As the action continued in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/Premier Insurance U-15 Inter-association 2022 tournament, Georgetown batters humbled East Bank Demerara to claim their fourth win at MYO Ground, while at Meten-Meer-Zorg, Naresh Sankar ripped through the Upper Demerara line-up to give West Demerara their second win.
=Lomar Seecharran and Kishan Silas scored 29 and 23 for Georgetown
At MYO, East Bank won the toss and chose to bat, scoring a meagre 71 all out from 33.3 overs from their allotted 50 overs. Middle-order batter Roupie Rajaran top-scored with 17 while opener Josiah Lim chipped in with 11; no other batter managed to reach double figures. Spinner Dhanesh Persaud collected 3 for 14 while Brandon Henry claimed 2 for 8 and Shane Prince, Kwesi Wikinson, Reyaz Latif and Johnathan Mentore took one wicket apiece.
Lomar Seecharran and Kishan Silas scored 29 and 23 for Georgetown
In reply, Georgetown raced to their target from 17.4 overs as openers Lomar Seecharran and Kishan Silas contributed 29 and 23 respectively. Sayyad Lakeram was the lone wicket-taker for the East Bank team as Georgetown won by 7 wickets.
Meanwhile, at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Demerara won the toss and elected to bat scoring 63 all out from 21.3 overs. Arvind Suknanad top-scored with 12 and was the lone batter to score double figures. Keron Phillips and Vickram Persaud claimed 3 for 13 and 3 for 9 respectively, while Carlos Clark collected 2 for 13.
In response, Upper Demerara struggled as they fell for 41 from 13 overs. Phillips came out with the bat and tried to take his team to their target before he was dismissed for 14. Bowling for West Demerara, Sankar ripped through the Upper Demerara batting line-up as he claimed 8 for 7 and was supported by Shaker Lall and Joshua Kishudidial who took one wicket each. West Demerara won by 22 runs.
