Latest update April 11th, 2025 9:20 AM
Johnson’s X1 beat Hetymer’s X1 by two wickets Persaud hits fifty, Shepherd & Sankar take 4 wickets each
Kevin Sinclair is beaten by Shepherd who took 4-24.
Ricardo Adams made 47 and added 64 with Persaud for the 7th wicket.
Steven Sankar spun webs around the batsmen and took 4-32.
Persaud square drives during his unbeaten 51.
Kaieteur News – Leon Johnson’s X1 beat Shimron Hetymer’s X1 by two wickets yesterday in the first of three practice matches at the GGI’s LBI facility as the Guyana Jaguars intensified preparations for next month’s Regional Super50 in Antigua.
A 64-run seventh wicket stand between Akshaya Persaud, who reached the ropes twice and cleared it thrice in a carefully constructed unbeaten 51 and Ricardo Adams who clobbered five sixes a four in a robust 47, carried their team to 152 in 33.3 overs after a late start and another stoppage due to rain reduced the game to a 35-over contest.
In the game which started as a 45-over clash, Vishaul Singh was the only other batsman to reach double figures with 15 as Romario Shepherd, back to full health after covid-19 caused him to miss the Bangladesh tour, finished with 4-22.
The West Indies pacer, who plays for Tucber Park in Berbice cricket, got support from his Berbice club mate Nial Smith who grabbed 3-22.
Set a revised total of 143 to win from 35 overs at a venue slightly larger than the smallest International ground in the West Indies, the Warner Park ground in St Kitts, Johnson’s X1 reached 145-8 in 33 overs with Jonathon Foo hitting four sixes in 35, while Tevin Imlach (28), Trevon Griffith (19) and Shepherd (15) helped their team to victory despite the good work from leg-spinner Steven Sankar who captured 4-32.
After a delay 145 minutes due to overnight and early morning rain on the East Coast of Demerara, Johnson won the toss and opted to on a slow track and a heavy outfield which is still a work in progress.
Shepherd, had Chanderpaul Hemraj (4) caught at slip as Johnson, who held the first of his three catches in that position at 5-1.
Smith shattered the stumps of Kevlon Anderson (7) at 22-2 before the bulky Hetymer, who faced eight balls, edged a slash at Smith to Johnson at slip to leave his team on 27-3.
Singh was LBW to Jamaican off-spinner Ramal Lewis at 53-4, while Smith sent back Kemol Savory (9) at 81-5 before Gudakesh Motie removed Baskar Yadram for a duck two runs later as Hetymer’s X1 slipped 83-6.
Persaud and the destructive Adams, who dumped West Indies leggie Devendra Bishoo for four sixes; two of them in the same over, repaired the damage before Shepherd induced Adams to slice a catch to Bishoo at third man at 147-7.
Kevin Sinclair (1) was run out before Shepherd mopped up the tail.
When Johnson’s X1 began their reply Sinclair had Assad Fudadin (4) caught behind before Sankar took the next four wickets, removing Griffith, who played an injudicious reverse sweep, Johnson (9), Chris Barnwell (0) and Anthony Bramble (7).
However, Foo, Imlach and Shepherd contributed with the bat before Lewis (7) and Motie (4) saw their team to victory.
The next match is set for tomorrow at the same venue. (Sean Devers at LBI)
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