Led by a brilliant all-around performance by veteran Veerasammy Permaul, the Guyana Harpy Eagles demolished the Windward Islands Volcanoes inside three days to claim their second successive victory in the West Indies Championship here on Tuesday.
Resuming the day on 361 for eight in their first innings in response to the Volcanoes’ 151, the Harpy Eagles’ last three batsmen added a remarkable 160 more runs to the total before finally being dismissed for 491, giving them a mammoth lead of 340 runs.
Batting at number nine, Permaul scored an unbeaten 82, Shamar Joseph made 46 and last man Nial Smith chipped in with 37 to extend their team’s already sizeable advantage.
Permaul shared a 74-run partnership with Joseph and then added another 86 runs with Smith for the last wicket. In all he faced 150 balls and struck nine fours and two sixes.
Led by a brilliant all-around performance by veteran Veerasammy Permaul, the Guyana Harpy Eagles demolished the Windward Islands Volcanoes inside three days to claim their second successive victory in the West Indies Championship here on Tuesday.
Resuming the day on 361 for eight in their first innings in response to the Volcanoes’ 151, the Harpy Eagles’ last three batsmen added a remarkable 160 more runs to the total before finally being dismissed for 491, giving them a mammoth lead of 340 runs.
Batting at number nine, Permaul scored an unbeaten 82, Shamar Joseph made 46 and last man Nial Smith chipped in with 37 to extend their team’s already sizeable advantage.
Permaul shared a 74-run partnership with Joseph and then added another 86 runs with Smith for the last wicket. In all he faced 150 balls and struck nine fours and two sixes.