Skipper Mavendra Dindyal turned in a sparkling all-round performance and all-rounder Jonathan Van Lange also starred with bat and ball as Guyana trounced Leeward Islands by 122 runs to remain unbeaten after two rounds of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars 50-over tournament in St. Vincent.
After taking 5-24 from nine overs in the 13-run win over Jamaica in the opening round, right-arm off-spinner Dindyal picked up 7-24 off four eventful overs as Leeward Islands were dismissed for 127 from 29 overs.
Guyana made 249-8, batting first after Dindyal called correctly at the toss at Park Hill Playing Field, Colonarie.
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Dindyal’s magnificent spell started with a hat-trick in his first over, an over that included four wickets as Leeward Islands slipped from 85-3 to 85-7 at the end of the 23rd over.
The first wicket of the hat-trick was the prized scalp of captain and First-Class batter Jewel Andrew for 19, followed by the wickets of West Indies Under-19 player Nathan Edward and Isra-el Morton off consecutive deliveries and Matthew Miller for a second-ball duck.
Dindyal then cleaned up the innings, claiming the last three wickets to finish with a second successive five-wicket haul in the tournament.
Seamer Jonathan Van Lange with 2-19 and Thaddeus Lovell (1-23) had made early inroads as Leeward Islands slipped to 46-3 by the 14th over, before Dindyal took centre stage with a memorable spell.
Van Lange led Guyana’s batting effort with a fine 77 off 76 balls, the big-hitting right-hander blasting seven fours and three sixes.
Opener Rampertab Ramnauth again got into the 40s, scoring 41 off 61 (3x4s, 1×6), while Dindyal made 39 off 48 (6x4s, 1×6), Riyad Latiff 23 off 48 and Anthon Lim 19* off 13 (1×4, 1×6).
Matthew Miller took 3-46 and Curdel Crooke 2-25 for Leeward Islands.
Guyana’s next match is against Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, July 26.
In the other games on Wednesday, Barbados (162-7) defeated Trinidad and Tobago (161) by three wickets at Arnos Vale Playing Field and Jamaica (98-7) defeated Windward Islands (96) by three wickets at Cumberland Playing Field.
