Former national youth player Rovendra Mandolall hit an entertaining 96 to spur Warriors Cricket Club to a handsome 68-run win over Pegasus on Sunday in the latest round of the 2021 Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) Division 1 20-over competition.
Rovendra Mandolall
At the same venue, Woburn Collegiate Institute ground in Scarborough, Polly Shivrattan missed out on a century, scoring 95 to see his team, Ramblers Sports Club, defeat United Cricket Club by 69 runs.
The right-handed Mandolall cracked nine sixes and a similar number of fours as Warriors rattled up an adequate 228-4 from their 20 overs, before restricting Pegasus to 160-5 when their overs expired.
Opener Mark Moosia supported Mandolall with 60, while Mahesh Kadir made 24. Anil Versammy grabbed two wickets for 24 runs from three overs. In their innings, Pegasus veteran opener Jai Singh scored an unbeaten 76 that was laced with 10 fours and three sixes, while Suresh Ragoonauth contributed 25. Shazam Baksh claimed two for 24 off three overs.
The left-handed Shivrattan hit ten sixes and three fours as Ramblers raced to 193-5 at the conclusion of their 20-overs, while United was left stranded at 124-3 when the 20-overs ran out. Ron Etwaroo hit an aggressive 44 to support Shivrattan, and 22 came from Richard Rossan.
When United batted, Imran Rasool led the fight with an unbeaten 59. No other score was available up to press time, but three matches are slated for this Sunday at various venues across the Greater Toronto Area, as the action continues.
