Kemol Savory’s XI coasted to victory on Saturday night at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) after routing Chanderpaul’s XI cheaply in the second innings.
Chanderpaul’s XI resumed Day 3 of the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) practice match on 96-4, but Junior Sinclair spun some webs around his opponents to prevent Chanderpaul’s XI from putting on a solid lead.
Sinclair was backed up by the pace of Isai Thorne, who picked up another three wickets to rout Chanderpaul’s XI for 164.
Junior Sinclair picked up four to finish off Chanderpaul’s XI
Sachin Singh was the lone wall of defence for Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s side, hitting 50 from 124 deliveries. Rampersad Ramnauth improved on his overnight score of 16, to hit 27 from 68 balls while Ashraf Ali Budhoo contributed an unbeaten 23 from 42 balls.
A string of ducks in the lower order meant that Chanderpaul’s XI was not able to add much more to their total.
Sinclair finished with 4-10 from 4.4 overs while Thorne picked up 3-34 from 13 overs.
Savory’s XI, once again, had a rocky start to their chase, but a 79-run partnership between Captain Kemol Savory and Richie Looknauth made all the difference.
Looknauth remained unbeaten on 44 from 46, missing out on a second, consecutive half-century, contributing 48 in 47 deliveries. Eventually, Savory’s XI got to 121-5 in 26 overs.
Joshua Jones was again among the wickets snaring 2-14 from 5 while Sylus Tyndal also picked up 2 wickets for 33 runs in 5 overs bowled.
The Harpy Eagles hopefuls will compete in another practice match at the same venue this week, scheduled to bowl off on Wednesday, January 15 at 10:00h.
The Harpy Eagles, West Indies Championships defending champions, will begin their title defence at home at the Providence venue on Wednesday, January 29, taking on Barbados Pride in Round 1.
