Travis Persaud’s 6-for, Singh’s aggression help Mc Gill into WDCA Beacon Cafe 50 Overs final

The Mc Gill Super Stars Sports Club demolished their opponents, All Youths Sports Club, at Wales CDC in the semi-final of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) Beacon Cafe 50 Overs competition last Sunday.
All Youths Sports Club won the toss and chose to bat first on a bowler-friendly surface which proved to be a vital mistake. Off-spinner Abdul Razack and left-arm spinner Kheshram Seyhodan bowled economically within the powerplay overs which set the tone for the rest of the innings. All Youths Sports Club lost their first wicket with the score on eight in the fifth over when Razack bowled Sanjay Persaud for zero.

All Youths skipper Rickey Persaud then joined opener Travis Wright at the crease; they added 21 runs for the third-wicket partnership before former Guyana Under-19 all-rounder Travis Persaud had the latter lbw for 14 in the 11th over.
Jadesh Persaud and Rickey Persaud took the score to 38 before Mc Gill skipper, medium-pacer Sudesh Persaud struck twice in the same over, removing Rickey Persaud (18) caught at deep mid-wicket and Anthony Carrington (0).
All Youths found themselves in even more trouble when off-spinner Travis Persaud uprooted the stumps of Tejnaught Jadunauth (0) and Dereck La Rose (0) in the 19th over at 50-6. Jadesh Persaud continued to lose partners as he tried to hold the innings together. Ganesh Puran removed Rajendra Tulsie (2), bowling him at 52-7 in the 20th over.
Travis Persaud then removed Arvin Persaud (0), caught in the covers; Amir Imran (0), lbw, and Dwayne Scott (0), bowled, in the same over. All Youths Sports Club managed 64 all out in 25.4 overs, Jadesh Persaud was left stranded on 18*. Bowling for Mc Gill were Travis Persaud 6-12 (8.4 overs) and Sudesh Persaud 2-9 (3 overs).
Mc Gill started off their chase in a no-nonsense mood after losing opener Travis Persaud (1) caught at short leg in the second over to Rickey Persaud at 1-1. Prahalad Singh and Diquan Murray added 47 for the third-wicket partnership before Murray was adjudged lbw to Arvin Persaud for 12 in the seventh over. Prahalad Singh demolished the AYSC bowlers blasting a 23-ball 45 not out to see his team over the line in 8.3 overs without any further hiccups. Mc Gill ended on 69-2, winning by eight wickets and thus advanced to the final.