GCB T10 Blast: Essequibo Jaguars, Demerara Pitbulls bag contrasting wins

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast continued on Monday at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground, where Essequibo Jaguars and Demerara Pitbulls managed to secure contrasting wins with their ability to strike the ball around the ground.
In the first game of the day, the Essequibo Jaguars attained a one-run victory over the Berbice Piranhas despite the Piranhas, who won the toss, electing to field and restricting the firepower of the Essequibo Jaguars batting attack to 89 runs with the loss of five wickets within the allotted 10 overs. Shemroy Barrington led the scoring with 47 runs and Chanderpaul Hemraj contributed 18.
Veerasammy Permaul with his line and length consistency proved to be pivotal in the Piranhas bowling attack, as he managed to disturb his opponents’ stumps on two occasions. Additionally, Rajiv Ivan, Suresh Dhanai, and Quentin Sampson each took one wicket.

With a target of 90 runs set, Demerara employed a simple approach, spearheaded by Ivan, who struck the ball to all parts of the ground, but his 36 was not enough to carry his team across the finish line. Sagar Hathiramani contributed 22 runs to the Piranhas cause, as Permaul and Dhanai scored 12 runs each.
Carlos La Rose and Ashmead Nedd continued to be consistent with the ball, each claiming two pivotal wickets in their defence of the score, with Dwain Dick and Nial Smith taking one wicket each.
In the second game, Christopher Barnwell guided Demerara Pitbulls to a 45-run victory against Berbice Caimans. The Pitbulls won the toss and took full advantage of the opportunity. With bat in hand, they managed to score 131 with the loss of eight wickets. Barnwell led the batting with a top-score of 72 runs. He was supported by Damian Vantull with 28 and Sachin Singh with 16 runs.
Devon Lord was phenomenal for the Caimans, claiming a 4-4 wicket haul to rout the Pitbulls’ batting attack. Bernard Bailey, Abdool Subhan, and Aryan Persaud took one wicket each.
Pressure was placed on the Caimans’ attack, as Alex Algoo led from the front, scoring a phenomenal 30 runs supported by Steven Sankar with 19 runs and Kevlon Anderson with an unbeaten 14.
The Caimans were limited to 86 with the loss of five wickets as Floy Joseph contributed two wickets while Keon and Junior Sinclair and Barnwell each took one wicket.