Guyana cruises to 7-wicket win over Leeward Islands

GUYANA romped to a seven-wicket victory over the Leeward Islands in round two of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Under-15 one-day tournament at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday.The hosts dismissed Leewards for 90 in 46 overs and then reached 94-3 with 24.4 overs to spear.
Sachin Singh led Guyana’s run chase with an unbeaten 38, with three fours and a six.
Earlier, a decent bowling effort from the hosts restricted the Leeward Islands to a modest total with only Paul Miller managing a top-score of 20.
Medium pacer Alphuis Bookie was the pick of the bowlers with 3-8. Fellow medium pacer Qumar Torrington and off- spinner Kelvin Umroa picked up each while Haifa Walters, Pradesh Balkishun and Kevlon Anderson shared one wicket apiece.
Guyana drew early blood when they dismissed both openers within the first 12 overs. Both opening bowlers Walters and Torrington were rewarded for their accuracy.
Torrington removed Uri Smith for one (1), caught at mid-off while Walters bowled Damien Hodge for four (4).
Elroy Francis made a fighting 15 before he was also bowled by off-spinner Umroa.
Left-arm spinner Balkishun then removed Zawanoi White for ten while Umroa picked up his second wicket of Tariq Newman (2) to leave the visitors at 38-5.
However, Shaquon Pemberton and Miller added 23-run for the sixth but the visitors’ struggle continued thereafter.
Pemberton was taken at deep mid-wicket off spinner Anderson for ten (10), while Asher Muarry Cornelius (2) and Kerry Gokarran (0) were both removed by medium pacer Bookie in the 42nd over.
Torrington returned for his second spell and immediately removed Miller while Bookie took the last with Bogenarine Sharma for eight (8).
The Guyanese reached 28 without loss at the interval with Robin Williams on 16 and Junior Sinclair on nine (9).
Soon after they were reduced to 50-3, losing Williams (19) Sinclair (10) and Boodie (4) in quick succession.
Singh shared an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 44 runs with Anderson, who finished unbeaten on 15.
Guyana with 6.6 points play Barbados on Monday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.