Eight teams are still in the race, vying for supremacy in the Canadian Softball Cricket Association (CSCA) ten-ten tournament. They will be in action on Sunday at the Greenbriar ground in Brampton, Toronto.
After the final preliminary round matches concluded last Sunday at the same venue in the 12-team specially-arranged tournament, the drawing was done on Tuesday.
In the quarter-final fixtures, to begin at 10:00am, Adventure will tackle Dynamic X1 Sports Club, while the Fearless Titans will do battle against the Renegades Sports Club.
At 12:00hrs (noon), Softball Cricket Canada will collide with Pegasus, while Berbice Viperz and Leguan Boys are slated for a confrontation.
According to the CSCA, the semi-finals and final will take place on September 13, also at Greenbriar in Brampton.
CSCA President Rishi Mohan has said that since commencement of this softball competition, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which has badly hampered outdoor activities throughout the world, progress in the tournament has so far been pleasing, and the players have churned out competitive matches.
Mohan also expressed satisfaction with the way things are progressing both on and off the field, and is very optimistic that the next two Sundays would also be entertaining and exciting.
“The CSCA Board (is) pleased with how the 10/10 tournament is progressing. All the teams are playing at a high level of competitiveness, and (are) still able to enjoy themselves, because we saw high- and low-scoring games thus far,” he explained.
Mohan related that the players and officials have been very cooperative with the protocols set up at the facility to combat the virus, and he disclosed that he is very grateful to the umpires who have been ensuring that everyone is following the rules and regulations set up under the Ministry of Health within the CSCA jurisdiction.
Last Sunday, there were some outstanding performances in both facets of the game to finish off things in the preliminary round segment. Dynamic X1, Renegades, Fearless Titans and Softball Cricket Canada were victorious. Leguan Boys and Adventure claimed walk-overs in their schedules. Dynamic X1 comprehensively beat Berbice Vipers by a ten-wicket margin, while Renegades defeated Pegasus by five wickets.
In the other two showdowns, Fearless Titans humbled Cambridge Jaguars by 36 runs, and Softball Cricket Canada got the better of Scorpions by nine wickets.
Scores from last weekend’s games are as follows: Berbice Vipers 39-9, made in 8.3 overs. Trevin Yusuf 13; Ramraj Ganesh, Ashif Haniff, Gavin Ganess and Raj Singh each took two wickets. Dynamic X1 scored 40-0 in 6.1 overs, with Shafraz Wahab contributing 20 not out.
Pegasus scored 66-6 in 10 overs. Rishi Samuel took 3-5 in 2 overs. Renegades scored 70-5 in 9.2 overs, with Zaheer Allard contributing 25.
Scorpions scored 33-8 in 10 overs. Nick Sarwan took 3-6 in 2 overs. Softball Cricket Canada scored 37-1 in6 overs, with Khemraj Harinarain making 21 not out.
Fearless Titans made 64 all out in 8.2 overs. Shilendra Singh took 3-3 in 1.2 overs, and Rishi Harricharran took 3-13 in 2 overs.
Cambridge Jaguars scored 28 all out in 10 overs. Raymond Isahack returned figures of 3-0 in 2 overs; Shazam Baksh returned 2-0 in 1 over, and Rishi Mohan returned 3-12 in 1.5 overs.
Legaun Boyz claimed the walkover from The Entertainers, and Adventure got the same result from KR X1.
