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Kaieteur Sports – Frontline batsman Chandrapaul Persaud and seamer Javid Shafeek churned out brilliant performances to pilot West Coast Warriors to a 61-run win against Gotham Cricket Club in another fixture at this year’s Commonwealth Cricket League 30-over tournament in New York.
Playing at Kissena venue last Sunday, Persaud struck a 56-ball 85 to help West Coast Warriors post up a respectable 264-6 from their 30-overs.
And then the inform Shafeek grabbed 4-45 off his allotted 6-overs as his team bowled out Gotham Cricket Club for 203 in the 26th over.
The left-handed Persaud cracked five sixes and similar number of fours and also featured in a remarkable, 116-run sixth-wicket stand with Brandon Cabose, who contributed a steady 52.
The former Essequibo Under-19 Inter-county player Cabose blasted seven fours and hit a six during his 36-ball display.
Warriors, who continued to maintain top spot on the points’ table with seven victories from 8 matches, had won the toss.
They justified the decision reaching 47 runs before Rajendra Khan departed for 17.
His fellow opening partner Youghestir Bachan slammed 37 while the consistent Avi Dhanpaul added 25 and 17 from skipper Kevin Christian.
Anthony Providence was also looking good before he succumbed for 11 leaving Warriors at 131-5 before Persaud and Cabose brought back momentum.
Captain Gopinath Premnath captured 3-56 from six expensive overs, delivering for Gotham on a pitch that appeared conducive for batting.
Zeeshan Ashraf led the fight with 52, an innings decorated with three sixes and four fours for Gotham.
Avinash Bhaskaran also chalked up a half-century (51) tucking away eight boundaries and 23 and 21 from Hari Sundaragopaul and Harsdeep Phaha respectively.
Shafeek, who is topping the wicket-column with 21 scalps, received good support from right-arm medium bowler Rajin Rahoman, who collected 2-33 (06).
Persaud was named the player-of-the-match for his batting brilliance.
The competition continues on Sunday.
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