Ramdin leads Woodland to Prem 2 T20 title

Ramdin leads Woodland to Prem 2 T20 title

A crisp, unbeaten 100 from Denesh Ramdin ensured the Premiership 2 T20 trophy will head to the Southland.

Ramdin’s ton set up Woodland Sports Club’s seven-run victory over Police Sports, securing their first T20 trophy on the final day of the CPL/TKR T20 Festival at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.
Facing 65 balls, Ramdin struck 12 fours and three sixes, guiding Woodland to a competitive 168 for seven in the Division Two final after being sent in to bat.
Another veteran, Ryan Hurley, grabbed two wickets, while Shannon Gabriel restricted runs at the death, ensuring Police were held to 161 for five. At the half-way stage of the chase, Police appeared poised to retain their title.

Summarised scores:

Premiership 2 Final

Woodland Sports 168-6 (20 overs) (Denesh Ramdin 100 n.o., Brandon Ramdial 25; Darius Besai 2/35)

vs Police Sports 161-5 (20 overs) (Brendan Boodoo 68 n.o.; Ryan Hurley 2/16)

---Woodland won by seven runs

QPCC power to T20 title


Queen’s Park Cricket Club cruised to their seventh Premiership 1 T20 title last night with a commanding 92-run victory over Clarke Road United in the final of the CPL/TKR T20 Festival at the Queen’s Park Oval.
Sent in to bat first, the Parkites posted an imposing 185 for five off their 20 overs, anchored by an unbeaten 81 from Amir Jangoo.Left-arm orthodox spinner Khary Pierre then ripped through Clarke Road’s lineup with a hat-trick, bundling them out for 93 in 16.2 overs. Jyd Goolie (three for 14) also claimed three wickets, while Akeal Hosein and Terrance Hinds took two wickets each.

The scoring rate did not improve even after the fielding restrictions were lifted. Hinds dismissed Nicholas Sookdeosingh (24) and Rambaran (eight) in the tenth over, reducing Clarke Road to 54 for four.
Then came Pierre’s hat-trick, which effectively ended Clarke Road’s resistance.Pierre, the leading wicket-taker for the T&T Red Force in the West Indies Championship, continued his fine form. He had Yannick Ottley stumped for one by Jangoo; Anderson Mahase caught by Goolie for a first-ball duck and Antonio Gomez edging behind to Jangoo without scoring as Clarke Road crashed to 65 for eight in the 13th over, with no way back from there.

Summarised scores:

QPCC 185-5 (20 overs) (Amir Jangoo 81 n.o., Kyle Ramdoo 33; Mark Deyal 2/3

vs Clarke Road United 93 (16.2 overs) (Mark Deyal 23 n.o., Nicholas Sookdeosingh 24; Khary Pierre 3/24, Jyd Goolie 3/14, Akeal Hosein 2/11, Terrance Hinds 2/1

-- QPCC won by 92 runs.