McGILL Super Stars won their opening clash by 15 runs when they competed against Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ) Sports Club in the first of a three-match 40-over series.
In the opening battle between two of the top clubs in the West Demerara Cricket Association, McGill won the toss and opted to take first strike at the MMZ ground.
Captain Sudesh Persaud led from the front in the low-scoring affair. The father of former national U-19 skipper Travis Persaud (who played in the match), spearheaded the attack. His 43 unbeaten runs consisted of four fours and a six.
A few other batsmen played a few shots, including Balram Aron with 15 and Diquan Murray with an unbeaten 10, which helped to push the total to 147-9 in the allotted 40 overs.

Bowling for MMZ, off-spinner Sheldon Alexander finished with 3-16 from seven overs, while medium-pacer Elian Chrisnauth picked up 2-24 from five overs.
The home team needed to score at just 3.7 runs per over to secure a victory, but they could not get on top of the bowling of right-arm medium-fast Diquan Murray and his left-arm medium-fast counterpart Daniel Basdeo. Murray finished with 4-33 from six overs and Basdeo 3-38 from eight overs.
Leroy Miggins led MMZ with 34 (3×4, 3×6), while former national youth player Richie Looknauth added 28 (3×4) and Jermaine Maxwell a quick-fire 25 (1×4, 3×6). Despite the starts, the home team succumbed for 132 in 34.4 overs.
The second game in the series is tentatively scheduled for next weekend.