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CWI Regional U17 50-over Tourney… Charles, Dick, Deodat guide Guyana to three-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago
By Zaheer Mohamed in Trinidad and Tobago
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Sheldon Charles bowled well with the new ball for Guyana. (Zaheer Mohamed photo).
Consistent bowling by Sheldon Charles, Dwain Dick and Nigel Deodat propelled Guyana to fighting three-wicket victory over defending champions Trinidad and Tobago when the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional U17 50-over tournament continued yesterday.
Trinidad and Tobago decided to bat at Gilbert Park after the start of play was delayed by one and a half hour due to overnight rain which left the outfield in a soggy state.
Pacer Sheldon Charles provided Guyana with the breakthrough when he had opener Leon Basanoo caught by wicket-keeper Yeudistir Persaud for one in the second over with the score on three.
Leonardo Julien and Tariq Mohammed added 21 for the second wicket before Julien who struck Charles for a straight six was run out attempting a single to fine leg for 13 as the home team were reduced to 24-2 in hazy conditions.
The Guyanese new ball pair, Essequibian Silvan Williams and Charles, maintained a decent line and Charles struck again in his fourth over by having skipper Antonio Gomez (02) well caught at mid-off by Leon Swamy four runs later. Trinidad and Tobago plunged into further trouble as Darren Samlal opted to play back to a good length ball from Charles and had his stumps disturbed without scoring as the first 12 overs leaked 35. Off-spinner Dwain Dick removed Mohammed for 14 before Rivaldo Ramlogan who deposited Dick over the mid-wicket boundary was smartly caught by a diving Seon Glasgow at cover off Nigel Deodat for 14 leaving the score at 51-6. The home team batsmen poor shot selection continued as Deodat had Anderson Mahase caught at cover by Sachin Singh for two before Nicholas Ali (02) attempted a wild swipe off Niran Bissu and gave Charles a simple catch; both wickets fell with the score on 56.
Dick was brought back and polished off the innings; he had Isaiah Gomez taken by Swamy at mid-wicket for five before he uprooted the stumps of Sameer Ali without scoring as Trinidad and Tobago, whose batsmen looked out of sorts, were bowled out for 65 in 26.3 overs.
Dick captured 3-16 from 3.3 overs, Charles claimed 3-21 from six, Deodat 2-7 from four and Bissu 1-7 off seven.
Guyana skipper Sahin Singh drove left arm spinner Nicholas Ali down the ground for four before using his feet and smashed him over long-on for six and followed that up with another boundary through mid-wicket as Guyana’s reply got off to a fine start reaching 23 without loss in four overs.
However, fellow opener Navindra Persaud was run out attempting an ill-advised single for four, one run later. Singh smashed Ali for another six over mid-wicket before he attempted to clear the ground once again off the said bowler and was caught at long-on for 21 with the score on 33. Yeudistir Persaud then drove Ali to mid-on to depart for two while Andre Seepersaud was lbw to the said bowler without scoring as Guyana slipped to 42-4.
Dick drove Ali to long-off for four before rain stopped play at 13:53hrs with the score on 47, leaving Guyana 19 to win off 34.5 overs with six wickets in hand.
Dwain Dick picked up three wickets
Following the resumption, Dick appeared as if he wanted to finish the game off in a hurry and lofted Sameer Ali to mid-on to depart for four, while Glasgow tried to turn a long-hop that took a long time to reach him through the on-side and was caught off the said bowler for eight leaving the score at 47-7. Swamy then seemed unlucky to be given out caught at slip off Sameer Ali for two, but it was the level-headed batting of Charles and Deodat that saw Guyana to victory with an unbroken stand of 16; Guyana finished on 66-7 in 20.4 overs. Deodat made nine and Charles eight; Sameer Ali claimed 3-15 from 4.1 overs, while Nicholas Ali had 3-30 from seven.
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