When action continued in the Commonwealth Cricket League in New York, Vickash Dhaniram, a Guyanese batsman of Zeeburg Sports Club and resident of Cornelia Ida, WCD, stepped up to the plate and led his side — Warriors Cricket Club (WCC) — to a comprehensive victory over the Legends Cricket Club in a recent match played at the Kissena Park in Queens, New York.
Vickash Dhaniram scored an unbeaten 99 and bagged two wickets
Under prevalent sunny conditions, the Legends won the toss and elected to bat, aiming to post a mammoth total and end the Warriors’ unbeaten streak. They, however, were unable to accomplish this objective, as the Warriors drew first blood, capitalised on the ‘powerplay’ overs, and picked up wickets almost at will.
Forced on the defensive, the Legends found the going too tough for their liking; as, whenever a partnership was budding, the Warriors would dent their hopes of achieving a challenging total. The Warriors could therefore muster only 140 all out in 26.1 overs, with Harris Farook top-scoring with 31, and Kashif Khan chipping in with 24.
Rajin Rahaman snagged 3 for 20 from his six overs bowled
Bowling for WCC, medium-pacer Rajin Rahaman grabbed 3 for 20, with support from off-spinners Vickash Dhaniram and Rajendra Khan, who each took 2 wickets.
Needing a simple target of 141 for victory off 30 overs, at a net run rate of 4.6 runs per over, the WCC got off to a flying start. After the first wicket fell, Dhaniram continued his aerial assault, blasting consecutive balls to the boundary to frustrate the bowlers.
Despite losing important wickets at key moments, Dhaniram continued to play his shots and frustrate the Legends’ bowling attack. Thus the Warriors ended their innings on 145-3 in 22.3 overs, with Dhaniram contributing an unbeaten 91, inclusive of 13 boundaries and 2 maximums.
While the Warriors remain unbeaten in this tournament, they had, some time ago, registered their first tie of the competition when they faced off against a strong Demolition CC.
