GKR Ariel, Regal Masters, Regal Legends and 4R Lioness victorious in PMT20 Cup

The curtains came down on the finals of the Prime Minister’s T20 Cup at the National Stadium on Sunday as the Guyana Knight Riders Ariel, Regal Masters, Regal Legends, and 4R Lioness triumphed in their respective categories.

Open category

GKR Ariel beat Name Brand by eight wickets in the open final. Name Brand batted first and made 143-5. Sasenarine Sukhu made 56 and Ramnarine Judisteer scored 53. Andy Narine took 2-41. GKR Ariel responded with 144-2 in 13.3 overs. Brian Mangar slammed 94 and Shaz Grovensor made 33.

Masters O-40

Regal Masters beat Ariel Masters by nine wickets in the over-40 division. Ariel Masters batted first and managed 118 all out in 19.2 overs. Samuel Kingston scored 53, Oslyn Batson 17 and Shawn Hubbard 12. Roy Persaud grabbed 4-24 and Chien Gittens 2-5. Regal Masters scored 119-1 in 13.1 overs in reply. Gittens struck 43 not out, Khemchandra Dindial made an unbeaten 34 and Patrick Rooplall 31.

Legends (O-50)
Regal Legends beat New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) by two wickets in the over-50 final. NYSCL batted first and managed 146-7 in 20 overs. Nandlall Doodnauth made 32 while Ken Sanichar made 22, and Tony Fernandes and Ravi Sahadeo 19 apiece. Wayne Jones took 3-35. Regal Legends replied with 147-8 in 19.2 overs. Ramesh Narine scored 47,  Rudolph Baker made 33 not out, Jones 18 and Mahendra Hardyal 13 not out. Ronald Evelyn claimed 3-40 and Doodnauth 2-21.
Ladies

In the female final, 4R Lioness beat Trophy Stall Angels by nine wickets. Trophy Stall batted first and made 100-2 in 12 overs. Alicia Allen made 46 not out while June Ogle scored 30 and T Smartt 14. 4R Lioness responded with 103-1 in 9.4 overs. Tamika Wilson scored 40 and Amanda De Freitas 23.

Prizes
In the open category, Brian Mangar was named Player of the Match and Most Valuable Player (MVP). The winning team took a trophy and $600,000 and the runners-up a trophy and $50,000. Gittens was named Player of the Match while Patrick Rooplall was the MVP in the over-40 category. The winning team took a trophy and $600,000 and the runners-up a trophy and $50,000. Rudolph Baker was the Player of the Match and Ramesh Narine was the MVP in the over-50 division. The winning team took a trophy and $600,000 and the runners-up a trophy and $50,000. Tamika Wilson was the Player of the Match and June Ogle the MVP in the female division. The winning team received a trophy and $200,000 and the runners-up a trophy and $25,000.
As expected, due to the tournament being named in his honour, Prime Minister, Retired Brigadier Mark Phillips witnessed some of actions toward the end. He spoke at the presentation and told the audience that he was delighted to be there. He congratulated all the victorious teams, stating that cricket was indeed “the winner”, and expressed similar sentiments to the Guyana Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc for running off another successful softball mega event. GSCL Inc President Ian John lauded the efforts of all involved in making the tournament, T20 Cup 6, again a reality. He reserved special mention for the sponsors for their continued commitment.