TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DEFEAT GUYANA
POLLARD BLASTS T&T PAST GUYANA (KFC Cup - Round 2)
- A masterly display of power-hitting from teenager Kieron Pollard spurred Trinidad and Tobago to a comfortable five-wicket victory over defending champions Guyana in their KFC Cup second round match on Wednesday.
The big-hitting Pollard struck a whirlwind 87 in just 64 minutes from 58 balls with seven massive
sixes and six fours, as he hurried his team to victory with 15 overs to spare in a lopsided contest at Queen's Park Oval.
Chasing Guyana's modest victory target of 184, T&T reached 185 for five, with Pollard being dismissed with his team three runs away from victory.
With the Oval venue being given a trial run ahead of the upcoming Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, the fans were treated to a wonderful display of batting by Pollard, who thrilled the crowd with his immaculate timing and awesome stroke-play.
The lanky right hander got off the mark with the first ball he received - hitting a massive six over the long-off boundary from the bowling of off-spinner Narsingh Deonarine.
Pollard reached his fifty with another six over long-off, this time Deon Ferrier was the bowler. His half-century came off 36 balls and 40 minutes and contained five fours and three sixes.
The former West Indies youth batsman continued to dominate the tame Guyanese bowling attack, and as the victory target became nearer, he exploded against left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul, hitting the pint-sized bowler for three consecutive sixes.
However, during a persistent drizzle, Permaul had the last laugh when he bowled Pollard off the inside edge.
He shared in two 50-run partnerships that put the match beyond the reach of Guyana. He added 56 off 58 balls with debutant Darren Bravo (7) and 51 off 36 balls with Jason Mohammed (eight not out).
The 19-year-old Pollard is in the West Indies 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup.
SOLID LAUNCHING PAD
T&T were given a solid launching pad when young openers William Perkins (26) and Adrian Barath (30) added 44 for the first wicket.
Soon after their dismissal, the home side also lost skipper Daren Ganga (12) and debutant Darren Bravo but T&T were always in control and chalked up their second KFC Cup victory on the trot.
Earlier, T&T made three changes to the team that defeated Barbados in the opening round of the tournament at the Carlton Ground.
Batsmen Bravo and Barath replaced Dwayne Bravo and Denesh Ramdin respectively, while fast-bowling all-rounder Ravi Rampaul came in for new West Indies selectee Rayad Emrit.
Guyana made one change to their team that lost to the Windward Islands in Grenada, Assad Fudadin replacing the injured Krishna Arjune.
After being inserted, the Guyanese opening pair of Azeemul Haniff (53) and Royston Crandon (13) added 40 for the first wicket.
But upon their separation, wickets fell at regular intervals, as none of the other batsmen offered resistance to the probing spin and pace attack employed by skipper Ganga.
Doing the damage for T&T was Rampaul.
Playing in his first regional match in two years because of various injuries, Rampaul grabbed four for 53 and was well supported by left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed who bagged two for 24 in a tidy spell of bowling.
T&T's next match will be on Saturday, when they take on the Leeward Islands in Round Three of the Carib Cup Regional Series at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain.
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- A masterly display of power-hitting from teenager Kieron Pollard spurred Trinidad and Tobago to a comfortable five-wicket victory over defending champions Guyana in their KFC Cup second round match on Wednesday.
The big-hitting Pollard struck a whirlwind 87 in just 64 minutes from 58 balls with seven massive
sixes and six fours, as he hurried his team to victory with 15 overs to spare in a lopsided contest at Queen's Park Oval.
Chasing Guyana's modest victory target of 184, T&T reached 185 for five, with Pollard being dismissed with his team three runs away from victory.
With the Oval venue being given a trial run ahead of the upcoming Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, the fans were treated to a wonderful display of batting by Pollard, who thrilled the crowd with his immaculate timing and awesome stroke-play.
The lanky right hander got off the mark with the first ball he received - hitting a massive six over the long-off boundary from the bowling of off-spinner Narsingh Deonarine.
Pollard reached his fifty with another six over long-off, this time Deon Ferrier was the bowler. His half-century came off 36 balls and 40 minutes and contained five fours and three sixes.
The former West Indies youth batsman continued to dominate the tame Guyanese bowling attack, and as the victory target became nearer, he exploded against left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul, hitting the pint-sized bowler for three consecutive sixes.
However, during a persistent drizzle, Permaul had the last laugh when he bowled Pollard off the inside edge.
He shared in two 50-run partnerships that put the match beyond the reach of Guyana. He added 56 off 58 balls with debutant Darren Bravo (7) and 51 off 36 balls with Jason Mohammed (eight not out).
The 19-year-old Pollard is in the West Indies 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup.
SOLID LAUNCHING PAD
T&T were given a solid launching pad when young openers William Perkins (26) and Adrian Barath (30) added 44 for the first wicket.
Soon after their dismissal, the home side also lost skipper Daren Ganga (12) and debutant Darren Bravo but T&T were always in control and chalked up their second KFC Cup victory on the trot.
Earlier, T&T made three changes to the team that defeated Barbados in the opening round of the tournament at the Carlton Ground.
Batsmen Bravo and Barath replaced Dwayne Bravo and Denesh Ramdin respectively, while fast-bowling all-rounder Ravi Rampaul came in for new West Indies selectee Rayad Emrit.
Guyana made one change to their team that lost to the Windward Islands in Grenada, Assad Fudadin replacing the injured Krishna Arjune.
After being inserted, the Guyanese opening pair of Azeemul Haniff (53) and Royston Crandon (13) added 40 for the first wicket.
But upon their separation, wickets fell at regular intervals, as none of the other batsmen offered resistance to the probing spin and pace attack employed by skipper Ganga.
Doing the damage for T&T was Rampaul.
Playing in his first regional match in two years because of various injuries, Rampaul grabbed four for 53 and was well supported by left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed who bagged two for 24 in a tidy spell of bowling.
T&T's next match will be on Saturday, when they take on the Leeward Islands in Round Three of the Carib Cup Regional Series at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain.
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