Silas helps Georgetown humble East Coast

KISHAN Silas smashed a brilliant half-century as Georgetown humbled East Coast Demerara at MYO ground when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/Premier Insurance U15 inter-association 2022 tournament continued.

At MYO, East Coast won the toss and elected to bowl first. Georgetown were bowled out for 185 from 45.3 overs from their allotted 50 overs.

Opener Kishan Silas scored a comfortable 60 while he was supported by captain Dave Mohabir who chipped it with 19, Shane Prince 19, Peter Khan 13 and Emanuel Lewis 11.

Mickel Sharma was the most destructive bowler grabbing 6 for 23 from 6.3 overs with 3 maidens, Alonzo Ramsingh, Munesh Outer, Arun Gainda and Ravin Persaud collected one wicket each.
In reply, East Coast struggled to reach their target and fell short of their total, scoring 66 all out from a mere 38.2 overs.

Munesh Outer top-scored with 13, while Aaron Kissoon made 10. No other batter reached double figures.

Bowling for Georgetown, Brandon Henry snatched 6 for 4 from 8 overs with 5 maidens while Reyaz Latif claimed 2 for 11, Prince and Mohabir collected a wicket each in support of the Georgetown bowling.

Georgetown won the match by 119 runs.