Wakapao wins Mother’s Day friendly

The Indigenous community of Mashabo came alive on Sunday, May 13, as villagers from the surrounding communities sought to bring some Mother’s Day entertainment to their area.

The victorious Wakapao team

A cricket match was organized, and this saw a Mashabo team face off against a Wakapao team in a T/20 encounter. Wakapao, batting first, racked up 256 runs from their 20 allotted overs. Wayne Narine terrorized the Mashabo bowling line-up, singlehandedly contributing 121 runs (17x6s and 2x4s) to the Wakapao score.
During their time at the crease, Mashabo found the going tough, and struggled to 128 runs before they were bowled out. The Wakapao bowling attack was spearheaded by Sanjay Ramdeen with a five wicket haul, whilst his teammate Jamol Narine took 2 wickets. Elton John, Devon Conyers and ‘Montey’ took one wicket apiece to demolish the Mashabo team by 13.4 overs.