HEMENDRA Ramdihal and Yutesh Dhanpaul spun Phoenix Cricket Club to a nine-wicket victory against Meten-Meer-Zorg CC on Sunday when the two teams met at the 2022 Lax Network Queens DBA Dunkin 40-over competition at the 108th Street Seaview ground in Brooklyn.

The two bowlers dismantled their opponents for a paltry 71 in 24.2 overs in the predominantly overseas-based Guyanese clash.

Left-arm spinner Ramdihal, who did the damage in the middle order, picked up 4-11 from eight overs, while off-spinner Dhanpaul who was effective in the middle and lower order, finished with 4-21 from 6.2 overs.

Only opener Ewart Nicholson with 11 from 13 balls and number six batter Keith Edie with 10 from 15 balls reached double figures.

Phoenix started out with a blistering first-wicket partnership of 65 between hard-hitter Dino Choo-wee-nam and Arnil Raghnath, which almost carried the side home.

When the explosive Choo-wee-nam lost his wicket for 32 from 30 balls (2×4,2×6), former West Indies cricketer Assad Fudadin joined Raghnath and the two pushed the score to 72-1 in 12.5 overs.

Raghnath finished with 32* from 31 balls (3×4, 2×6), while Fudadin finished with five runs.