After a mammoth first innings’ score, Nial Smith’s XI backed up their batting performance by producing a spirited bowling performance that routed Kemol Savory’s XI for 319 on day 2 of the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) practice match.
Riyad Latiff led the charge by taking 3 wickets, ably assisted by the likes of Veerasammy Permaul and Junior Sinclair, who kept a lid on their opponents.
Savory’s XI, chasing a whopping 472 mounted by Smith’s XI when they opted to bat first on day 1, resumed the day on 19 without loss; and Raymon Perez and Brandon Jaikarran both got starts, hitting 19 and 33 runs respectively, but they were not in for the long haul.
Nial Smith’s XI are firmly in control of the warm-up contest
Batting at 3, young Zeynul Ramsammy impressed with a sparkling 75 off 148 deliveries, smashing 8 fours and 2 sixes in the process. However, Captain Savory had to put a hand up when the remainder of his top order could not get going.
Savory hit 7 fours and 3 sixes for an unbeaten 76 off 103 deliveries, in process striking up respective partnerships worth 18, 27, 52 and 32 with his bowlers Thaddeus Lovell, Ashmead Nedd, Anthony Adams and Isai Thorne. That got his team past the 300-run mark.
Adams looked good for 25 from 29 balls, and Lovell, Nedd and Thorne contributed 12, 16 and 13 runs to the score. They were eventually bowled out for 319 in 86.1 overs, late on Thursday afternoon.
Aside from Latiff’s 3-53 from 12 overs, Permaul snared 2-42 from 14 overs while Sinclair took 2-38 from 17.
The Harpy Eagles practice match continues today at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where Sachin Singh and Rampertab Ramnauth will resume at the crease for Smith’s XI.
