GPF HQ retains Commissioner’s T20 Cricket tournament title

Defending champions of the Commissioner’s T20 Cricket Tournament – Headquarters – successfully defended their title against the Officers Team in a nail-biting final match that was played at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, on Friday.

The Officers Team won the toss and opted to bowl first. With a good start in the first five overs, after taking several key wickets in the form of Kyle Michael, Pernell London, Dwayne Dick and Ameer Mohamed in quick succession, the Officers look poised to break the defending champions’ winning streak.
Headquarters, however, were able to rebuild the innings with a solid 70-plus run partnership between Kanhaiya Ramkaran and Kapildeo Charrandeen, who steadied the innings with smart batting, hitting the occasional boundary and efficient rotation of strike.
Ramkaran and Charrandeen put on big scores of 49 and 41, respectively. Troy Leitch and Hazel Williams also supported with 16 and 15 runs.
The defending champs, Headquarters, ended their innings with 141 runs off their 20 overs, losing nine wickets.
Bowling for the Officers, Trevor Benn picked up four wickets, conceding just 16 runs off his 4 overs. Stephen Harris, Troy Benn and Ronald Alli all picked up one wicket each.

In the second innings, the tactical bowling and fielding by the Headquarters Team managed to suppress the batting line-up of the officers throughout the innings.
Opening batsman Troy Benn’s knock of 44 runs, followed by his brother, Trevor Benn’s 26, were the only significant scores by the Officers.
Their fighting effort with the bat wasn’t enough, as they were all bowled out for just 113 runs in 17.3 overs.
Dwayne Dick, who was economical with the ball, took three wickets for just 13 runs off 4 overs. HQ captain, Ameer Mohamed, along with Pernell London, Kanhaiya Ramkaran and Euan Blair, all took one wicket apiece.
With their all-round performances with bat and ball, Team Headquarters has cemented their status as the most dominant team in the history of the Commissioner’s T20 Cricket Competition – securing their title as defending champs an unprecedented three consecutive times.
Kanhaiya Ramkaran received the “MVP” and “Best Batsman” awards for the tournament, while Trevor Benn received the ‘Best All Rounder’ and “Best Bowler” awards. They both received cash and trophies for their exceptional performances.