Night Warriors win WCC/Untouchable Sounds U19 40-over tourney

Jan 30, 2024 Sports

Night Warriors skipper Golcharran Chulai collects the winning prize from former Good Success skipper Saleem Khan.

Kaieteur Sports – Night Warriors won the Wakenaam Cricket Committee / Untouchable Sounds U19 40-over tournament which concluded recently at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground in Good Success. They won the five-match series against Storm Troopers 4-1.

In the fourth encounter, Night Warriors won by 26 runs.

Night Warriors took first strike and managed 212-3 from their reduced quota of 30 overs due to rain. Justin Dowlin struck an unbeaten 80 with six fours and two sixes off 87 balls while Nazam Mohamed made 49 not out which came off 31 balls and included four fours and three sixes. The pair added 101 for the third wicket to steady the innings nicely.

Justin Dowlin (left) accepts the best batsman prize from Ricardo Adams.

Earlier, opener Vivek Ramnarine made 30, Golcharran Chulai 16 and Mohandass Surujpaul 12 as Shahid Mohamed, Gladewin Henry Jr. and Aarav Sukhram had one wicket each.

Openers Bomesh Lall and Henry put on 62 to get the chase off to a steady start, but when Henry was caught at the wicket by Dowlin off Medium pacer Nazaam Mohamed for 25, Storm Troopers lost their way as wickets fell at regular intervals. Henry’s knock included four fours and one six, while Lall hit eight fours and two sixes in a top score of 53 off 29 balls.

Wayne Gookool was the only other batter that offered any resistance with 39 which contained seven fours and one six as Storm Troopers were bowled out for 186 in 29.1 overs. Mohamed, Jonathan Barry, Feyyad Baksh had one wicket each.

In the final encounter of the five-match series, Night Warriors won by 93 runs. Night Warriors batted first and posted 207-9 from their reduced quota of 25 overs following an early morning shower. Trivel Evans smashed seven fours and a similar number of sixes in an attacking 90 off 46 balls, while Justin Dowlin made 46 from 43 balls with eight fours. Mohandass Surujpaul chipped in with 18 as Tomesh Persaud claimed 3-39, while there was one each for Gladewin Henry Jr., Shahid Mohamed and Devendra Hansraj.

Mohandass Surujpaul (left) receives the best bowler trophy from Navishaul Pooran.

Storm Troopers were restricted for 114-6 in reply. Wayne Gookool scored 34 with two fours and one six while Shahid Mohamed made 31 which included three fours and one six. Evans captured 3-13 and Surujpaul 3-32. Evans was named man-of-the-match while Dowlin was the tournament’s leading batter with 199 runs. Surujpaul was the leading wicket taker with 11 scalps.

Secretary of the WCC Nazeer Mohamed expressed gratitude to the sponsor overseas based Salim Hassan, a former Good Success Sports Club and Wakenaam youth player.

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