CG United Super 50: Harpy Eagles move up to fourth after first win
The Harpy Eagles celebrating the win (CWI Media)
A rain-affected day-night clash between the Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, has resulted in the Harpy Eagles recording their first win of the CG United Regional Super50 tournament.
The Eagles won this match by 8 wickets, and the victory did not only boost their confidence after they had suffered crushing single-wicket losses to the Barbados Pride and the Windward Islands Volcanoes, but it also boosted their standings by moving them up into the coveted top-four.
Having languished at fifth place with 14 points prior to Tuesday’s game, the Harpy Eagles accumulated 11 points to move up to fourth place, and now have 25 points from four games played. Their run rate has also been boosted from -0.089 to +0.405.
Rahkeem Cornwall fought back with the bat (CWI Media)
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are also on 25 points, having played 3 games; while the Barbados Pride currently lead the pack with 31 points from 3 games played.
Despite losing to the Harpy Eagles, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes continue to occupy second position with 27 points from 4 games.
The Jamaica Scorpions, whom the Harpy Eagles would next face, round off the top five teams with 20 points from 3 games played.
After a lengthy rain delay at the start of the contest on Tuesday, the Harpy Eagles won the toss and opted to bowl first, subsequently routing the Hurricanes for 139 in 34.2 overs out of an allotted 41 overs.
Veerasammy Permaul, with his experience, was the standout bowler of the Harpy Eagles, claiming 3-24 from 9 overs, including the prized wicket of Justin Greaves to break his 3-game century streak.
Tevin Imlach has hit another half century (File Photo)
Ashmead Nedd took 2-19 from 8 overs, and Nial Smith took 2-42 from his 8-over spell. With Isai Thorne and Keemo Paul having one scalp each, the Hurricanes hardly had opportunity to free their arms. Rahkeem Cornwall was the top scorer with 36 from 33 balls, while Jeremiah Louis hit 34 from 59 balls.
In reply, Matthew Nandu and Captain Tevin Imlach aced the chase, after Tagenarine Chanderpaul fell early to Oshane Thomas’s pace. Nandu hit 50 in 74 balls before perishing, while Imlach hit a sparkling 69 from 74 balls, laced with 9 boundaries.
The Harpy Eagles eventually reached their target for the loss of just two wickets in 27.5 overs, and would today
take on the Jamaica Scorpions from 09:00hrs at the Queen’s Park Oval.
