In the West Demerara Cricket Association’s President’s Cup T20 Competition, the Zeeburg Sports Club battled the ‘All Youths B’ Team on Sunday in a one-sided affair that resulted in a 141-run triumph for Zeeburg through the dominant performances of Ronaldo Renee, Travis Drakes and Andre Seepersaud.
Ronaldo Renee contributed a brilliant 68 for Zeeburg
Played at the Zeeburg ground, where many of their record-breaking victories have been recorded, Zeeburg won the toss and batted first, fully expecting the outcome to be business as usual.
However, things did not go their way, and they found themselves tied down from the first delivery bowled as, maintaining a disciplined line and length, the All Youths side had their opponents struggling for runs.
Fortunately, that situation did not last for long, as Ronaldo Renee came to the crease and blasted the ball to all parts of the Zeeburg ground. In the end, Renee added 68 runs to the Zeeburg total, inclusive of seven boundaries and three maximums.
He was also supported by Zeeburg’s ever-reliable batsmen: Ricardo Poloram and Yutesh Dhanpaul, who each scored 21; and Ushedeva Balgobin, who led from the front with a handy cameo. Zeeburg were thus able to post 175-6 in their allotted 20 overs.
The only bowler to make an impact for the ‘All Youths B’ was D Persaud, who took 2-22.
Needing 176 for victory from 120 balls, ‘All Youths B’ also faltered from the first delivery bowled. They made horrible use of the powerplay overs, and were indecisive in rotation of the strike. They failed to put away the bad balls, and made a mockery of themselves when they attacked the good balls.
Travis Drakes with his medium pace exacted revenge for the Zeeburg side by producing pace, swing and bounce from his deliveries, while maintaining a proper line and length. Drakes ended with figures of 4-11 as ‘All Youths B’ were bowled out for 34 in 14.2 overs. Supporting Drake’s efforts, Andre Seepersaud was able to snare 2-11.
