As the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) made a positive march towards solidifying a spot in the top four of the CG United Regional Super50 tournament, it quite literally ‘rained on their parade’ on Thursday, as the local team was forced to endure yet another washed-out fixture.
Taking on the Jamaica Scorpions at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Harpy Eagles won the toss and elected to bowl first. Ashmead Need was able to make early inroads, and with the support of Veerasamy Permaul and company, was able to stifle the Scorpions’ batters, though they offered some resistance.
Nedd first removed Carlos Bowen for 2 runs, while Chanderpaul rattled Kirk Mckenzie’s stumps for a duck. However, a 73-run partnership between John Campbell and Jermain Blackwood brought the Scorpions back to life.
Campbell hit a half-century, 53 in 65 deliveries, before becoming Permaul’s victim.
From there, the Guyanese bowlers picked at the Jamaica wickets at regular intervals whilst Blackwood continued to hold one end.
Things took a turn for the worse in the 42nd over, when the heavens opened in Port-of -Spain and persistent showers forced the players off the field. At that point, the Scorpions were 162-6 in 41.3 overs and the Harpy Eagles were in full control.
The players could not take to the field for the remainder of the afternoon, as the drenched outfield posed another threat to the restart of the game after hours of rain. As such, the Harpy Eagles would have to wait until Saturday to hunt their second victory of the 2024 tournament, when they take on the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Queen’s Park Oval from 09:00hrs.
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