Semi-finalists confirmed

GFSCA/Digicel Triple Treat 2017

— all roads lead to Anna Regina for grand hurrah

The quarter finals of the annual Digicel Triple Treat cricket competition that were played last Sunday at the Perseverance beach, Essequibo Coast were full of excitement, memories and heartbreaks.
After four matches, four teams are standing and they will now head to the Anna Regina Community Centre ground for the semi-finals and final on April 22.
First to advance to the final-four stage were Richmond Warriors who drew the bye since seven teams were left standing after two rounds of action on the beautiful beach over the last two weekends.
In the first game, Adventure Sports Club beat Devonshire Castle Sports Club by 20 runs. N Sarabjeet continues with his consistency with the bat scoring 32 to help Adventure SC chalk up 101-5 from 10 overs. He was supported by Shawz Grovesnor who made 23 while M. Lall took 2-15 from two overs bowling for Devonshire Castle.

The action will leave the Perseverance beach after three weeks of intense battles

Devonshire Castle found the going tough when they batted with S. Greene taking 3-14 from his two overs to stifle them. N. Bahadur made 25 and A. Persaud 21 which were not enough to seal a place in the next round.
Invaders Masters were having a good tournament until they were confronted by United Warriors 1. Batting first, Invaders Masters got 108-6 from their 10 overs with I. Rampersaud making 30. In the run chase, United Warriors 1 wasted no time in racing to 110-2 from just 5.5 overs with Brion Mangar blasting an unbeaten 81 to seal the eight wicket win and a semi-final spot.
The final match of the day was a one-sided encounter with Die Hard Brothers beating United Brothers by a massive 142-run margin. Taking first strike, Die Hard Brothers made a whopping 211-6 from their allotment of 10 overs with in form batsmen Richard Latiff (66), Patrick Rooplall (63) and Vijay Surujpaul (53) all getting half centuries in the onslaught.
When United Brothers batted, Greg Singh took two wickets for seven runs break the back of the batting as they fell for 69-6 when their overs ran out.
The four teams will have a few days off before the semi-finals and final which will be played simultaneously with the sizzling duck curry competition at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground before the mega stage show and after party bring the curtains down on the second annual Digicel triple treat.
A total of 27 teams started the competition which is for teams along the Essequibo Coast and in the islands. The cricket aspect of the triple treat is organised by the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA).