In preparation for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional Super 50 which begins later this month, the Guyana Jaguars held their first practice match at Providence on Wednesday. In the match, Tagenarine Chandperpaul and Royston Crandon hit contrasting half centuries to pilot Vishaul Singh’s XI to a comfortable 49-run win over Leon Johnson’s XI on Wednesday at the National Stadium
Assad Fudadin hits out against Eon Hopper during the practice match on Wednesday at the National Stadium
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Singh’s XI which compromised of several members of the squad which did not make the touring party for the Super50 as opposed to Johnson’s XI, batted first and scored 259 all out on the foundation of a solid 56 from Chanderpaul and an attacking 52 from Crandon.
The chase for 260 got underway in haste with the opening pair of Assad Fudadin and Shimron Hetmyer going shot for shot but the moment was quelled as Hetmyer had to leave the field in the fifth over with what looked to be cramps with the score on 23 without loss.
Fudadin continued to bat with confidence, off-spinner Eon Hopper over cover for six then over long-on; Skipper Johnson also looked assured at the crease capitalizing on any bad balls delivered. Fudadin became the first wicket to fall at 72-1, when has given out out leg before to Hopper for a run-a-ball 40 (4x4s; 1×6), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (06) did not last long at the crease, as he was outfoxed by the off-spin of Jonathon Foo.
Christopher Barnwell and Johnson began the repair work, with smart batting.
Barnwell was especially severe on pacer Romario Shepherd, stylishly hitting him over cover for four then inflicting a powerful pull for another boundary. However, Shepherd got some reward as Johnson hit straight to mid-off, falling for a well-played 46 (4x4s), to leave his side 137-3 in the 31st over.
Just as the free-flowing Barnwell was beginning to look ominous, he fell via the run-out route for 44 (5x4s; 1×6) from 54 balls and wickets began falling at regular intervals. Only Raymon Reifer (23) and Anthony Bramble (19) offered any resistance as Gudakesh Motie and company ripped through the lower-order.
Motie led with 4-35, while Shepherd, Foo and Hopper all picked up a wicket each to bowl out the opposition for 210 in 46.4 overs.
Earlier Singh’s XI batting first got off to a solid start with openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Rajendra Chandrika posting 72 in 16 overs when the off-spin of Steven Jacobs trapped Chandrika leg before for 32 (4x4s).
Chanderpaul Hemraj came to the crease and quickly showcased a positive approach with some nicely timed shots.
The left-hander carried the team to 100 when Jacobs induced a false stoke for him to fall for 25 (2×4; 1×6).
A double strike occurred with the score on a 100 as Jonathan Foo was run out without facing a ball.
Skipper Vishaul Singh came and along with Chanderpaul steadied the innings with good rotation of the strike.
The young Chanderpaul who reached his half century from 71 balls, hitting three fours and one six, eventually fell for 56 with the score now 140-4.
Singh and all-rounder Royston Crandon began trying to add some impetus to the innings when leg-spin of Bishoo bowled Singh for 40 (1×6).
All-rounders Sherfane Rutherford (15) and Romario Shepherd (12) helped the innings past the 200-mark but when Crandon fell for 43-ball 52 (2x4s; 2x6s), so did the rest of the innings, as they were bowled out in 49.5 overs.
Left-spinner Veerasammy Permaul led with 3-47 from nine overs while Jacobs and Bishoo took 2-31 and 2-45 respectively from their 10 overs.
The next scheduled practice match is on Friday at same venue from 09:00h.