IT WAS a classic case of “Dad, you taught me well” when Tagenarine Chanderpaul out-scored his father, Shivnarine Chanderpaul in an entertaining 190-run partnership which gave Tiger XI a hard-fought victory over Independence Sports Club (ISC) on Sunday, at Joe Vieira Park, West Bank Demerara. The special T20 match was organised by the executives and members of ISC to honour the outstanding Guyanese cricketer.
When the match got underway Tiger XI opted to bat but were reduced to 5-1 in the first over. However, the father/son pair then posted 190 for the second wicket.
The outfield was dry and grassless which made fielding very difficult but Tagenarine got value for his powerful shots on the two-paced track by clearing the straight boundaries at will. In all, the younger Chanderpaul hit ten sixes and 11 fours as he carried his bat through the innings to end on 124 not out.
His father Shivanarine played the main supporting role, hitting 56, with 2 towering sixes and four sweetly timed fours.
Tiger XI eventually made 204-2. Mahendra Dhanpaul 1-43 and Sheik Bacchus 1-30 were successful bowlers for ISC.
Some purposeful batting from the home team and ordinary fielding from the visitors saw ISC being restricted to 186-5 from their allotment of 20 overs giving Tiger XI victory in fading light by 18 runs.
Skipper Sarfraz Esau played delightfully for a top score of 62 and was admirably supported by Dhanpaul 34 and opener Vivian Beckles 31.
Tagenarine returned with the ball to claim 2-39. Vishal Arjune also had 2-34,