Half-centuries from national player, Ronaldo Alimohamed and Martin Pestano-Belle, saw Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) beating Rising Stars by seven wickets on Sunday.
Playing at the former international venue, Bourda, in an invitational match to prepare for the upcoming season, Essequibo-based, Rising Stars won the toss and opted to bat in the 30-overs-a-side affair, posting 147 all out in 29.5 overs. GCC, in reply, reached 148-3 in 23 overs.
Alimohamed took the fight to the Essequibians with a belligerent 50-ball 85 that included five fours and five sixes, the first of which went over long off to bring up his half century.
The 20-year-old forged a 108-run third wicket partnership with Pestano-Belle who seemed a mere spectator to Alimohamed’s assault. However, Pestano-Belle got to work later on to end unbeaten on a run-a-ball 50, decorated with four fours and one six.
Andy Ramnarine (1-17), Ottis Roberts (1-28) and Ravindra Narine (1-31) were the wicket takers for Rising Stars.
Earlier, the visitors were indebted to a 68-run third-wicket stand between Robert Latchman (43) and Roberts (34) after left-arm spinner, Stephon Wilson (2-24) removed both openers.
Latchman finessed four fours and two sixes before edging to the wicketkeeper off of Alimohamed while Roberts hammered three sixes and two fours before suffering the same fate, this time off of left-arm spinner, Devon Lord (2-23). Bernard Bailey (2-26) then rocked the middle order before Zachary Jodah bowled Ramnarine and a run out ended Rising Stars’ innings.
