With a successful season behind them, Transport Sports Club (TSC) were set to take on Sophia as the 2018-2019 season of the New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division tournament commenced over the weekend.
TSC brushed aside the struggling Sophia team after winning the toss and giving them first strike.
Akeem Redman
Due to inclement weather, the 40-over affair had been reduced to 30 overs per side. After the rain ceased, TSC favoured their chance even more, as the pitch saw some swing being extracted from it.
Batting first, Sophia recorded a meagre 114 all out in 17.4 overs, with Dwayne Peters top-scoring for the East Coast side with 43, and Z. Rasheed supporting with an attacking 22.
In their demise, Akeem Redman managed to pick up the first hat trick of the season and his career, as he struck early in the second over to end the game at 4-44. He dismantled the Sophia top order, leaving all the pressure on the lower order, which was picked apart by Azim Azeez, who grabbed 4-3.
Needing only 115 for victory, TSC chased the score down in 7.2 overs. Devon Nandan’s was the first wicket to fall when he was caught leg-before-wicket after taking part in an explosive start to the innings.
No other wicket fell, as A. Hinds steadily supported the innings with a resistant 28 not out, while Azeez was also left unbeaten on 33.
Speaking with Guyana Times Sport , Redman said he was elated with his performance, as wanted to orchestrate a hat trick in his career. He also said, “I’ve improved a lot from my past 2 seasons wherein I didn’t do much, but I’ve been putting in some extra work during the week, and, so far what I put in is totally paying off for me.”
Redman continues to grow as an all-round; he was awarded best fielder in the recently concluded 2017-2018 NBS 40-over second division tournament, which was followed by a magnificent 62 two weeks ago. (Timothy Jaikarran)
