Dhanai, Khan and co lead Young Warriors to win over West Berbice

Young Warriors Cricket Club stormed to a 10-wicket win against West Berbice in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) two-day First-Division tournament.
Led by Suresh Dhanai, Amir Khan, Trevon Stanislaus and Latchman Roopchand, Young Warriors demolished the visiting West Berbice side at Young Warriors Ground in East Canje.

Early on day one, West Berbice batted first and posted 138 all-out. Left-arm spinner Stanislaus continued his consistency with 7-24 from 12.2 overs. He was supported by Dhanai, who claimed 3-36 from nine overs in the first innings.
In response, Young Warriors ended day one on 283-8, with Khan scoring an impressive 102. Stanislaus returned with the bat to score an unbeaten 65 when stumps were drawn on day one. Dhanai also chipped in with 41 for Young Warriors.
After play resumed on day two, Young Warriors added five more runs to their total, ending their first innings on 288.
West Berbice started well in the second innings with top-order batters Leon Andrews and Shelton Ramsay scoring half-centuries. At lunch on day two, West Berbice had reached 136-1, but the floodgates opened in the second session.
Dhanai, who hit the right areas with his brisk right-arm seam, claimed 5-32 from 10 overs. He was supported by Latchman Roopchand, who had 5-31 from eight overs. West Berbice’s main highlights were Ramsay scoring 74 and Andrews hitting 59.

Young Warriors required 17 to win the game and they coasted to the target in 1.3 overs, without losing a wicket. The home team claimed a clinical 10-wicket win.
Meanwhile, Rose Hall Canje and Blairmont played to a draw in the other fixture at the Rose Hall Canje Community Centre Ground.
Rose Hall Canje posted 244-8 declared in their first innings. Sanjay Algoo led the way with 81 while Rajindra Beharry struck 46.
Rose Hall Canje enforced the follow-on after Blairmont failed to score 145 in their first innings.
Blairmont managed only 125 all out in their first innings, with Arun Jaikaran making 38 and
Veer Farhad scoring 27. Romario Ramdehol starred with 5-8 while Raymond Vankenie had 3-25.
Blairmont held on and avoided an innings defeat to end the second day on 96-7. Seon Glasgow made 40. Ramdehol returned in the second innings with 3-39 while Avishkar Beharry had 3-10. West Indies Women’s player Ashmini Munisar had 1-24 in the drawn encounter.