Regal Masters, WD Mavericks, RP Construction Legends script 3rd round wins

GCB/Tropical Springs Water 0-40 T20 tournament…

By Brandon Corlette at Enmore and Everest

In the third round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB’s) Tropical Springs Waters Over-40 tournament, matches were played at two venues: Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club ground and Everest Cricket Club ground. Regal Masters, West Demerara Mavericks, and RP Construction Legends have each recorded a win. Details of the respective matches are as follows:

Regal Masters
Playing against the Bel Air Rubis ‘Ultra Tec’ team in sunny conditions at the Everest ground, Regal Masters registered a four-wicket win in the first match played.

Batting first, Bel Air Rubis scored 74-8 in their allotted 20 overs. Chandrika Jeenarine, batting down the order, top-scored with 16.
Regal Masters’ collective bowling effort saw Chien Gittens, Conrad Boele, David Dick and Eon Abel each claiming a wicket.

In reply, Masters completed their chase in 15.2 overs, ending on 75-6. Roy Persaud led the batting with 21 from 20 balls. Anthony Ifill made 15 at the top of the order, while Ejaz Mohammad contributed 12. Shaun Messiah, seaming the ball around, was impressive with 2-6 in three overs, including one maiden.
In the second match at Everest, Sandpiper Masters were due to oppose KV Construction Masters, but the latter team withdrew from the tournament.

West Demerara Mavericks
Despite the effects of slight early morning showers and overcast conditions at the Enmore Community Centre Ground, ECD, West Demerara Mavericks earned a thrilling six-wicket win over the West Demerara Masters.

Batting first, Mavericks piled up 106-4 in 17 overs, principally due to Lalta Suknanan, who was among the runs in the opening round, top-scoring with an unbeaten 40, which was decorated with three fours and one six. He was supported by Munishwar Balgobin who scored a shot-filled 30, laced with two fours and one six. Ramesh Thakur, Steve Haripal and Sudesh Persaud each picked up a wicket.
In response, Masters ended on the losing side at 100-4 when their 17 overs expired. Thakur led the batting with 32, while Chabiraj Ramcharan (25) and Ram Tulsie (06) failed to see Masters over the line, having required 12 runs in the final over.
Suknanan capped off a fine all-round effort with 1-9 in three overs, while Mohan Chatram, Sohan Badasi and Navindra Kissoon supported with one wicket each.

RP Construction Legends
In the second match played at Enmore, an exciting contest saw RP Construction Legends defeating Everest Masters by 10 runs. The Legends scored 110-7 in 20 overs, with Parmanand Dindyal leading the way with an unbeaten 36, which included two fours. Dindyal rotated the strike and displayed sharpness between the wicket, running a rare three as well. Ramchand Jailall contributed 27.

Bowling for Masters, Ronald Jaisingh, with a low-arm action, was the stand-out bowler, taking 4-13 in three top overs. In what looked like a controlled chase in the initial stages, Everest Masters fell away after only the top three batsmen had made useful contributions.
Sahed Mohamed top-scored with 23, while Sokedeo Hardaiow contributed 18 and Basil Persaud made 16. Everest were 56-2 at one stage, but tight bowling from Seemangal Yadram (3-7) saw the final eight Everest wickets falling for 44 runs.
With Everest requiring 21 runs in the final over, play started off in eventful fashion with a boundary off a no-ball, but the promise was lost for Everest as they ended on 100 all out in 20 overs.
The fourth-round matches will continue tomorrow, Thursday November 26.