West Demerara, DCC and Lusignan advance in the Demerara zone of the RBL Nationwide under-23 Inter-Club Super50 Tournament after the recent rounds of matches played during the week in Demerara.
Scores:
At GCC, West Demerara beat Queen’s College by 166 runs
West Demerara piled on a mammoth 396 all out in 49 overs. Ryan Seecharran slammed a majestic 117 while Ushardeva Balgobin (66) and Sachin Balgobin (49) played valuable innings.
Daniel Persaud grabbed 3 for 75 while two other bowlers grabbed two wickets for Queen’s College, who were kept to 230 for 9. Malachi Griffith hit 52, while Sunil Ramlall (41) and Tuen Hicks (34) lent support.
The three wickets apiece for Seecharran and Chetram Rajroop helped cap off a dominant win for West Demerara. At DCC, the home team beat MYO by ten wickets. Chasing 120 made earlier by MYO, DCC raced to 126 without loss thanks to opener J. Campbell, who hit an unbeaten 66 to lead the way.
Earlier, MYO failed to post a big total after Daniel Mootoo grabbed 4-28 for QC as Dwyane Dick top-scored with 29 for the losing side.
At GCC, DCC defeated Transport by 173 runs.
Transport CC were knocked over for 115, chasing a 200-plus target. Riyad Latif led the charge for his team with a top score of 42, but Ricardo Percival (3-19), two wickets apiece for Daniel Mootoo and Wavell Allen, rounded up a reasonable bowling effort from DCC.
Earlier, DCC made a massive 288-7 due to 70 from Nkosi Beaton alongside 38 from Brandon Jaikaran and 28 from Ezekiel Wilson, the primary contributors. Despite a losing effort, Latif was Transport’s all-round star, grabbing 4-50.
The semi-final of the Demerara zone of the RPL Nationwide under-23 Super50 Tournament will be played on Monday, September 4, with DCC taking on Lusignan, who drew a bye in the recently concluded third-round fixture.
The match will be played at DCC. The winner will face West Demerara, who drew the bye to the final of the Demerara zone. The game will be played on Tuesday, September 6 at GCC, while the National playoff will be on Thursday, September 7 at GCC, and the grand national final, which will conclude the inaugural tournament, will be held on Friday, September 8 at GCC.
