After a weekend of majestic run-scoring and massive six-hitting, Village Rams, Tropix Falcons, District Renegades and Eclipse Carnage have advanced to the playoff of the inaugural One Guyana Local Franchise Cup.
The six-team, 10-over tapeball competition commenced with preliminary round matches on the tarmac of the National Track and Field Centre, West Coast Demerara.
The tournament is being coordinated by Deopersaud Lalta, Devon Paul and Sheik Hassan. Notably, the competition dictates one female player in every XI.
Village Rams, Tropix Falcons and District Renegades all emerged with four wins from their five matches each, while Eclipse Carnage, with two victories, finished in the top four.
Power Hitterz, with just a solitary win, and the winless West Side Warriors failed to make playoff, which are slated for Sunday, November 17 at the same venue.
In Qualifier One at 10:00h, Village Rams will clash with Tropix Falcons with the winner advancing to the final, followed by District Renegades versus Eclipse Carnage from 11:30h in the Eliminator.
At 14:30h, Qualifier Two will bring together the loser of Qualifier One against the winner of the Eliminator to determine the other finalist.
Before the grand final at 19:00h, there will be an exhibition game between Deo XI and Devon XI, starting at 17:00h.
Runs galore
The preliminary matches saw some top individual performances, no less than Shakiel Wong, who slammed back-to-back hundreds for Power Hitterz.
The opener smashed 112* off 37 balls (9x4s, 11x6s) against Tropix Falcons and followed up with an unbeaten 108 off 27 (2x4s, 16x6s) against West Side Warriors.
Local tapeball maestro Jonte Thomas blasted a belligerent 143 not out off just 33 balls (2x4s, 21x6s) for Tropix Falcons against West Side Warriors, along with 55 against District Renegades and 50 against Power Hitterz.
Thomas’ teammate Ershaad Ali also joined the century club, blasting 118* off 32 (3x4s, 16x6s) against Village Rams, and added 72* against Power Hitterz and 66 against West Side Warriors.
Kevon Boodie made 104* off 31 (14x6s) in a losing cause for West Side Warriors against Tropix Falcons.
There were several half-centuries as well- Andy Lall (92 and 82), Andrew Lim (65 and 98), Bepaul Bandoo (50 and 91*), Jonathan Van Lange (58* and 53*), Quazim Yusuf (55* and 82*), Rickey Sargeant (77*), Sheldon Alexander (61), Avinash Mohabir (78*), Quentin Sampson (75), U. Persaud (67)
Below are the summarised scores from the games
GAME ONE: District Renegades defeated Tropix Falcons by seven wickets
SUMMARY: Tropix Falcons 193-4 from 10 overs (Andrew Lim 65, Jonte Thomas 55, Deonarine Seegobin 31; Rickey Sargeant 1-12, Irfaan Ali 1-20, Jimol Marks 1-26) vs District Renegades 195-3 from 9.3 overs (Rickey Sargeant 77*, Bepaul Bandoo 50, Andy Lall 47; Andrew Lim 1-11, Deonarine Seegobin 1-18)
GAME TWO: Eclipse Carnage defeated West Side Warriors by seven wickets
SUMMARY: West Side Warriors 74-8 from 10 overs (Medha Dhanpaul 18, Akib Mullin 10; Devindra Latchman 2-4, Nandkumar Ramanan 2-7) vs Eclipse Carnage 79-3 from four overs (Jonathan Van Lange 58*; Avishkar Ramgobin 3-21)
GAME THREE: District Renegades defeated Eclipse Carnage by four wickets
SUMMARY: Eclipse Carnage 122-4 from 10 overs (Jonathan Van Lange 33, Arnim Griffith 31, Devindra Latchman 21; Bepaul Bandoo 2-29) vs District Renegades 128-6 from 8.4 overs (Troy Gonsalves 23, Tekeram Persaud 22, Rickey Sargeant 20; Chatram Nauth 2-5)
GAME FOUR: Tropix Falcons defeated Power Hitterz by six wickets
SUMMARY: Power Hitterz 161-3 from 10 overs (Shakiel Wong 112*, Avinash Mohabir 19; Neiland Cadogan 1-16, Andrew Lim 1-19) vs Tropix Falcons 168-4 from eight overs (Ershaad Ali 72*, Jonte Thomas 50; Anthony Antonio 3-19)
GAME FIVE: District Renegades defeated West Side Warriors by 70 runs (DLS)
SUMMARY: District Renegades 192-5 from 10 overs (Andy Lall 92, Troy Gonsalves 46*; Avishkar Ramgobin 2-34) vs West Side Warriors 69-3 from 7.2 overs (Akeim Wieira 29; Vibert Johnson 2-6)
GAME SIX: Village Rams defeated Power Hitterz by 74 runs
SUMMARY: Village Rams 142-6 from 10 overs (Quazim Yusuf 55*, U. Persaud 41; Darwin La Rose 1-8, Clint Jones 1-20, Derrick Calman 1-34, Ricardo David 1-36) vs Power Hitterz 68-9 from 10 overs (Clint Jones 22; Shiveshwar Sankar 3-22)
GAME SEVEN: Tropix Falcons defeated Village Rams by nine wickets
SUMMARY: Village Rams 150-2 from 10 overs (Quazim Yusuf 82*, U. Persaud 44; Ayodha Joseph 1-22) vs Tropix Falcons 154-1 from 8.3 overs (Ershaad Ali 118*, Jonte Thomas 28; Mark Jeffers 1-20)
GAME EIGHT: Village Rams defeated Eclipse Carnage by 55 runs
SUMMARY: Village Rams 155-3 from 10 overs (Sheldon Alexander 61, Quazim Yusuf 35; Devindra Latchman 1-25, Nandkumar Ramanan 1-28, Chatram Nauth 1-33) vs Eclipse Carnage 100-5 from 10 overs (Lincoln Leander 34, Keshan Persaud 29; Rajpaul Basdeo 2-9)
GAME NINE: Power Hitterz defeated West Side Warriors by 81 runs
SUMMARY: Power Hitterz 222-5 from 10 overs (Shakiel Wong 108*; Avinash Mohabir 78*; Akeim Wieira 3-32) vs West Side Warriors 141-5 from 10 overs (Sachin Basdeo 41, Shazim Ali 35, Medha Dhanpaul 31; Derrick Calman 2-21)
GAME 10: Tropix Falcons defeated West Side Warriors by 102 runs
SUMMARY: Tropix Falcons 249-3 from 10 overs (Jonte Thomas 143*; Ershaad Ali 66; Sarah Bheir 1-38, Raul Ganpat 1-44) vs West Side Warriors 147-5 from 10 overs (Kevon Boodie 104*; Ntini Permaul 2-13)
GAME 11: Village Rams defeated District Renegades by 24 runs
SUMMARY: Village Rams 156-2 from 10 overs (Quentin Sampson 75, Sagar Hathirmani 49, U. Persaud 32*; Bepaul Bandoo 1-25, Troy Gonsalves 1-34) vs District Renegades 132-6 from 10 overs (Andy Lall 82; Quentin Sampson 2-9)
GAME 12: Eclipse Carnage defeated Power Hitterz by nine wickets
SUMMARY: Power Hitterz 92-5 from 10 overs (Avinash Mohabir 31, Anthony Antonio 22, Ronaldo Blair 20*; Plaffiana Millington 1-8, Rashidi Benjamin 1-10, Mahendra Persaud 1-15, Nandkumar Ramanan 1-18, Chatram Nauth 1-35) vs Eclipse Carnage 93-1 from five overs (Jonathan Van Lange 53*, Keshan Persaud 32)
GAME 13: Village Rams defeated West Side Warriors by 113 runs
SUMMARY: Village Rams 207-5 from 10 overs (U. Persaud 67, Sagar Hathirmani 47, Sheldon Alexander 25; Shazim Ali 2-8, Yogistir Singh 2-44) vs West Side Warriors 94-6 from 10 overs (Akib Mullin 41, Sachin Basdeo 25; U. Persaud 2-7)
GAME 14: District Renegades defeated Power Hitterz by 10 wickets
SUMMARY: Power Hitterz 134-6 from 10 overs (Shakiel Wong 42, Anthony Antonio 23; Vibert Johnson 2-22, Bepaul Bandoo 2-32) vs District Renegades 135-0 from six overs (Bepaul Bandoo 91*, Andy Lall 37*)
GAME 15: Tropix Falcons defeated Eclipse Carnage by 57 runs
SUMMARY: Tropix Falcons 174-4 from 10 overs (Andrew Lim 98, Deonarine Seegobin 34*; Mahendra Persaud 2-28, Rashidi Benjamin 1-23) vs Eclipse Carnage 117-6 from 10 overs (Keshan Persaud 47, Ravindra Beharry 23*, Darren Monahar 20; Neiland Cadogan 2-8, Ershaad Ali 2-16, Jonte Thomas 1-14)
