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Better Hope of New York beat Floodlights A in final

Feb 16, 2010 Sports

Better Hope of New York defeated Floodlights A in an exciting contest by three wickets in the final of the 2010 Florida Cup Masters 20-over softball cricket tournament on Sunday at the Fort Lauderdale Cricket Stadium, Florida. Floodlights won the toss and decided to take first knock and only reached 108 all out off 19.3 overs, while the new champions, in reply, struggled to 112-7 with two balls to spare.
Notably, this encounter between these two teams was considered the match of the tournament. Opener Ishwar Persaud top scored for the visitors with 41 which included six fours as Roy Britania grabbed three wickets for 19 runs off 3.3 overs and Jagdesh Arjune supported nicely with two wickets for 10 runs off his allotted four overs.
When Better Hope of New York batted, man-of-the-match Arjune led the way with 34, while Britania chipped in with 30. Doodnauth Sookram snatched two wickets for 15 runs off four overs.
Better Hope received the championship trophy and US$1,000, while each player was given a trophy. Floodlights A also collected a trophy. Meanwhile, the Floodlights A team was recognized by Central Broward Regional Park with medals for their participation in this year’s tournament.
Guyana Floodlights Softball Association fielded two teams in this year’s competition. The B team suffered four consecutive defeats.
The Guyanese are expected to return home today.

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