Amazon Warriors ease to win 49-run in Practice match
The Guyana Amazon Warriors made a promising start to their 2016 campaign as they eased to a comfortable
Left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir in full flight against Rajendra Chandrika in their practice match on Friday night
49-run victory against a Select XI on Friday night at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Batting first under lights, the Warriors racked up 170-7 from their allotment of overs and were led by a compact 48 by Assad Fudadin and a workman-like 36 by Jason Mohammed.
In response the Guyana Select XI were limited to 121-9 in reply with Devendra Bishoo and Sohail Tanvir picking up three wickets each. The Pakistani left-arm seam bowler led the pack with 3-22 while leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo picked up 3-11.
Robin Bacchus 24 (3x4s) from 18 balls and Leon Johnson with 22, were the top scorers against a tight bowling unit; Sherefene Rutherford (14) and Kevon Boodie (14), were the other batsmen to offer some resistance.
Earlier, the Warriors’ innings did not get off to the best of starts as Dwayne Smith (00) was bowled by the pacey Keon Joseph with the team yet to register a run.
Fudadin and the Australian Chris Lynn took the score to 39 in the sixth over before Romario Shepherd had Lynn playing down the wrong line to be bowled for 20 (3x4s).
A total rebuilding effort was then on the way between Fudadin and Trinidadian Jason Mohammed, as the duo put on 69 for the third wicket to lift the Warriors to 108-3. Just when Mohammed was beginning to look threatening he fell after hitting two fours and two sixes.
Not long after, Fudadin followed after striking five boundaries in a knock that returned some substance to the Warriors batting effort.
Christopher Barnwell (09) hit his first ball for four but did not stay long at the crease, neither did Tanvir (04).
A quick fire 24 not out (3x4s; 1×6) by wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble lead the team their team to their eventual score in front of a nice Friday evening crowd. Joseph took 3-30 while the medium pace of Rutherford accounted for 2 wickets at the cost of 25 runs.
The Warriors will be engaged in another practice match today at the same venue from 12:00 hrs.
