Commonwealth League: Shivpersaud, Dhanpaul hand WCWCC 8th win

Yutesh Dhanpaul and Balbiner Shivpersaud, having been drafted into the Commonwealth Cricket League in New York, have helped their team to its eighth win in the League – a defeat of the in-form Falcons Cricket Club in another 30-over affair played at the New York Baisley.

Reliable as always, Dhanpaul and Shivpersaud took their team over the line with scores of 66 and 65, respectively.
Falcons CC won the toss and elected to bowl, making one of the worst mistakes in the match-up as the Warriors have proven that they are capable of setting big totals and defending them, bowling their opponents out for paltry scores.
Once again, things got off to a flyer as Shivpersaud laid the foundation for his side’s win with a sixth consecutive half-century (65). His countryman Dhanpaul supported with a workmanlike 66. After the fall of the first wicket, the two were able to put together a second-wicket partnership of 118; despite a few mishaps in the field, the only other batsman to bring up a respectable score was Cornelius Jaisingh, who made a quick-fire 29.
In the end, the Warriors were able to post a respectable total of 224-7 in their allotted 30 overs. Bowling for the Falcons were Mahendra Balgobin with figures of 3-45.
In response to the total set before them, the Falcons took off, with Al Small leading from the front, blasting the bowlers to every part of the ground. But a few regular strikes put the pressure on the Falcons as they lost Small for a valiant 104. They then proceeded to lose Richard Balkaran for a well-played 53, to put the team in trouble.
In the end, they were only able to post 204-7 in their allotted overs. Bowling for the Warriors were Vickash Dhaniram 2-43 with Dhanpaul and Anil Sookdeo chipping in with one wicket a piece.