CRICKET action in the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA)-organised T20 tournament has reached the final stage, following Independence Sports Club’s and Vergenoegen Cricket Club’s semi-final victories last weekend. At the Joe Vieira Park, Independence Sports Club of La Grange clashed with the West Coast Invaders who batted first and scored 126 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs with Lincoln Leander scoring 27 not out and Deon Carew and Kellawan Talcun contributing 16 each.
Bowling for Independence, Hamid Azeez captured 2 for 10 runs while Daniel Alert bagged 2 for 16, following which their team fell short by nine runs as they were bowled out for 117, despite Safraz Esau’s unbeaten 52 and Jagnarine Etwaroo contributing 28.
This was against Richard Barker’s impressive bowling figures of 5 for 9 and Brahain Bhowdat’s 2 for 14, which triggered Independence’s batting collapse, while piloting Invaders into the finals.
At the Wales Community Development Centre, Vergenoegen batted first in their contest against Cornelia Ida, which was reduced to an 18 overs-a-side affair and were bowled out for 90 in their allotted overs.
Dwayne Graham and Kevon Boucher led the batting by scoring 22 and 19 respectively against the bowling of Bissram Thomas and Ameer Khan who took two wickets each for 14 and 17 runs respectively for Cornelia Ida, who were limited to 85 for 9 in reply.
Nigel Viera contributed 19 while Shawn Jairaj scored 14, as Heimchan Persaud proved to be unplayable on his way to picking up 4 wickets for 1 run from four overs. He received worthy support from Rajiv Balgobin who took 3 for 9.
Earlier on Saturday, Vergenoegen defeated Wales CDC by five wickets in a closely fought encounter, with Wales CDC batting first and scoring 114 for 7 from their 20 overs, to which the eventual victors replied with 116 for 5 from 19.4 overs.
The final of the competition along with an exhibition match will be played this Sunday at the Joe Vieira Park, where admission to the venue is free and all fans and cricket clubs in the area are invited to witness the action.
Bowling for Independence, Hamid Azeez captured 2 for 10 runs while Daniel Alert bagged 2 for 16, following which their team fell short by nine runs as they were bowled out for 117, despite Safraz Esau’s unbeaten 52 and Jagnarine Etwaroo contributing 28.
This was against Richard Barker’s impressive bowling figures of 5 for 9 and Brahain Bhowdat’s 2 for 14, which triggered Independence’s batting collapse, while piloting Invaders into the finals.
At the Wales Community Development Centre, Vergenoegen batted first in their contest against Cornelia Ida, which was reduced to an 18 overs-a-side affair and were bowled out for 90 in their allotted overs.
Dwayne Graham and Kevon Boucher led the batting by scoring 22 and 19 respectively against the bowling of Bissram Thomas and Ameer Khan who took two wickets each for 14 and 17 runs respectively for Cornelia Ida, who were limited to 85 for 9 in reply.
Nigel Viera contributed 19 while Shawn Jairaj scored 14, as Heimchan Persaud proved to be unplayable on his way to picking up 4 wickets for 1 run from four overs. He received worthy support from Rajiv Balgobin who took 3 for 9.
Earlier on Saturday, Vergenoegen defeated Wales CDC by five wickets in a closely fought encounter, with Wales CDC batting first and scoring 114 for 7 from their 20 overs, to which the eventual victors replied with 116 for 5 from 19.4 overs.
The final of the competition along with an exhibition match will be played this Sunday at the Joe Vieira Park, where admission to the venue is free and all fans and cricket clubs in the area are invited to witness the action.