CG United Super50 tournament: Guyana thump CCC to earn place in semi-finals

The Guyana Harpy Eagles have recorded a 129-run win against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team in a match played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad, and have now booked a semi-final spot in the CG United Super50 Cup.

Batting first, Guyana posted 266 all-out in 47.3 overs before restricting CCC to 137 all out in 36.1 overs. CCC had a fast-start, with Kristan Kallicharan blazing 32 in a first-wicket stand that lasted for 7.2 overs and yielded 52 runs. After that wicket, Guyana bowlers kept things tight, which enabled Kevin Sinclair to claim 3-25 in 10 overs.
The CCC batsmen showed their inexperience against some disciplined bowling, but Captain Denesh Ramdin stood tall as he put up a resistance for his team. However, he was left stranded on 32 not out, as Nial Smith claimed 3-21 in 6.1 overs in his first match of the season.

Earlier, the Eagles, having won the toss, opted to bat first; and after Anthony Bramble had departed for 18 from 25 balls, Kemol Savory and Tevin Imlach took the score from 26-1 to 159-2, adding 133 runs before the second wicket fell.
Savory, who scored his second List A half-century, faced 101 balls and scored 69 runs, including six boundaries.
Imlach was then bowled for 75 from 88 balls, after producing an innings that featured one four and two sixes.
Shimron Hetmyer came and looked dangerous, but his brief stay produced 21 runs from 16 balls. The left-hander struck two fours and one six before being caught-and-bowled by off-spinner Isaiah Ali.
Guyanese wickets fell at regular intervals, with Leon Johnson and Sherfane Rutherford being run out cheaply. Kevin Sinclair, promoted to number five, made 27 from his 19 balls, and Gudakesh Motie’s unbeaten 20 took Harpy Eagles to 266 all out in 47.3 overs.
The CCC bowlers shared the wickets, with Ali accounting for 2-39 with his off-spin.
The semi-finals will be played in Antigua next Wednesday and Thursday.