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Happy Birthday to The Prince Brian Lara! Here are the top 5 innings of the West Indies legend

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One of the most iconic players in world cricket Brian Charles Lara turns a year older today, 2 May. From 1990 to 2007, he played for the national team for 17 years.

Lara is the highest Test scorer for the West Indies.  He has scored 11953 runs in 131 matches.  It also includes 48 half-centuries, 34 centuries and 09 double centuries.

Although Brian Lara has been retired for many years, some of his records are still written in his name.

That’s,  He is also the only batter to score 400 runs in an innings in Test cricket. He smashed 400* runs against England in St John’s in April 2004.

Lara also has the highest individual score in first-class cricket when he cracked an unbeaten 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.

The fastest 10,000 runs in a Test match, the highest score by a Test captain in an innings, to name a few.

 

Lara, who has played 299 ODIs, has a score of 10,405.  That includes 64 half-centuries and 19 centuries.

In Brian Lara’s 17 years of cricket career, he has played some great innings.  Here are some of the revolutionary innings,

#1. Debut Test century

In 1993, 23-year-old Brian Lara scored his first Test century. Batting first, Australia scored 503 for 09 in the first innings.  The West Indies openers could not get off to a successful start.  The first two wickets fell for 31 runs.

However, Brian Lara, along with Sir Vivian Richard, played his fifth match to take the West Indies to 324.  Lara, who scored his maiden century, scored 277 runs with 38 fours.  Ian Chappell once said:

“He was eventually run out probably the only way the Aussies could have got him out in that innings.”

#2. Highest individual test score an inning

West Indies batted first and scored 751 for five in their first innings against England in 2004.

Brian Lara became the highest run scorer in an international Test innings in this match. He scored 400 runs off 582 balls with 43 fours and 04 sixes. This record has yet to be broken by any player.

#3. In 1994,  374 runs against England

In 1994, Brian Lara made history at St John’s Stadium by becoming the highest run scorer in an innings in Test form. Batting first, West Indies scored 593 for 05 in the first innings. Brian Lara scored 375 off 538 balls with 45 fours.

Earlier, West Indies’ Sir Garfield Sobers scored 365 against Pakistan in 1958, the highest Test score, and Lara broke that record in this match.

#4. In 1999, Unbeaten 153 against Australia

In the 1999 match against Australia in Bridgetown, Australia batted first and scored 490 while the West Indies scored 329 in the first innings. The bowlers were able to restrict Australia to 146 in the second innings.

Accordingly, the match was won by a target of 308. However, the West Indies were in a difficult position, losing five wickets for 105 runs. But Lara, who took charge of the victory, led the team to an excellent 156 off 256 balls with 19 fours and a six.

#5. Final Double Century.

The West Indies toured Australia in 2005 but failed. That was due to losing 3 matches played. However, the West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. It was not a successful start and Lee sent all three first wickets back to the pavilion for a low score.

However, Lara’s last Test double century came off 298 balls with 22 fours and 226 runs. He led the team to a respectable 405, with no player other than Lara scoring a half-century.

Jason Holder names 6 former West Indies greats for his all-time Test XI – Check full list here

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Former West Indies captain and all-rounder Jason Holder has named his all-time Test team. He stated this in a private program. He mentioned that his favorite format was the Test format. His squad included several former West Indies greats.

West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder named his all-time best Test XI, where he included His list includes six West Indies, three Australians, one each from Pakistan and India.

Holder said that Test cricket is his most favorite format and the list he named includes plenty of former West Indian greats. There were quite a few surprise picks in the batting order, Chris Gayle was named the opening batsman.

Middle-Order: Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Adam Gilchrist

Australian duo Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist have found their place in the team. Where Ricky Ponting has scored 13378 runs from 168 Test matches, Adam Gilchrist has played 96 matches and has scored 5570 runs, but he is quite famous for wicketkeeping.

The other 2 batsmen are the Caribbean duo of Brian Lara and Viv Richards, two of the greatest ever to play for West Indies. Brian Lara has amassed a massive 11953 runs from 131 matches, and Viv Richards has played 121 matches and has scored 8540 runs.

“I am sorry for being a bit biased but Christopher Henry Gayle at one with Virender Sehwag as his partner. It would be a great spectacle. Three, I would have Ricky Ponting. Four, I would have Brian Lara. Five, I would have Vivian Richards,” Holder said.

The only proper all-rounder that Jason Holder has included is Sir Garfield Sobers, West Indies’ one of the greatest all-rounders ever. He has played 93 Test matches and has scored 8032 runs and has picked up 235 wickets.

Shane Warne, though is mainly recognized as a leg-spin bowler, can also bat. He has played 145 Test matches and has picked up 708 wickets and scored 3154 runs.

The quick bowling trio that he included are Curtly Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, and Pakistan’s Wasim Akram.

Holder mentioned that Curtly Ambrose is his all-time favorite. The West Indies cricketer has played 98 Test matches and has picked up 405 wickets.

Malcolm Marshall, on the other hand, has played 81 Test matches and has 376 wickets to his name. Wasim Akram rounds off the list. The Pakistani great has picked up 414 wickets from 104 Test matches.

“Six, Sir Garfield Sobers. Seven, Adam Gilchrist. Eight, Shane Warne. Nine, Curtly Ambrose – my favorite of all time. Malcolm Marshall at 10 and Wasim Akram at 11,” Holder added.

He mentioned the names of Glenn Mcgrath, Kumara Sangakkara, Dale Steyn, Jacque Kalis, and Muttiah Muralitharan but was not included in his all-time XI test squad.

Jason Holder’s all-time Test XI

01. Chris Gayle, 02. virender shewag,  03. Ricky Ponting , 04. Brain Lara, 05. Viv Richards 06. Garfield Sobers, 07. Adam Gilchrist, 08. Shane Warne 09. Curtly Ambrose, 10. Malcolm Marshall, 11. Wasim Akram

“My childhood dream was to play for West Indies ” Dwayne Bravo Recalls How His Father ‘Drove’ Him To Pursue Cricket

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Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has revealed his cricketing heroes and his childhood dream that during childhood days he only wanted to play for West Indies someday, Bravo named five Caribbean legends that he got inspired Desmond Haynes, Brian Lara, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, and Ian Bishop.

Bravo, who retired from international cricket after last year’s ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, has played 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 91 Twenty20 Internationals for the West Indies. He has scored 6423 runs and taken 363 wickets in 295 international matches.

Bravo is currently playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. CSK star Dwayne Bravo has taken 16 wickets in 10 matches this IPL season. Recalling his childhood, he said that his father was the main force in his career. He commented on this in an interview with CSK TV.

“My dad is one of the main driving forces behind my career. He has this pick up van and he will drive through the village from house to house and if there is a boy child in that house between the age of eight to fifteen, he would say come in the truck. Let’s go to cricket,” Bravo told CSK TV.

“He took pride in that. He didn’t have to know you. He will just drive around the village and just pick up kids and take them to coaching. It was something to get us active, to get us away from the negative side of life. So I used to always tag along. I was younger, around six years old and everyone else was older than me. That is how it was in the Caribbean.” Bravo added

Speaking about the cricket culture in the Caribbean, He also said that cricket is the only sport in the Caribbean that unites the West Indies.

“Cricket is the main sport in the Caribbean, and it is the only sport that actually brings the Caribbean people as one. It is the only unifying sport in the Caribbean. And, cricket is the sport that puts the West Indian people together. We are all independent countries – Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, we are all independent islands.”

He further added that despite being divided into independent states, all in cricket are coming together to represent the entire Caribbean people. “Playing for the West Indies is a dream come true for every growing child,” he said.

“But, when it comes to cricket, we all come together to represent the entire Caribbean people and it is everybody’s dream to play for West Indies because as a kid growing up, that is all you hear… West Indies, West Indies, West Indies . And, I never got the opportunity to see Sir Viv play, and the greats before him, Sir Gary, and these guys play. “

He also mentioned that his father was a big cricket fan and that he often talks about former West Indies greats. Desmond Haynes, Lara, Walsh, Ambrose and Ian Bishop were all heroes of his childhood.

“But my dad is a huge cricket fan and he always talks about the three Ws, Gary Sobers, Gordon Greenidge, and these guys, and when I started to follow the game and understand the game, there was Desmond Haynes, Lara, Walsh, Ambrose and Ian Bishop. Those are my childhood heroes, and I just wanted to be a West Indian player someday, and thankfully it happened. I have lived my childhood dream and I am happy,” he added.

Watch: Ricky Ponting’s reminder to Kemar Roach – ‘Still owes me about 1.5 million dollars’

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Australian batting legend and veteran West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach engaged in some fun banter during Day 2 of the second Test at the Gabba on Friday, January 26. The duo discussed their on-field battle during the 2009 Perth Test in which Ponting was forced to retire hurt after copping a blow from Roach during a fiery spell.

35-year-old Roach is the leader of the West Indies’ pace bowling attack. Heading into the Gabba Test, he had claimed 267 scalps in 80 matches at an average of 27.77. The Perth Test of 2009 was among the first few he had played in his career, having made his debut in the same year.

Ponting has scored 13378 runs in 168 Tests at an average of 51.85 including 62 fifties and 41 centuries in his international career. Also, he has scored 13704 runs in 375 ODIs with 30 centuries and 82 fifties.

Ponting played 24 Tests against the West Indies from 1996 to 2012, scoring 1977 runs at 53.43 with seven fifties and several centuries.

Ponting faced a tough battle against Roach, West Indies’ current leading wicket-taker with 252 in red-ball cricket. The two have played 6 Tests against each other in bilateral series in 2009 and 2012.

Ponting scored a 158-ball 100 off Roach’s bowling and the fast bowler surpassed the former Australian captain five times in his career.

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During a fun interaction on 7Cricket, Ponting and Roach went down memory and recalled their tussle during the 2009 WACA Test, albeit in a rather humorous manner.

“I’ve actually said forever, Keemo, he still owes me about 1.5 million dollars because on the back of that he got picked up in the IPL auction soon after,” Ponting said in his cheeky tone.“ Just lucky.

You could have ducked a little better. I probably still owe him some money,” Roach replied in an equally witty manner.

West Indies started the first Test of the two-match Test series in Australia on Wednesday (November 30) at the Perth Stadium. Australia finished the first innings scoring 598 runs for 8 wickets and it was very difficult for the West Indies bowlers.

On a serious note, Ponting admitted that the West Indian fast bowler made a big impression on the 2009 Australia tour and has gone on to become a really good pacer.

“I actually said to the boys, that was one spell there, but it was Adelaide, I thought he bowled faster in his spell down there. That was the emergence of Kemar Roach on the international scene. Since then, your career has changed dramatically, hasn’t it? [to Roach]”
Sharing his observations on the West Indies’ fast bowler’s growth as a bowler, Ponting elaborated:

“As the years have rolled on, the pace has dropped off a little bit now, where you are opening the attack and you are bowling line and length and trying to seam the ball. Early on in your career, it was just running in and bowling fast.”
Responding to the compliment, Roach commented:

“Yeah, it was exuberance and coming [up] against a very strong Aussie line-up. It’s just about expressing yourself and being young and having fun.”

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Kemar Roach’s international career stats

Playing in his 81st Test, Roach has claimed 270 wickets at an average of 27.64, with 11 five-fers and one 10-wicket match haul.

The 35-year-old also has 125 scalps to his name in 95 ODIs and 10 in 11 T20Is.

Aussie great Ricky Ponting Picks His All-time XI including Two West Indian players – Check full list HERE

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Apart from being one of the most impeccable batters of his era, Ponting also rose to become one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket. He retired as the second-most highest run scorer in history, only behind Sachin Tendulkar, with 27,483 runs and 71 hundred.

Continuing the trend of choosing the all-time XI, Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting picks his all-time Playing XI made up of individuals he played alongside or against in his stellar 18-year first-class career.

His team features five cricketers from Australia, Two from West Indies and One each from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa. Ponting chose Kumar Sangakkara to lead his team.

At the top, Ponting chose his compatriots Mathew Hayden and Justin Langer to open the innings.

“Two guys that I really enjoyed batting behind, and two different batting style,” Ponting said on a video posted by the Lord’s website.

“Matty Hayden, always big and tall at the crease, always on the front foot, always putting pressure back on the bowlers,” he believes.

“And his little mate Justin Langer at the other end, who is one of my greatest mates from my playing times,” he remarked.

Furthermore, at number three Ponting picked South African great Jacques Kallis.

Interestingly, with 45 Test centuries, 13,289 Test runs and 292 wickets, Kallis is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time.

Following Kallis at number four, is batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, the lone Indian in the team.

On his decision to select Tendulkar, Ponting said: “There’s not too many greatest XIs you could pick without Sachin in it. His longevity in the game was remarkable. He had a great record against Australia, and as a captain of an opposition team playing against him. He gave us lots of nightmares and certainly won lots of games, one-day internationals or Test matches.”

West Indies Brian Lara comes in at no.5 and the record holder of the highest score in an innings in Tests can only enhance the batting power of this all-time XI.

Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka will be the captain of the all-time XI and will complete one of the most impressive-looking batting orders ever.

“Another guy that gave me nightmares as a captain was Brian Lara, the West Indies legend,” Ponting said. “A very determined player, loved winning and gave his team every opportunity to win when he was out in the middle. Also a great leader of men, and that’s why he’s my captain,” Ponting said about choosing Sangakkara as the captain of his team.

Adam Gilchrist will don the keeping gloves for Ponting’s team and Australia’s highest wicket taker in Tests, Shane Warne is the lone spinner in the team.

About Adam Gilchrist, Ponting remarked, “Every team, once Gilly had made his mark on international cricket, was looking for someone as their wicketkeeper that could bat in the way that Gilchrist was able to bat.”

“The art and skill he had as a leg-spinner was quite remarkable,” Ponting said about Shane Warne.

Pakistan’s Wasim Akram will be joined by West Indies’ Curtly Ambrose and Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath to form the fast bowling contingent for Ricky Ponting’s all-time XI.

About the Pakistani fast bowling legend Wasim Akram, Ponting said, “Probably the most skilled fast bowler I played against, and it wasn’t just with the new ball either.”

Curtly Ambrose was called the most difficult bowler he ever faced by Ponting, who added,

“He landed the ball on a line and length all the time (and) for me was always someone that was trying to put pressure back on the batsman.”

Finally, on Glenn McGrath, Ponting says,” Undoubtedly one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era.”

In addition, here is the all-time XI, picked by Ricky Ponting:

Openers: Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden (Australia), 3. Jaques Kallis (South Africa) 4. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 5. Brian Lara (West Indies) 6. Kumar Sangakkara (captain, Sri Lanka) 7. Adam Gilchrist (wk, Australia) 8. Shane Warne (Australia) 9. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 10. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 11. Glenn McGrath (Australia)

IPL 2023: Shimron Hetmyer bats with a lot of clarity, says Pragyan Ojha

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Former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha has lauded Shimron Hetmyer’s clarity while batting after the latter took Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

On Sunday, April 16, the Royals beat the Titans by three wickets to go top of the table with four wins from five matches. Guyanese Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes to win the Man of the Match award.

Ojha, an expert with JioCinema for the IPL, talk about Gujarat’s bowling attack for collapsing under pressure, saying,

“When you bowl second, the dew factor will play a role. The ball will not find the grip as it did in the first innings, so to perfect the length. It was difficult. Even Rashid Khan missed. Either goes a little higher or it’s time for Batte.”

“I think they need to think about this. We have seen the way Mohammad Shami has bowled earlier when the ball doesn’t do anything extra, even if the length is short. Even Hardik said their length could have been better and the RR batsmen grabbed the opportunity with both hands.”

However, Ojha, was all praise for the fight Hetmyer brought to the match. He said,

“The way he used dimensions, knowing that the dew factor was very important. The clarity with which he came to bat is to be commended and he does this for his team. He comes late in the game and scoring runs consistently is not easy but he did it.”

Also, former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, another expert at JioCinema for IPL, appreciated Samson’s efforts and expressed his desire to see him play more often for India.

“It was really special with Sanju Samson. The way he played tonight, confirmed that he should play a lot more cricket for India. He got the power from somewhere to score 60 off 32 balls under pressure. He is a big man with upper body strength. His innings tonight justified why they crossed the line.”

“Hetmyer should come higher in the batting order” – says former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar

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Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals team is on a roll and is currently at the top of the team standings with Five wins in Six matches.

Sunil Gavaskar

West Indian batsman Shimron Hetmyer played one of his best performances in the IPL as he helped Rajasthan Royals to an incredible run chase against Punjab Kings. It was a repeat of IPL 2023 where the Men-in-Pink won.

Hailing Hetmyer for his match-winning knock in Ahmedabad last year, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said the West Indies batsman should move up the batting order.

Speaking to Star Sports Cricket Live, Gavaskar said.

“Shimron Hetmyer has been labeled as a finisher by Rajasthan Royals but I strongly believe that he should be allowed to bat higher up the batting order. If he has to face more balls then he is finished. Can. Score more runs and play more match-winning shots for his team.”

CPL 2023: Caribbean Premier League to kick off August 16, within 3 days after the end of India series

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The 11th edition of the Caribbean Premier League will kick off on Thursday, August 17, at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia. The final match of the franchise T20 league is scheduled to be played on September 24. The tournament will start just three days after the India tour of the West Indies.

Like last year, this year also the Indian team is scheduled to play several Twenty20 International matches against the West Indies at the Central Broward Park & ​​Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida.

The two games are scheduled as additional matches to the originally planned eight-match series of the ICC-sanctioned Future Tours Program (FTP). Two Tests, three ODIs, and five Twenty20 Internationals will be played in July-August. A CWI member contacted Cricbuzz on Wednesday (April 5) and confirmed the Florida schedule.

“That is the plan. Unless there is an unavoidable situation, the two extra games will be played in Florida, like last year.”

The 2023 edition of the CPL will be played across five venues. Barbados is hosting the T20 tournament for the first time since 2019. The first six league-stage matches will be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia, with the next six at Warner Park in St. Kitts.

The following six league stage matches will be played in Barbados and Trinidad, respectively, with Guyana hosting the last six matches. Guyana will also host the playoff matches, including Eliminator, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, and final. Guyana hosted the final match of the last edition as well.

CPL CEO Pete Russell said in a statement that he hopes to hold a world-class tournament this year as well. “We are very pleased that the tournament will be staged in five countries in 2023. As ever, the CPL is a chance for fans across the region and around the world to enjoy world-class cricket. And for the players from the Caribbean, it is an opportunity to showcase their skills and further their careers.”

CPL 2023 Schedule; Aug 16-20: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia / Aug 23-27: Warner Park, St Kitts, and Nevis / Aug 30-Sep 3: Kensington Oval, Barbados / Sep 5-10: TBC, Trinidad & Tobago / Sep 13 – Sep 24: Providence Stadium, Guyana

The new Major League Cricket will begin on July 13 in the United States and run until July 30. The CPL schedule overlaps with the Hundred, which runs from August 1 to August 27. Sunil Narine is the only West Indian player to feature in both competitions. Also, he is expected to play five games for the Oval Invincibles before leaving for the CPL.

“He brings so much experience” – Yorkshire sign Shai Hope for first three rounds of County Championship

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Yorkshire has signed West Indies batter Shai Hope for the first three games of the County Championship. The 29-year-old will make his debut in Thursday’s opening game of the Division Two season against Leicestershire. Hope became the first player to hit two centuries in the same first-class match at Headingley when he did so for West Indies against England in 2017.

The 29-year-old West Indies ODI Captain, who also provides an option as a wicketkeeper, will cover for Yorkshire club captain Shan Masood whose arrival has been delayed after being called up for Pakistan’s limited-over series against New Zealand. With five T20Is and five ODIs, Masood may only be available from the middle of May.

They had also signed New Zealand’s Neil Wagner for their first ten County Championship fixtures but the left-arm quick was ruled out of his stint after tearing his hamstring during the Test series with Sri Lanka. An attempt to sign Pakistani batter Saud Shakeel has also been delayed because of visa issues.

As such, the acquisition of Hope is a welcome boost on the eve of Yorkshire’s season opener against Leicestershire at home. He has fond memories of playing at Headingley, after becoming the first player to score two hundred in a first-class match at the ground when West Indies beat England there in August 2017. After scoring 147 in the first innings, he finished 118 not out in the second, leading his side to a successful chase of 322 for a famous five-wicket win.

He arrives straight from the Caribbean, having only just returned home from West Indies’ ODI series against South Africa which finished 1-1. Hope’s 128 not out in the second ODI earned him the Player-of-the-series award.

Yorkshire’s managing director, Darren Gough, believes Hope will add “so much experience” to the batting line-up but did concede it would be a fast turnaround for the batter, who was playing ODI cricket for West Indies in South Africa at the back-end of March.

Hope will feature in Yorkshire’s season opener against Leicestershire, starting April 6.

“He is a great signing. He brings so much experience – one thing we are lacking is just a little bit of experience so he just gives us that and comes into the squad for this first game.”

“We felt we needed just the one experienced face in and we went for Shai. He has been playing well for the West Indies in one-day matches, he has got a record of playing Test cricket – he had his two hundred at Headingley before for the West Indies.”

“Hope has literally just got home a few days ago so it is a straight turnaround. He will have to adjust to playing red ball, from the white ball but he is a fantastic player and it’s good to have someone of his quality to come in at short notice for three games.”

GHE v JS Day 4 Highlights: A strong start from the scorpion, to the mammoth Target set by the Harpy Eagles

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The fourth leg of the West Indies Championship between the Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Jamaica Scorpions at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, ended the fourth day yesterday with a determined display of batting from Jamaica in the final two sessions.

At the end of yesterday’s match, Jamaica were 176-1 in 43 overs to chase the mammoth target of 459 runs set by harpy eagles and they are still 282 runs behind. Eagles declared their second innings at 294 – 7 after the lunch break on Day 3 to add to their 163-run advantage from the first innings.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul launches Abhijai Mansingh to the long-on boundary during his innings of 89.

They started the fourth day with a 301-run lead, with Tagenarine Chandrapaul (60) and Tevin Imlach (50) coming into the middle as the team trailed on 128-4. These two teams managed to build a partnership of 175 runs for the fifth wicket. Chanderpaul was out for 89 runs.

Kevin Sinclair came on just before the end of the first session and promptly sent the shot to Imlach to score his maiden century in the over before the break.

In the second session, the Harpy Eagles scored some quick runs, led by Imlach, assisted by Sinclair (18) and Motie (18*). At that time, Eagles captain Imlach announced that he would be declared while he was unbeaten on 136 off 217 balls.

Marquino Mindley finished with spectacular figures of 6-54 while Jamaican skipper Jermaine Blackwood took 1-41.

Scorpions started their chase in the second session as well when he dismissed Leroy Lugg (10) who contributed the first ten runs of the innings. Skipper Blackwood then came into the middle to partner Tevin Gilzean.

Gilzean and Blackwood both scored half-centuries to give their side a fighting chance of victory going into the final day. Gilzean scored 81 off 134 balls including 14 fours while Blackwood scored 66 off 124 balls with 11 fours.

Ronsford Beaton took the scorpion’s first wicket.

SUMMARY: Guyana Harpy Eagles 278 all out in 88.1 overs (Leon Johnson 150*, Tevin Imlach 46, Kevlon Anderson 36; Marquino Mindley 3-34; Derval Green 2-43, Ojay Shield 2-66) & 294-7 Dec. from 92.4 overs ( Tevin Imlach 136*, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 89, Mindley 6-54; Jermaine Blackwood 1-41) lead Jamaica Scorpions 115 from 35.5 overs (Green 42, Nicholson Gordon 22*; Nial Smith 5-39, Veerasammy Permaul 3-22, Ronsford Beaton 2-22) & 176-1 from 43 overs (Tevin Gilzene 81*, Blackwood 66*; Beaton 1-67) by 282 runs