Jaguars beat Pride by seven wickets with day to spare

Chandrapaul Hemraj drives down the ground during his half century (Orlando Charles photo)

Set a small target of 114 to win, Chandrapaul Hemraj stroked his seventh first-class half century to see Guyana Jaguars defeat Barbados Pride by seven wickets before tea on the third day of the Cricket West Indies four-day championships at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

Pride resumed the penultimate day on 228-6 with a 103-run lead but lasted just five overs in the morning as they folded for 238 in 75.5 overs, responding to Jaguars’ first innings total of 201. The hosts then eased to 118-3 in 29 overs.

Left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul was struck to the mid-wicket boundary off his first delivery of the day but removed set batsman, Tevyn Walcott who added five to his overnight score before being trapped leg before wicket for 33 consisting of five boundaries.