GCB Senior Intercounty Super50: Consistent ‘Tage’ scripts second Demerara win

A second consecutive half century off the bat of Tagenarine Chanderpaul has led the Demerara team to another victory and a spot in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Intercounty Super 50 final.
At the Enmore Cricket Ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD), the GCB Select XI won the toss and opted to bat first.
It was a rocky start for the Select team, having lost the services of Raymon Perez early on the account of Qumar Torrington’s bowling. However, the next wicket would not fall for another 48 runs as Joshua Persaud and Urshadeva Balgobin kept things steady. The duo hit 29 from 37 balls and 19 from 35 balls respectively before falling prey to an in-tune Ronaldo Ali Mohamed. The standout of the Select batters was none other than the experienced Christopher Barnwell who brought up his second half century of the tournament.
Barnwell hit 77 from of 71 deliveries, while Captain Junior Sinclair added a quick 32 from 20 balls to get the team to 204 before being bowled out in 39 Overs. Ali Mohamed ended the innings with 3-44 from 7 overs, while Chandrapaul Hemraj backed up with 2-41 from 6.
Chanderpaul once again showed his class with the bat and temperament to bat through an innings, hitting an unbeaten 93 from 126 balls and including 10 boundaries.
With 3 fours and 2 sixes, Hemraj added 30 from 27 deliveries to Demerara’s account while Mavindra Dindyal looked in fine touch with 43 off 58 deliveries. Though the two were sent back to the dugout, alongside Tevin Imlach; Akshaya Persaud’s 21 helped steer Demerara to victory in 41.2 Overs.
For the Select XI Jonathan Rampersaud, Aryan Persaud and Jeremiah Scott picked up one wicket each.
By virtue of two wins in three matches, coupled with Essequibo’s misfortune, Demerara have secured a spot in tomorrow’s Intercounty final alongside Berbice. The first ball of the final is expected to be bowled at 9am at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.