Narine’s century propels Majestics CC to comfortable win over NY Centurions

In yet another one-sided affair, Guyanese batsman Derick Narine stole the show in the National League as Majestic CC defeated New York Centurion by 90 runs.
The show was highlighted by Narine’s magnificent 104 off 53 balls, his second century in three T20 games.
Batting first, Majestic CC’s opening pair of Derick Narine and Chris Pattadin led the charge, both batsmen going on a rampage as they smashed the ball to every part of the ground. Narine was the main aggressor, as he continued the ‘six-fest’ from his previous two games, while Pattadin played the anchor role.
The two played confidently as they combined class and aggression to lead their team to a formidable total. Narine blasted 11 maximums and 4 boundaries, while Pattadin chipped in with a 44-ball 61 that included 5 boundaries and 2 maximums.
When the wickets of these batsmen fell, the other players couldn’t do much, as the Centurions tightened their bowling and forced the Majestics to fold on 194/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Centurions gave themselves a fighting chance at winning the match, but that all changed in a matter of minutes, as the Majestics slowly strangled the life out of their opponents.
The Centurions soon found themselves at 59-3, having lost both openers cheaply; but Michael Sultan played his natural game and scored 42 off 27 balls, with 3 boundaries and 4 maximums. When his wicket fell, no other batsman could make a meaningful difference, as their wickets tumbled.
In the end, the Centurions were bowled out for 104 in 18.4 overs, having choked and giving up on a game when they could have at least mounted a serious challenge against their opponents.
Outstanding bowlers were Nicholas Ramrattan with 2-9, Chris Patadin with 2-13, Pranay Das with 2-22, Karamchand Ramnarine with 2-9 and Avin Gangadin with 2-5.