Young Ramnauth stars as Malteenoes spank Everest

The GCA/Georgetown City Cricket Cup & Friends Mayor’s Under-17 100-Over Tournament continued on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, where the home side produced a dominant all-round performance to defeat Everest Cricket Club by 113 runs.

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) made a shaky start, losing Nathaniel Ramkhelawan for just five runs with the score at 11.
However, opener Joshua Budhram and Shem Ramcharan steadied the innings with a solid 81-run partnership, giving the hosts a strong platform.
Everest broke the stand when Anek Hemnarine bowled Ramcharan for 24, and soon after, Samuel Ally removed Budhram, who played a composed knock of 36 from 53 balls, striking three boundaries. Despite several promising starts from the middle order, including Deshawn Ramnauth (19), MSC failed to convert them into big scores.

Nevertheless, they managed to post a competitive total of 192 all out in 39.1 overs. For Everest, Savir Narine, Samuel Ally, and Brandon Brown each took two wickets. In reply, Everest struggled to find any rhythm with the bat. Only Hemnarine (14) and Brown (10) offered brief resistance before the visitors were dismissed for a mere 75 runs in 15.1 overs.
The star of the innings was young off-spinner Deshawn Ramnauth, who produced a brilliant spell of 4 wickets for just 1 run in 2.1 overs.
He was well supported by captain Kyle Gibson (2/24), while Tyler Nedd, Akeem Persaud, and Keon Byass each claimed a wicket to complete the demolition.