A spirited bowling performance led by Mahendra Hardyal, and a 74-run opening stand between Unnis Yusuf and Mahase Chunilall have led Regal Masters to a nine-wicket victory over Ariel Masters when the teams collided in the final of the Trophy Stall T20 Softball Cricket competition on Sunday.
Regal Masters won the Trophy Stall T20 title on Sunday
Batting first, at the Ogle Community Centre ground on the East Coast of Demerara, Ariel Masters lost R. Kumar for one to bowler Tyrone Sanasie, and Samuel Kingston went for eight, caught off the bowling of Hardyal, to be reduced to 12-2.
Harydal picked up two more quick wickets, including that of Shaheed Gittens for 17, which included one four and a six, to further peg back the Ariel Masters’ innings.
However, P. Gosiah propped up the total with a top score of 33, which came off 44 balls and included two fours and two sixes, before he was run out.
Sanasie, Khalid Haslim and Roy Persaud bowled out the Ariel Masters for 102 in 20 overs. Hardyal finished with 3-33, Persaud with 2-17, Sanasie with 2-24, and Haslim with 1-13.
Unnis Yusuf
Openers Yusuf and Chunilall put Regal Masters on course for a win with determined batting. Yusuf was aggressive from the onset, striking three fours and four sixes off 20 balls before he was removed by Kingston for 41.
Chunilall remained unbeaten on 40 off 34 balls, with one four and three sixes; while Eon Abel made seven not out as Regal Masters finished on 103-1 in 10.4 overs.
Kingston took 1-21. Yusuf was named man-of-the-match.
Khalid Haslim had earlier bagged five wickets and Yusuf had slammed an unbeaten half century to guide Regal Masters to a 10-wicket win over Success Masters. Haslim finished with 5-7, his maiden five-wicket haul in the Masters category as Success Masters were limited to 84-9 after taking first strike.
Hackim Majeed’s 23 consisted of two fours and two sixes, while Seekumar Budram scored 16 and Rafman Ali made 11.
Regal Masters responded with 86 without loss in 8.3 overs. Yusuf struck two fours and six sixes in a top score of 51 made off 27 balls, while Chunilall made 29 not out with one four and three sixes off 20 balls.
Ariel Masters overcame Fisherman Masters by six runs. Ariel Masters took first strike and scored 146-7. Mark Fung led with 51 while P. Gosiah made 30. Stanley Mohabir grabbed 4-30.
Fisherman Masters managed 140-9 in reply. Mohabir made 33; Alex Singh took 2-16.
