Motie spins Singh’s X1 to easy 6-wicket win

LEFT-Arm spinner Gudakesh Motie exploited the low and slow conditions of the La Bonne Intention (LBI) pitch effectively, as his incredible effort helped Vishaul Singh’s X1 to an easy six-wicket win in the second practice game yesterday.
Motie, claimed 5-22 off his ten overs, as he ran through Johnson XI’s batting order which failed to justify their decision to bat first and folded for 109 runs in 31.1 overs.
Earlier, Trevon Griffith and Chandrapaul Hemraj got off to a positive start with the openers raising 60 in 8.3 overs but once Hemraj, who went for quick-fired 24-ball 41 (3×4, 4×6), off Romario

Shepherd (1-19), Johnson’s X1 batting order simply became unstuck.
To make it worse, fellow seamer Keon Joseph (2-28), who is among the Jaguars’ 15-man squad, trapped Shimron Hetmyer leg-before-wicket without scoring, before removing Griffith for 17.

Thereafter, it was the spinners, with Motie creating most of the damage. Off-spinner Kevin Sinclair and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo had a wicket apiece. Ramal Lewis contributed 15 to the total at the back end of the innings but it was not enough in the end.
Singh’s X1 lost four wickets before comfortably overwhelming the target, reaching 110 in 19.3 overs.
Opener Kelvon Anderson set the tone for a successful chase with a composed 34 before an unbeaten 28 from Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who struck three fours and two sixes, sealed the win.
Assad Fudadin again failed to impress. He made six before he was dismissed by left-arm spinner Hemraj. Tevin Imlach contributed 17 while Singh made nine. Both batsmen fell to medium pacer Christopher Barnwell. Off-spinner Lewis was the other successful bowler.
The third and final game is billed for tomorrow at the same venue.