overs. Openers Sunil Singh and Ryan Shun gave them a solid start by adding 67. Singh took boundaries off Kevin Paul and Daniel Basdeo, while Shun was very watchful settling for singles. However leg spinner Steven Sankar gave his team the much needed breakthrough when he trapped Shun with a quicker ball for 18.
Singh soon reached his fifty off 48 balls before he was dismissed for 53 with six fours at 95-2. Demerara then fought back with the wickets of Avishkar Sewkarran (14), Nick Ramsaroop (20 ) and Ronaldo Mohamed (10) to leave the President’s XI at 126-5, but Damion Waldron who was later named man of the match and Kelvin Sewpersaud added 74 for the sixth wicket to steady the chase.
The pair picked up singles at will and by the time they were dismissed, their team was seven runs shy of victory. Waldron was run out for 48 which contained five fours off 85 balls, while Sewpersaud scored 26 from 49. Medium pacer Sherfene Rutherford bowled Ershad Ali (04), but Moriah (12*) and Yekini Favourite (01*) saw their team home in the final over.
Cleon McEwan (2-32), Steven Sankar (2-36) and Sherfane Rutherford (2-44), were the chief wicket takers for Demerara.
Earlier, Demerara off to a slow start with Brain Sattaur and Tagenarine Chanderpaul struggling to find momentum on a slow pitch. At the end of the 25th over Demerara were 62-0 as the President’s XI bowlers maintained a decent line. But the pair gradually grew in confidence and managed to rotate the strike regularly.
Sattaur stroked Ershad Ali for maximums and reached his fifty from 83 balls before losing his partner Chanderpaul for 34 (3×4) with the score at 120 in the 26th over. Sattaur played back to off spinner Damion Waldron and was leg before for a well played 90 (7×4,3×6) at 149. Deonarine Seegobin (12) was then taken at the wicket off Ronaldo Mohamed who also sent back Ramnarine Chatura (02) to leave the score at 162-4.
Demerara lost Rutherford (07) and Kemol Savory (01), but Clevon Mc Ewan and Steven Sankar rallied their team to their eventual total with lusty hitting down the order. Mc Ewan made 22 and Sankar 21. Mohamed captured 3-33 while there was once each for Waldron, Sewkarran and Sewpersaud.
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