Floodlights continue winning ways with victory over Parika Defenders

Ricky Deonarain, left, and Shawn Massiah after a fine unbeaten partnership that led their team to victory. 

Sensible batting by Shawn Massiah led a Floodlights XI to a convincing six-wicket win over Parika Defenders in a specially arranged T20 match under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground last Friday night. He was supported by Patrick Khan with 33 and Ricky Deonarain with an unbeaten 25.

In the bowling department, he got support from Anil Beharry with 3 for 10.

The visitors won the toss and chose to take first strike in excellent weather for cricket. They lost opener M. Chatram for a duck and M. Balgobin for three.

Jerome Basdeo joined the other opener Dubraj Singh and together they put together a fine partnership of 103 runs for the third wicket. They blasted the bowling