By Avenash Ramzan
Montra Jaguars, Mahdia (Movements Family), Titans All-Stars and Diamond Gunners are through to the semi-finals of the second Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast following pulsating quarter-final action at the Enmore Community Centre ground on Sunday (August 11).
Watched by a colourful, vibrant and packed crowd at the East Coast Demerara venue, the Super Eight games produced three one-sided affairs and one closely fought encounter in perfect conditions for cricket.
In game one, Montra Jaguars continued their fairytale run in the tournament by topping Team Corruption by seven wickets, followed by Mahdia crushing Tarmac Titans by nine wickets.
In a clash of two heavyweights, Titans All-Stars thumped The Guards by 63 runs, while Diamond Gunners edged Brooklyn Youth Strikers by two runs in a thrilling finish.
There were several outstanding individual performances, none more telling than Dorian Grenion of Diamond Gunners defending nine runs off the last over against Brooklyn Youth Strikers to give his side a nail-biting two-run win in fading light.
Dejourn Charles of Team Corruption struck 58 not out, the day’s highest individual score, Anthony Bramble blasted six sixes in 50 off 20 balls for Montra Jaguars, while Ricardo Adams (43*), Shemroy Barrington (41) and Kevon Boodie (40) were also among the runs.
Raydon Austin of Mahdia picked up a hat-trick on his way to figures of 3-18, with Grenion the only other bowler to take a three-wicket haul on the day.
Dorian Grenion produced arguably the performance of the day, defending nine runs in the last over for Diamond Gunners against Brooklyn Youth Strikers
Below are the summarised scores from the games:
Quarter-final One: Team Corruption 110-6 from 10 overs (Dejourn Charles 58*, Keon Morris 25, Ntini Permaul 12; Ronsford Beaton 2-21, Parmesh Parsotam 2-21) vs Montra Jaguars 114-3 from 8.1 overs (Anthony Bramble 50, Kevlon Anderson 20, Jonathan Foo 15*, Ramnaresh Sarwan 14; Keon Morris 2-26, Cordell Mars 1-12). Player-of-the-Match: Anthony Bramble
Quarter-final Two: Tarmac Titans 68 all out from 9.2 overs (Jayadev Mana 21, Kenroy Cox 15, Marcus Watkins 10; Raydon Austin 3-18, Deonarine Seegobin 2-18) vs Mahdia 69-1 from 4.2 overs (Ricardo Adams 43*, Andre Gibson 14*; Carlton Jacques 1-26). Player-of-the-Match: Ricardo Adams
Mahdia (Movements Family) were clinical in their win over Tarmac Titans
Quarter-final Three: Titans All-Stars 161-5 from 10 overs (Shemroy Barrington 41, Kemol Savory 32, Keemo Paul 27, Christopher Barnwell 17*, Sachin Singh 17, Quentin Sampson 13; Keston Harcourt 2-23) vs The Guards 98-7 from 10 overs (Kevon Boodie 40, David Williams 18, Chatram Nauth 12*; Nial Smith 2-22). Player-of-the-Match: Kemol Savory
Quarter-final Four: Diamond Gunners 102-6 from 10 overs (Clint Jones 34*, Jason Sinclair 22*, Damian Vantull 19, Anthon Lim 15; Orrin Gibson 2-11, Sanjay Algoo 2-22) vs Brooklyn Youth Strikers 100-8 from 10 overs (Riyad Zaman 28, Ameer Mohamed 27, Jermaine Dewsbury 23; Dorian Grenion 3-19, Laurel Parks 2-21). Player-of-the-Match: Dorian Grenion
The formidable Titans All-Stars remain in the hunt for championship honours
Huge payout
Each of the four quarter-final winners pocketed G$100,000, while each losing side got G$30,000, for a total payout of G$520,000, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The semi-finals will take place on August 24 at the National Stadium, Providence, with Montra Jaguars against Mahdia (Movements Family) from 15:00h and Diamond Gunners against Titans All-Stars from 17:00h.
The Cricket For Charity match, led by President Dr. Irfaan Ali, will be from 19:00h, followed by the grand final at 20:30h.
The losing semi-finalists will take home G$250,000, compliments of Premier Insurance, while the runner-up will receive G$500,000 from SuperBet Guyana, and the winner G$1.5M from Star Rentals.
Diamond Gunners pulled off a thrilling win over Brooklyn Youth Strikers to stay alive in the competition
On the individual side, there will be prizes for Most Runs, Most Wickets and Player of the Final. Each winner will receive a Smart TV and a G$75,000 cash prize, compliments of Regal Stationery and Computer Centre.
Assuria Insurance will present a motorbike, and $85,000 will go to the Most Valuable Player.
Additionally, $100,000 will be split equally between the Kawasaki Super Striker of the tournament (player with the highest strike rate- minimum of 12 balls) and the Most Economical bowler (lowest economy rate- minimum of 24 balls).
Over G$3.4M in cash prizes is at stake.
The Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast is made possible through the courtesy of: Kares Engineering, Banks DIH, Star Rentals, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Montra Restaurant, SuperBet, Premier Insurance, Building Expo 2024, Giftland OfficeMax, Avinash Contracting, Impressions, Hoosein’s Security, Regal Stationery, Sankar’s Auto Works, ENet, Trophy Stall, 94.1 Boom FM, ETS, General Marine, KFC, Metro Office and Stationery Supplies, Cricket Zome USA, Dash Water, Continental Transportation, Demerara Mutual, Trinchloro Bleach, Assuria, Camille’s Academy, Samaroo Investments, Digital Technology, R. Kissoon Contracting, First Change Builders, Jacobs Jewelry, Ministry of Human Services and RS53 Resto Bar and Lounge.
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