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The second day in the Mobile Wizard 10/10 brought more excitement as games see-sawed back and forth as the level of intensify and emotions showed as the teams cranked it up.
Teammates applaud Jaipaul Singh, who took 6-1 including five wkts in five balls, as he was named player of the day.
The first match between the Power XI and Next Level XI saw the crowd buzzing as the amazing bowling feat set the tone for the day as the former won by 76 runs.
Power XI showed their power in both batting and bowling as they won the toss and elected to bat on a perfect batting strip. Gersham Sookmangal (23: 2×6, 1×4) and Jaipaul Singh took 13 off the first over bowled by Navindra Singh. That set the tone for a score in excess of one hundred. Power XI eventually got to 103 all out in their ten overs. Bowling for Next Level XI was Intiaz Mohamed who took 2-12 and Narendra Hussain 2-6 in their 2 overs.
The Next Level XI batting never lived up to expectations and with the run out of Narendra Hussain the team crumbled as the pressure took its toll. Jaipaul Singh’s introduction hastened the end with his amazing feat of 6-1 from two overs. That feat included 5 wickets from the first five balls as the batsmen had no answer for the prodigious turn he was getting off the wicket. One such pitched outside the leg and seemed to be heading for a wide as the batsman watched the ball as it spun so big it hit the base of the off stump as the keeper who was heading down leg side froze in awe. Next Level XI eventually folded for 27 and was in shock as only 5.1 overs were completed.
The second match saw Settle XI defeating United Muslim Youth by 38 runs and settling an old score.
Settle XI were inserted and were in trouble in the first over losing Ameer Khan for 1 but a 67 run partnership in 23 balls between Avinash Dhaniram (41; 3×6,1×4) and skipper Nazim Azeem (30; 3×6,1×4) took them to 110-8 in 10 overs. Zahir Haniff with 2-16 was the pick of the bowlers for United Muslim Youth. In their turn at the crease the newly crowned Raf Champions were bundled out for 72 with only Zahir Haniff 29(3×6) showed any semblance of coping. Bowling for the winners, Premnarine Omadat 3-2 and Ameer Khan with 3-19 off their respective 2 overs took Settle XI to victory much to the delight of the fringe players.
Leonora Youths SC took care of Enemy Lines XI by 76 runs.
Leonora Youths SC won the toss and batted first with opening bat Imtiaz Hack slamming 56 off 20 balls laced with 7 sixes and set the tone for a huge score. The next best score was 16 by Christopher Sookram. They ended on 137-6 in 10 overs. The Enemy Lines XI who are made up of mostly West Demerara under-17s were never in the hunt and folded for 61 with only Avishkar Ramgobin with 12 got into double figures. Leonora Youth SC Nandalall Ragoonath took 3-15 off 2 overs.
The last match of the day between Ocean View XI and Super Street XI was a low scoring affair in which Ocean View XI scraped home by 5 runs.
Ocean XI took first strike and made 61 all out in 7.3 overs. Khelawan Tulkhan with 19 was the top scorer. Ameer Ali with 3-9 was the pick of the bowlers for Super Street XI. In Super Street XI chase it was easy going for the first 4 overs, cruising to 45 for the loss of 4 wickets, but the introduction of Tameshwar Persaud and to the amazement of the crowd, wickets tumbled quickly and they were bowled out for 56 much to the disbelief of their own supporters. Persaud ended with 4- 8 in 2 overs.
Meanwhile, in the games for the spectators Imtiaz Hack and Narendra Hussain won in the hit the wicket respectively and were the recipients of one Oakley sunglasses and Mobile Wizard T-shirts.
The teams move to Ruby ground this week for the continuation of the tournament in which a Linden Combined Male Team will challenge a club Team from West Coast. Another match will be Leonora Primary School versus a strong Cornelia Ida Primary School team.
Meanwhile, Wolf’s Furniture Store has joined the list of sponsors which includes Mobile Wizard, Trophy Stall and will be donating a number of items to the winning team.
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