6 teams book final spots in respective categories of PM T20 Cup

…Final to conclude at Providence

It all started out on a bright Friday morning, and at the end of Saturday, six teams booked a spot in their respective final as the curtains came down on the semifinals in the Open, O50 and O45 categories. The teams booking their spot in the finale which will be played today at the Providence Stadium are Regal Masters, Mike’s Wellman, Ariel Masters, Fisherman Masters, Regal All Stars and Ariel All Stars.
Their semifinal fixtures took place at different venues across Guyana, and the results are as follows:

Legends
1. Regal vs Rockaway at GDF
Regal awarded match after Rockaway Legends failed to take the field.
2. Mike’s Wellman beat Orlando Masters by 6 wickets. Orlando 141 for 4 D Sankar 35 not out, S Veerasammy 34 not out, K Tribene 25; Wayne Jones 2/25. Mike’s Wellman 143 for 4 Lloyd Ruplall 58 not out, Harold Heranandan 57; Tom Bacchus 2/20.

Masters
1. Ariel Masters beat Regal Masters by 9 wickets at GDF. Regal Masters 85 all out (16.6) Mohendra Arjune 28; Lakhan 4/9; Sheldon Perch 3/18. Ariel 90 for 1 (10.3) Keith Fraser 70 not out.
2. Fisherman Masters beat NY Cricket Doctors by 8 wickets at Liliendaal. NY Cricket Doctors 93 all out (17) Asif Ally 27; Stanley Mohabir 3/12. Fishermen 96 for 2 (14.4) Ramo Malone 32 not out, Bhim George 27; Asif Ally 1/14
All Stars
1. Regal All Stars beat Speed Boat by 27 runs at Eve Leary. Regal All Stars 194 for 7 Sachin Singh 44, Sewchand Budhu 35, Chien Gittens 26; Greg Singh 2/27, Devendra Mohan 2/34. Speed Boat 167 all out (19) Greg Singh 31, Kishore Smith 26, Safraz Karim 24, Ameer Khan 20; Sewchand Budhu 4/26, Kelvin Orford 3/33.
2. Ariel All Stars beat Name Brand by 3 wickets at DCC. Name Brand 92 all out (17) Balram Samaroo 24 not out, Sasenarine Sukhu 21, Joshua Sampson 21; Quintin Sampson 3/10, Dianand Singh 3/14. Ariel 92 for 7 (10.3) Shauz Grovesnor 25 not out, Jonathan Fernandes 24, David Lukanuth 22; Joshua Sampson 3/37, Ramnarine Jugisteer 2/13.
Earlier during the day, some of the other matches that were played leading up to the semifinal action were:
Legends
Regal Legends beat Floodlights by 10 wickets at Liliendaal. Floodlights 85 for 8 Clive Canterberry 25, Anand Persaud 26; Ramesh Narine 3 wickets, Unis Yusuf 2 wickets. Regal Legends 87 for no loss Eion Abel 42 not out, Unis Yusuf 38 Not out.
Masters
Regal Masters vs Ariel Masters at Ogle; The match was tied. Regal beat Ariel in Super Over. Regal Masters 138 for 6 Mohendra Arjune 36, Khemchand Dindyal 34, Eyaaz Mohamed 30; Lakhan 2/23, Keith Fraser 2/33. Ariel Masters (Target 139 from 20 overs) 138 all out (20) Patrick Khan 51, Keith Fraser 23; Ramdin 2/7, Khemchand Dindyal 2/14, Tyrone Sanansie 2/51.
All Stars
1. Ariel Beat Name Brand by 132 runs. Ariel 285-9 (20) Quintin Sampson 126 3×4, 16×6, Shauz Grovesnor 60 5×4, 5×6; Joshua Sampson 2-50, Joshua Diaram 2-50. Name Brand 153-9 (20) Joshua Diaram 34, Ramnarine Jugisteer 33; Jonathan Fernandes 4-20, Chandrashakar Arjune 2-32.
2. Regal beat Airport by 209 runs. Regal 279-5 (20) Chein Gittens 109 not out 13×4, 5×6, Sachin Singh 71 4×4, 9×6, Patrick Rooplall 32 1×4, 4×6, Riaz Esau 2-58. Airport 70 all out (12.1) Ricardo Polloram 16, Anand Bharrat 14; Richard Latif 5-13.
Sharing his bit on the competition as it was being play during the course of the day was Senior Commentator and softball fanatic John Ramsingh, in a statement Ramsingh said, “What I’m seeing is the intensity among teams in terms of competition. Teams that were deemed pre-tournament favorite, they are not necessarily having a good time so far. It goes well for the competition, the competition is stiff, it is not that you are here and you will show up or because you are favorites you will generally win. This time around we find that teams are coming really hard, they have strengthened and have been targeting the bigger teams. Because of that we can have some upsets this year.”
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