Mohamed highlights ORSCA 20 overs with unbeaten double- century

The action in the 2021 edition of the Ontario Round-Arm Softball Cricket Association’s (ORSCA’s) 20 overs regular season competition matches continued with a bang as Guyana-born Ramiz Mohamed slammed a belligerent 201 not out on Sunday for Sunshine against Island Boys.

Mohamed cracked 18 sixes and 11 fours as his team whipped Island Boys by a massive 271-run margin at Firgrove Public School ground in North York, Toronto.
Sunshine rattled up a formidable 341-2 from the allotted overs, and then dismissed the opposition for 70 in 17 overs. Notably, Avish Rukhram hit a magnificent 237 for Steel City Warriors in 2016, while Shiraz Hamid struck 207 in 2017 to be the other batsmen to chalk up double-centuries since the formation of ORSCA in 2010.
Mohammed also received solid support from Hemnarine Chattergoon, a former Guyana youth player, whose 77 was decorated with four sixes and a similar number of fours to blaze the innocuous attack.
Chattergoon was forced to play second fiddle during Mohamed’s entertaining innings at the other end.
They two also featured in a flamboyant 256-run second-wicket stand, and skipper Anil Mahadeo joined the run-fest as well by scoring a rapid 28 not out, while the aggressive Anil Etwaroo, Mohamed’s opening partner, chipped in with 21.
Shazim Ibrahim claimed both wickets, but conceded 50 runs off three overs.
When Island Boys batted, Raymond Abedeen and Ahmad Khan made 16 and 15 respectively to be the only players hitting double-digits. Rajendra Dhoray grabbed four wickets for 18 runs from four frugal overs, while Rajesh Willie and Deonarine Sookhu supported with two scalps each.
Mohamed also made a great impression in 2019 by scoring back-to-back softball centuries in one day, but in different tournaments. Sunshine have been unbeaten in the regular season, and are now the grand champions, having copped the most points at the conclusion of the preliminary round. The playoff segment is slated to bowl off soon.
This is the first time Sunshine have participated in the round-arm league.