FOUR-DAY: Imlach (113) and Motie (6-38) lead Harpy Eagles to 10-wicket victory

A captain’s knock of immense composure from Tevin Imlach and a spin bowling masterclass by Gudakesh Motie and Veerasammy Permaul propelled Guyana Harpy Eagles to a crushing 10-wicket victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes in their fifth-round West Indies Championship encounter at the Providence.

Resuming on 159-3, the Harpy Eagles, trailing the Volcanoes’ 213, built a formidable lead thanks to Imlach’s anchoring innings.

The right-hander’s 113, compiled from 201 deliveries and featuring eight boundaries, was his second century of the season and fifth of his first-class career.

Kemol Savory, Imlach’s overnight partner, was dismissed for 49, just shy of his fifty.

Kevin Sinclair contributed a quick 20 off 26 balls, while Ronaldo Alimohamed (20 off 25) and Gudakesh Motie (32 off 35) provided valuable lower-order runs.

Imlach was the last man dismissed, caught off Gilon Tyson, with the Harpy Eagles posting 324.

Resuming on 159-3, the Harpy Eagles, led by Imlach’s composed 113, posted 324, establishing a 111-run first-innings lead.

The Volcanoes’ second innings collapsed under the pressure of Motie and Permaul’s spin, managing only 135.

Motie’s 6-38 and Permaul’s 3-46 ripped through the Volcanoes’ batting lineup.

The Volcanoes’ second innings started promisingly with a 43-run opening stand, but Motie and Alimohamed triggered a collapse.

Kavem Hodge’s 40 was the lone resistance.

Raymond Perez (10 not out) and Matthew Nandu (18 not out) completed the formalities, reaching the target in just 4.3 overs.

According to SportsMax, the result pushed Harpy Eagles back to the top of the standings with 102.6 points, just ahead of Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, which had 101 points.

FULL SCORECARD: https://matchcentre.windiescricket.com/match/238aad9d-d793-4157-9700-5a1327651270/3

Below are the summarised scores from the other fifth round matches:

At Coolidge Cricket Ground: West Indies Academy 211 all out from 46.5 overs (Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 57, Mbeki Joseph 54; Brad Barnes 3-25, Ojay Shields 3-40) & 256-6 from 59 overs (Ackeem Auguste 77, Teddy Bishop 57, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 46*, Joshua Bishop 25*; Ojay Shields 2-31, Brad Barnes 2-70) trail Jamaica Scorpions 375 all out from 92.2 overs (John Campbell 101, Javelle Glenn 68, Odean Smith 51, Brad Barnes 50; Jediah Blades 4-64) and 191 from 53.4 overs (Brandon King 77*, Javelle Glenn 39; Joshua Bishop 5-35, Johann Layne 4-50) by 100 runs

At Kensington Oval: Barbados Pride 86 all out from 26.2 overs (Kemar Roach 21, Shai Hope 16; Anderson Phillip 4-36, Joshua James 3-8, Jayden Seales 2-32) and 121 all out from 45.4 overs (Roston Chase 41, Shai Hope 20; Joshua James 3-16, Khary Pierre 2-11, Anderson Phillip 2-38, Jayden Seales 2-50) lost to Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 263 all out from 83.4 overs (Kamil Pooran 60, Amir Jangoo 56; Jason Holder 5-52) by an innings and 56 runs

At Sir Vivian Richards Stadium: Leeward Islands Hurricanes 425 all out from 98.5 overs (Jewel Andrew 122, Justin Greaves 104, Karima Gore 65; Chemar Holder 5-107) and 249-7 declared from 53 overs (Jewel Andrew 65, Jahmar Hamilton 42*, Kadeem Henry 41, Mikyle Louis 39) beat Combined Campuses and Colleges 170 from 44 overs (Romario Greaves 39; Alzarri Joseph 6-35) & 131 from 43.1 overs (Kyle Corbin 58*, Chemar Holder 25; Oshane Thomas 5-36, Alzarri Joseph 3-19) by 373 runs