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USACA Guyana cricket tour …Persaud leads USACA U-18s to victory
East Coast U-18 lose by 6-Wkts
By Sean Devers
A fine all-round performance from Guyanese-born Skipper Chetram Persaud spearheaded the USACA under-18 team to a commanding six-wicket win against the East Coast U-18s at the picturesque Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday in a game that started 60 minutes late and was reduced to a 45-over affair.
Neil Tagore slaps one through the off-side.
East Coast won the toss and elected to bat on a slow track that kept low and a heavy outfield and led a by a 49-run opening partnership between Baskar Yadram (27) and Vishwanauth Ramlakhan (18) and a late order rally from pacer Gavin Moriah, who hit an unbeaten 34, reached 158-9 from their allotted 45 overs. Persaud snatched 4-31 and got support from Sahil Patel who had 2-3 but they were not aided by the worst fielding display from the North American teenagers on their tour here so far.
The left-handed Persaud returned with the bat in a responsible unbeaten 44 and put together 62 for the fourth wicket with Neil Tagore who was run out for 42 before the Captain shared in an unfinished fifth wicket stand with the pugnacious Derrick Narine (16) to see the North Americans to 159-4 in 39.2 overs, to give them their fourth win in five matches.
Yadram and Ramlakhan took 18 overs to put together 49 for the first wicket for the home team as they struggled to pick the gaps despite playing several attractive drives.
When Yadram was bowled cutting at one that spun prodigiously from Persaud,
Gavin Moriah strokes one back past left-arm spinner Jash Patel.
two wickets tumbled with the score on 77 as Ramlakhan was bowled playing an injudicious sweep at Persaud and Gavin Bodwha (14) edged a catch to the keeper off Sahil Patel.
Ramnarine Chatura (12) and Vivian Albert (12) were both removed by Persaud who bowled slowly and give the ball generous flight as East Coast slipped to 103-5 but stepped on the gas towards to end to help his team to a respectable total.
When the tourists began their run-chase both openers, Gauranshu Sharma (10) and Sagar Patel who looked accomplished and effortlessly dumped Albert for six, fell with the score on 24.
Jash Patel continued his good Guyana tour with a 28-ball 20 before he gifted his wicket by pulling a long hop from Steve Mangal to backward square leg to leave the visitors on 64-3 for Tagore and Persaud to join forces to repair the damage with sensible batting before Tagore was eventually run out when well set for his first half-century of the tour at 126-4.
Persaud, who encountered some problems with his running between the wickets on the large ground, found an able aid in the left-handed Narine and took their team home with 5.4 overs to spare. Persaud collected the trophies for Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Man-of-the-Match.
The USACA U-18s play their final game at DCC when they face-off with the East Bank U-18s today in a 50-over match-up from 09:00hrs.
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