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Chandrika’s 114 spurs HPC to 86-run win over Afghan
Guyanese right-handed opener Rajendra Chandrika hit a sparkling 114 to lead the Sagicor HPC team to an 86-run win against Afghanistan in their 50-over clash at the ICC Global Cricket Academy at Dubai Sports City yesterday.
Chandrika, a stylish stroke maker from Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara, got support from Shamarh Brooks (36), Keron Cottoy (31*) and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich (23) as the HPC side reached 257-9 off 50 overs after they were invited to bat first.
Leg-spinners Cottoy and Brooks then took four wickets apiece for the young West Indies as Afghanistan fell for 171 in 47.5 overs despite 53 from Asghar Stanikz.
Rajendra Chandrika
Dawlat Zadran took 3-56 as the 20-year-old Chandrika was among five HPC batsmen to be run out yesterday.
The Barbados based HPC continued their unbeaten run in Dubai after upstaging the West Indies senior team by six wickets in their last match.
Test fast bowler Brendon Bess, the other Guyanese in the side had no wicket for 32 runs from three overs opening the bowling with left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson.
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