CG United Super50 tournament: GHE kept in semifinal contention
– through fifties from Savory, Anderson
The Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) have just secured their second victory in the ongoing CG United Regional Super50 tournament by getting past the West Indies Academy outfit by 2 wickets in a match played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Monday night.
Kevlon Anderson also hit a much-needed 50
On the verge of a batting meltdown in the must-win contest, the pair of Kevlon Anderson and Kemol Savory rose to the occasion to hand the Guyanese team the win.
Harpy Eagles captain Tevin Imlach again won the toss and opted to bowl first, and his troops went on to bowl out the Academy team for an even 200 in 45.5 overs.
After what was a slow but cautious start from the Academy, Nial Smith broke the opening partnership between Ackeem Auguste and Carlon Bowen-Tuckett for 47 runs, sending Bowen-Tuckett back to the dugout for 25 runs from 55 deliveries.
As the game wound on, two wickets in close succession from Veerasammy Permaul signalled the end of Auguste’s and Rivaldo Clarke’s innings for 28 and 27 runs respectively. Junior Sinclair backed up his fellow spinner with another two wickets to keep the Academy on their toes.
As wickets fell at regular intervals, Nimar Bolden became top-scorer for the opposition with an almost run-a-ball 32, while Johann Layne flourished with 26 runs from 17 deliveries.
Another look at the contest between Harpy Eagles and the West Indies Academy
Sinclair was the pick of the Guyanese bowlers, snaring 3-40 from 10 overs, while Ashmead Need was the most economical, conceding only 18 runs in 10 overs, including 4 maidens.
With Tagenarine Chanderpaul being absent from the playing XI, the Harpy Eagles experimented with the opening partnership by promoting Junior Sinclair up the order.
Junior Sinclair snared 3 wickets
However, he did not last long, hitting 4 runs in 3 balls; while another failed experiment saw Keemo Paul perishing for a duck after being promoted to number 3.
The Harpy Eagles had found themselves in hot water at 35-4, and later at 77-5; but a 76-run partnership between Kevlon Anderson and Kemol Savory got them out of harm’s way. Anderson hit an even 50 off 81 balls, while Savory batted through the innings for 56 in 85 balls to see the Harpy Eagles home after losing two more wickets.
Having completed all their League games, the Guyana Harpy Eagles will now await the other team’s results to learn of their semifinal fate in the competition. More specifically, the Harpy Eagles will be paying attention to the Jamaica Scorpions’ results, which can threaten their place in the final four.
