The Berbice Cricket Board Carib Beer 20/20 Tournament on Sunday would enter its playoff stage with two exciting matches scheduled for the Cumberland ground in Canje. The two matches to be played would be Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets versus Blairmont Community Centre, while Young Warriors Universal DVD would be at home against West Berbice.
Berbice powerhouse Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets under new captain Delbert Hicks would be the strong favourite when they clash with Blairmont Community Centre starting at 09:30 hours. They would be spearheaded by Hicks, West Indies Test player Assad Fudadin, former West Indies ODI player Royston Crandon, Rajiv Ivan, Shawn Pereira, Clinton Pestano, Khemraj Mahadeo, Jason Sinclair and Renwick Batson. Blairmont Community Centre would depend heavily on Kevon Jawahir, Dereck Narine Jnr, Wagar Hassan Shabeer Baksh, Deveshwari Prashad and Parmanand Ramdhan in outstanding performances if they put up any challenge to Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets.
The second match would start at 13:00hours and should be a close encounter with Young Warriors Universal DVD playing West Berbice. Young Warriors Universal DVD challenge would be spearheaded by the Ramdeen’s brother Richard and Kevin, Gajanand Singh, veteran Anil Beharry, national Under-19 player Shimron Hetmyer and Balram Samaroo. West Berbice would be no easy walkover with several exciting players like Keon Joseph, Keith Fraser, Krishnadat Ramoo, Raun Johnson, Kwesi Mentore and Brentnol Woolford.
The winners of both games would advance to the semifinals scheduled for next Sunday at the Albion Ground. Bermine and Albion Community Centre would play in the 3rd playoff next Sunday also with the winner reaching the finals after drawing a bye in the semifinals. The Berbice Cricket Board is encouraging all fans to turn up at the matches to support their favourite teams.