Sans Souci Jaguars were awarded the title of victors of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee/Farmers Cup T20 tournament, which was held recently at the Wakenaam Community Center in Good Success.
Sans Souci Jaguars defeated archrivals Sans Souci SC by 88 runs in front of a sizable crowd.
The Sans Souci Jaguars took the opening strike, scoring 151. Gladewin Henry Jr and Zameer Zaman gave their team a strong start with a 47-run stand before Henry was dismissed for 30, with three fours and two sixes, by Jaggernauth Manbodh. Safraz Mohamed was bowled for 13 by Cleon Venture, and Zaman followed shortly after with 21 runs, including three fours and one six, for a total of 77.
Sans Souci fought back, picking up wickets at regular intervals, with only Nokta Moses (16), Beesham Moses (15), and Derwin Daniels (12) reaching double digits; Wayne Osborne took 3-17 and Kamal Khan 3-20.
Zaman (1-7) returned Osborne (06), and Siddiq Mohamed stopped Jaggernauth Manbodh (06) and Kamal Khan (00) early in the chase, leaving Sans Souci SC in difficulty at 29-3. Any dreams of a comeback were dashed as Mohamed sent back Varounie Sasepaul (02) and Ceon Venture (01) in rapid succession, while Nokta Moses captured Cleon Venture for a maximum score of 11.
Nokta and his brother Beesham Moses (1-18) demolished Sans Souci SC’s lower order, bowling them out for 63 in 11 overs. Mohamed scored 4-12, while Nokta Moses had 3-7.
Mohamed won the man-of-the-match and best bowler awards, while the Sans Souci Jaguars received a trophy and $50,000. Sans Souci got a trophy and $15,000, while Henry was elected the best batsman in the final, Henry, Derwin Daniels, and Zaman were awarded awards for hitting the most sixes in the game.