BCB/Orvin Mangru Construction U19 tournament 2024: RHT Pepsi ‘A’ register three consecutive victories

…Bharrat, Pottaya hit centuries; Sansarran, Tika take five-wicket hauls

Teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) continue to dominate cricket in the Ancient County of Berbice.
RHTY&SC Pepsi ‘A’ team, under the captaincy of national junior player Matthew Pottaya, have started their campaign in the BCB/Orvin Mangru Construction U19 tournament 2024 with three consecutive victories in Zone A. They defeated East Bank Blazers, Bush Lot United, and Achievers.
Outstanding players for the Pepsi team to date are Pottaya and Romesh Bharrat, who both have scored centuries, while leg-spinner Kemo and pacer Raj Tika have each taken five-wicket hauls.
At the Area H ground, the home team defeated East Bank Blazers by 9 wickets to register their first victory. East Bank Blazers were bowled out for 80 in 27 overs, with Gaffoor top scoring with a polished 45. Bowling for RHT Pepsi, Guyana U15 standby player Kulmalchan Ramnaris took 5 for 5 from 6 overs, and Matthew Pottaya took 3 for 6.

RHT Pepsi then raced to 86 for 1 from 6.2 overs, with Ramzan Koobir making 24 not out and Matthew Pottaya making 36 not out. National under-15 player Sohil Mohammed was the only batsman dismissed (15).
Achievers were then brushed aside by 8 wickets at the Area H ground. Batting first, the visitors were bowled out for 64 in 18.3 overs. Berbice youth player Raj Tika claimed 6 for 14 from 6 overs, while Matthew Pottaya took 2 for 9.
Rafael McKenzie and Kulmalchan Ramnaris each took a wicket.
RHT Pepsi registered 68 for 2 in 10 overs, with Ramzan Koobir making 25 not out and Pottaya making 10 not out. Nylon Hicks made 15 before he was dismissed.

At the Bush Lot ground, West Coast Berbice, RHT Pepsi won the toss and elected to bat first. They amassed 407 for 4 from their fifty overs, with Pottaya striking a majestic 180 not out and Romesh Bharrat contributing 119 as the pair added 300 for the 3rd wicket. It was Bharrat’s third century in BCB tournaments for 2024, after hitting 2 centuries at the under-17 level. Support was received from Nyron Hicks, with 39, and Kulmalchan Ramnaris, with 20 not out.
In reply, Bush Lot United, needing to score 408 for an upset, were bowled out for 77 to lose by a whopping 330 runs. The only home team batman to offer resistance was Berbice youth player Tilsiram Ramcharran, with 29.
Leg-spinner Kemo Sansarran took 6 for 11 from 6 overs, and Ramnaris took 2 for 9, while Tika and McKenzie each took one wicket.
Rose Hall Town Pepsi will now play Tucber Park CC in their final match.