John expecting keen rivalry as PM T20 Cup approaches

The Prime Minister’s T20 Cup 5, promoted by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL), is set to bowl off on Friday at venues around Georgetown. The tournament concludes on Sunday at the Providence Stadium.

President of the GSCL Inc, Ian John, has declared that he expects fierce competition when the players take to the field. In an interview with this publication on what is to be expected in the fifth edition of this competition, John said, “Well, basically, this year, even though the hype is not as much as the previous years, we had to deal with this pandemic and we are still dealing with it. But we think the tournament is going to be a special one, regardless of what is happening.

“As you know, softball and cricket is something that will always get the interest throughout Guyana, and with the inflow of teams coming from New York and Florida and teams from Guyana, we are expecting keen rivalry in all the categories.”

Further, he said he is grateful to all the sponsors, especially Banks DIH, which has been with the GSCL Inc for a long time. John is urging the teams to play by the rules and follow all the guidelines and regulations that have been set in place.

Matches will be played at the following grounds: Queen’s College, Police Sports Club, MYO, Guyana Defence Force, and Demerara Cricket Club.

This event will feature three categories of play: the Masters Over-50, Masters Over-45, and the Open. The Open category will see Regal, Speedboat, Success, Ariel, Airport and Name Brand; while Essequibo, Regal, Success, Fisherman, New York Cricket Doctors and Ariel Masters will battle in the Over-45. The Over-50 category will see Orlando Legends, Regal, New York Hustlers, New York Softball Cricket League Legends, Carpet Doctors, Wellman, Floodlights, and Rockaway Legends.

The fixtures for Friday are as follows:

OPEN CATEGORY-Morning

* Speedboat vs Ariel

* Regal vs Success

* Name Brand vs Airport

Afternoon

* Speedboat vs Airport

* Name Brand vs Success

* Regal vs Ariel

OVER 45- Morning

* New York Doctors vs Regal Masters

* Fisherman Masters vs Success Masters

* Ariel Masters vs Essequibo

Afternoon

* New York Doctors vs Essequibo

* Ariel Masters vs Success Masters

* Fisherman Masters vs Regal Masters

OVER 50- Morning

* GFSCA vs Wellman

* Regal Legends vs New York Hustlers

* Orlando Legends vs Rockaway Legends

* NYSCL vs Carpet Doctors

Afternoon

* GFSCA vs New York Hustlers

* Regal Legends vs Wellman

* Orlando Legends vs Carpet Doctors

* NYSCL Legends vs Rockaway Legends

The tournament is being sponsored by Banks DIH, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop, It’s our Life ARD Youtuber, Crown Mining, Dinar Trading, Dyna’s Embroidery, Mohamed’s Enterprise, Permaul’s Trading, Rajiv Ghandi University, P and P Insurance, Star Party Rentals, Trophy Stall, Lucky Star Boutique, Price Chopper Store and Associate Packers.