Young Gajnabi leads Albion ‘A’ past Cotton Tree in BCB U-13

Shaid Gajnabi, the younger brother of West Indies Women’s cricketer Shabika Gajnabi led Albion ‘A’ to a commanding nine-wicket win against Cotton Tree. This victory secured Albion a spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board Under-13 tournament.
The young Gajnabi scored an unbeaten 31 and bagged three wickets in a fine all-round performance. Playing at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, Albion ‘A’ restricted Cotton Tree to 72 all out from 27.2 overs.
Tharandete Dhanai top-scored with 19, Afraz Ali made 11 and Ricardo Laurie 10 were the only batsmen to reach double figures for Cotton Tree.
Bowling for Albion ‘A’, leg-spinner Sahid Gajnabi bagged 3 for 5, left-arm-spinner Aryan Ali with 3 for 19 and off-spinner Deonarine Chattergoon 2 for 7.
In reply, the visitors the raced to 74 for 1 in 13.3 overs. Gajnabi returned with the bat to stroke a composed unbeaten 31 for Albion ‘A’.
This match marks the end of the road for Cotton Tree in the BCB Under-13 tournament. Cotton Tree played spirited cricket to emerged as victors in the West Berbice Zone.
The West Berbice-based team defeated the likes of Achievers and Blairmont to secure their spot against Albion in this semi-final fixture, which eventually ended one-sided.