Port Mourant through to Quarter Finals
Port Mourant beat Rose Hall Town Pepsi by 3 wickets in the deciding Zone D preliminary match to win the group and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Elizabeth Styles Under-19, 50-over cricket competition in Berbice.
Rose Hall Town Pepsi took first strike and reached 215-9in their allotted 43 overs. The total was built around a half century from former national Under-19 batsman Akshay Homraj (75), Guyana Under-17 all-rounder Baskhar (52) and 46 from Brandon Prashad. Bowling for Port Mourant, Samuel Krishnasammy took 3-35 and off-spinner Arif Chan, 2-43.
Port Mourant in their response stuttered early and were 15-2 at one stage. However, the Cameron brothers both hit fifties, Nicholas 78 and Dimitri who represented Berbice at the Under-19 level this year, 61 not out..
They reached the target ending on 216-7 with just one ball to spare in 42.5 overs. Yadram took 2-43 for Rose Hall Town.