Excitement looms at Kares T10 Blast final showdown tonight

The Kares “One Guyana” Tapeball T10 Blast will come to an exciting close tonight, and a grand showdown is anticipated between the country’s best tapeball teams at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara.
First there will be the semifinals, featuring Montra Jaguars taking on Mahdia (Movements Family) at 15:00hrs, followed by Titans All-Stars taking on Diamond Gunners at 17:00hrs.
The grand finale is scheduled for 20:30hrs; but before that begins, a Cricket for Charity match featuring President Dr Irfaan Ali, Lennox Cush, and several other top-ranked officials and athletes would be held from 19:00hrs. In that match, top-notch players would get the opportunity to showcase their cricketing skills.
During a Tapeball T10 Blast pre-final press conference held this week, representatives of the four teams in the final shared their expectations and disclosed whom they would like to see in the grand T10 final.
Dinesh Bissessar of the Montra Jaguars said, “Cricket is a funny thing. On the said day, anything can happen. What I would like to see is two good teams playing in the final. We’re all good teams here, and I’d like to see two good teams playing in the finals; inclusive of the Montra Jaguars, that is.”

Deonarine Seegobin of Mahdia (Movements Family) shared, “It doesn’t matter which team; any team that comes through to play, we’re confident, confident to take down any team.”
Christopher Barnwell of the Titans All-Stars related, “As for me, it’s not a matter about which team to play. You know if you want to win the title (that) you gotta prepare to play anybody to win the championship. So, we just want to take one step at a time: finish the job in the semifinals, and then whoever is in front of us in the finals, just take care of the business. As simple as that!”
Diamond Gunners’ Damion Vantull said of his troops’ expectations, “Basically, we do not have a preference, we’re taking it one step at a time, as Christopher said. That’s our same team motto; that’s how we’ve been planning throughout the tournament: one game at a time! So that’s it!”
Each of the losing semi-final teams on August 24 would take home $250,000, compliments of Premier Insurance. The team placing second in the tournament would take home $500,000, compliments of SuperBet Guyana, and the winning team would be awarded $1.5M, compliments of Star Party Rentals.
Players would also vie for the following titles: Most Runs, Most Wickets, and Player of the Final. Each winner would receive a Smart TV and $75,000 cash prize, compliments of Regal Stationery and Computer Centre. Assuria Insurance Company is donating a motorbike as a present, and $85,000 will go to the Most Valuable Player.
Additionally, $100,000 would be split equally between the Kawasaki Super Striker of the tournament (player with the highest strike rate after a minimum of 12 balls) and the Most Economical Bowler (lowest economy rate from a minimum of 24 balls).
Admission to the venue is free; and tickets for the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ (GAW) Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League matches are expected to be among the prizes for fans in the stands.
The Kares “One Guyana” T10 Tapeball Blast is being supported by Kares Engineering Limited, Banks DIH Limited, Montra Restaurant and Lounge, Demerara Mutual Insurance, ETS, Metro Office and Computer Supplies, Jacobs’ Jewellery, Digital Technology, First Change Builders Inc, KFC Guyana, Hoosein’s Security Services, NEW GPC Inc, Building Expo 2024, Giftland OfficeMax, Sankar’s Auto Works, ENet, Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal Inc., Trophy Stall, ANSA McAL Distribution, Camille’s Academy, R. Kissoon Contracting Services, Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, RS53 RestoBar and Lounge, Samaroo Investments, and Coel’s Boutique.