ExxonMobil Guyana GSL: Rain forces no result in the final preliminary game
Weather conditions affected the final game of the preliminary round of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) T20 as the defending champions, the Rangpur Riders, were up against the Central Stags.
Central Stags bowled Rangpur Riders for 79`
Rangpur Riders won the toss and chose to bat in a match that was initially cut to 17 overs for each side due to the rain. With two runs and a wicket from his opening over, Angus Schaw gave the Stags a strong start. Matthew Forde caught Soumya Sarkar on the long-on boundary and dismissed him for a golden duck. Riders’ poor start persisted as Jayden Lennox’s bowling claimed another wicket as Zadran fell for just five runs during the power play.
After 4.4 overs the Rangpur Riders were 19 for 2, and rain once again intervened. At the resumption, Saif Hassan and Mahidul Islam Ankon walked to the crease as the game was further reduced to 14 overs per side.
Rain forces a no result
Hassan and Ankon produced a 41-run 3rd-wicket partnership to carry the score up to 56 for 3 after 8.5 overs. Blair Tickner got the breakthrough as he knocked over Ankon for 25. At a strike rate of 125, Ankon added some valuable runs on the board for Riders. Saif followed shortly after 25, caught at short fine leg by Toby Findlay.
At 65 for 4 with 4 overs remaining, the Rangpur Riders wanted to inject momentum into their innings but suffered an almighty collapse as they only managed to accumulate 14 runs and lost all their remaining wickets as they were bowled for 79 in 13.5 overs. Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, and Angus Schaw all picked up 3 wickets for the Central Stags.
Unfortunately, the rain continued to pour down on the National Stadium, making it impossible to continue the game.
