Demerara Pitbulls clinch championship of inaugural T10 Blast

The Demerara Pitbulls, with the ability to strike the ball to all parts of the ground, romped to victory in the first-ever Guyana T10 Blast by defeating Essequibo Jaguars by two wickets in rapidly fading light on Monday evening at the Enmore Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Having won the toss, the Pitbulls put the Jaguars in to bat first, and restricted the Jaguars to 96 runs for the loss of six wickets. Kevon Jawahir and Dwain Dick top-scored with 29 runs each, while Seon Glasgow contributed 21 runs to the Jaguars’ total.
Keon Sinclair and Leon Swamy, prolific with their line-and-length consistency, destroyed the Jaguars’ batting attack; and with a target of 97 runs set by the Jaguars from their allotted 10 overs, Pitbulls’ Junior Sinclair displayed his ball-striking ability in establishing the foundation for his team.

Sinclair led the batting attack in smashing 36 runs, and Damian Vantull did not miss out on the action, as he scored 22 runs. These two gladiators calmly went on to secure the title.
Dwain Dick, Ashmead Nedd and Nial Smith each took two wickets, while U19 player Mavindra Dindyal secured one wicket.
In the semi-final match played earlier in the day, Essequibo Jaguars defeated Essequibo Anacondas by seven wickets in a rain-affected affair that was reduced to six overs per side, while the Demerara Pitbulls defeated Berbice Caimans by three wickets.
Quentin Sampson made the highest individual score of 83*, and left-arm spinners Devon Lord of Berbice Caimans and Ashmead Nedd of Essequibo Jaguars had the joint best bowling figures of 4-6.
In individual accolades, Christopher Barnwell was adjudged the ‘Most Valuable Player’, while Quentin Sampson was adjudged ‘the Batsman with the Most Runs’, and ‘the Bowlers with the Most Wickets were adjudged to be Ashmead Nedd and Veerasammy Permaul.