Nandu’s 100 in vain as GHE’s contest with CCC rained out
Matthew Nandu hit his first List A century
A sparkling century from Matthew Nandu was unfortunately overshadowed by persistent showers on Thursday afternoon, as rain forced a no-result in an already rain-reduced contest between the Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) when the CG United Regional Super50 continued.
At the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Harpy Eagles Captain Tevin Imlach won the toss and opted to bat first, and his side went on to post 271-7 in their allotted 45 overs.
From the get-go, Nandu was the aggressor in the opening partnership, even after Tagenarine Chanderpaul fell for 13 from 24 deliveries.
Then, with skipper Imlach, he hunkered down to put on a 123-run partnership for the second wicket, which also saw Imlach hitting his second consecutive half-century, 51 off 58 balls.
Nandu later brought up his first List A century in just 94 balls, as he went on to forge another solid partnership, this time alongside Kemol Savory. Savory made good of being dropped on 13 runs by notching his first half-century of this year’s competition.
Mikkel Govia took four wickets for CCC
Nandu had to depart for 116 from 103 deliveries on the account of a superb piece of bowling from Mikkel Govia, while the likes of Kevin Sinclair and Keemo Paul did little to trouble the scoreline after.
Ronaldo Alimohamed got to a quick 15 but departed soon after, while Veerasammy Permaul held on to see Savory to his unbeaten 50 in 42 deliveries.
Govia was the pick of the CCC bowlers, claiming 4-42 from 9 overs while Abhijai Mansingh picked up 2-45 from 9.
CCC did not get far into their chase before the heavens opened. Nial Smith had just managed to remove a threatening-looking Kamil Pooran for 20 from 23 deliveries, when rain began. CCC were stranded on 32-1 from 6.5 overs.
The no-result means that both teams are yet to pick up a victory in this year’s tournament, following losses for both sides in their first games. The Harpy Eagles will come up against Barbados Pride next on Sunday, November 3.
