Following two cancellations, the much anticipated Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 Finals between Berbice and the National U-17 XI will finally bowl off at the Providence National Stadium on Friday.
The Guyana National Stadium at Providence will host today’s GCB/Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 50-Over final between Berbice and the U-17 XI
Originally set for the Lusignan Community Centre ground last week, this match was inevitably rescheduled twice because of persistent rainfall which inundated parts of the city and the Demerara East Coast, thus rendering the ground unplayable.
With the venue now switched to the more weather-proof Providence, Berbice and the Under-17 National side will finally lock horns in what should be a humdinger of a showdown.
Both sides have been playing well, and Berbice are the favourites to win, after running roughshod over the competition during the three preliminary rounds. As table-leaders, Berbice are in prime touch, and should be taking much momentum into the finals, judging from their performances to date.
The U-17s, on the other hand, have been quite competitive, and have a number of match-winners on their side, some of whom have played a role in the team reaching the finals. Although young, the Sachin Singh-led U-17s have shown that they can punch well above their weight class, thus an entertaining match should be on the cards come Friday.
Berbice will rely on the likes of Kevlon Anderson, Alex Algoo, Junior Sinclair, Kelvin Umrao, Kevin Sinclair and others, while the U-17s would want much from Sachin Singh, Nigel Persaud, Mavendra Dindyal, Andre Seepersaud, Seon Glasgow and Marvin Prashad, all of whom have been making starts, and are capable of winning matches for their team.
The official tournament ceremony will follow shortly after the match. First ball is set to bowl off at 9:00h. Admission is free.
