Bharrat, Jagdeo and Fordyce star in Mahaicony Combine’s big win

LED by two spells of decisive medium pace bowling from Omprakash Bharrat and Kapeshwar Jagdeo, along with an unbeaten half-century from Windell Fordyce, Mahaicony Combine easily disposed of Mahaica Combine by 160 runs when play in the Combine Elite Phase

continued yesterday at the Fairfield Community Centre ground.
Set 178 for victory, Mahaica Combine were blown away for 17 in 9.1 overs, with Bharrat claiming 4-2 off four overs, including a hat-trick, while Jagdeo had 3-4 in his spell of two overs.

None of the Mahaica Combine batsmen offered any meaningful resistance in a complete batting shutdown.
Chatterpaul Durga, Shoaib Shaw and Fordyce also contributed to the wicket column.
Earlier the game was reduced to 40 overs aside after the Mahaica Combine arrived late at the venue. But when play eventually commenced, Fordyce made a patient unbeaten 68 to anchor a shaky Mahaicony Combine after they decided to bat first after winning the toss.
The Mahaicony Combine lost opener Bharrat (3), in the second over when he was bowled by Cordel Martins, but the left-handed Fordyce then joined Shaw and put together 57 for the second-wicket.

However, the dismissal of Shaw (9) started a collapse in which eight wickets fell for 48 runs. Off-spinner Sudesh David was the chief destroyer during that period, claiming 4-48 from his eight overs.
Fordyce, who played a marathon innings, batted for 107 balls, hitting seven fours and a six, but more importantly he shared three excellent partnerships, which saw them pose a challenging total.

The Mahaicony Secondary School’s fourth form student was particularly watchful, and his composure allowed him to share 37 for the ninth wicket with Joshua Tappin, who made 15, and 39 for the final wicket, with Alistair Bovel (7), to the back-end of the innings.
Martins was the other most successful bowler, with 2-28. Meanwhile, a selective Mahaica-Mahaicony Combine District team was selected soon after the game. They will compete with the East Coast Demerara District team tomorrow at the same venue.