Seenanand leads Universal DVD Titans to BSA title

May 03, 2013 Sports

….Blairmont Girls take female exhibition title

Totaram Seenanand was the star of the day for Universal DVD Club Titans, who won the Berbice Softball Alliance (BSA) organised four- team Ten10 competition which was held, at the Bath Settlement ground, on Wednesday last.
In the female exhibition matchup between Blairmont and Ithaca, the former won by seven wickets, thanks to Sabrina Singh’s impressive bowling performance, but it was Seenanand, who

Ryan Sankar (right) of Universal DVD Club, hands over the victorious trophy and cash prize to Universal DVD Club Titans’ skipper Balram Samaroo.

stole the show for the day’s action.
In the first encounter, Karibee Rice faced up with Blairmont # 4 and asked to bat first compiled 120 for 9 from their 10 overs, with Mahendranauth Sooklall 33 (8 balls, 5×6) and Sharmindra Hardyal 22 (1×4, 1×6) leading their batting.
Vijai Farhad took 3 for 19 and Karamdat Bissoondyal 2 for 21 for Blairmont # 4, who were limited to 80 for 7 with Farhad 15 (1×6,1×4) and Bissoondyal 10 being the lone batsmen to reach double figures, a s David Harilall took 2 for 8 for Karibee Rice.
Universal DVD Club Titans took the field next and faced Blairmont # 1 in their virtual semifinal fixture and asked to take first strike, scored an imposing 165 for 3 from their 10 overs.
This was due mainly to skipper Balram Samaroo’s robust 62 (23balls, 7×6 2×4) and Michael Ramdhial 16 balls 50 (5×6 3×4), as the two added 75 for the first wicket, before Samaroo added 54 for the second wicket with Rameshwar Poonu who made 24 (3×6 10balls).
Khemraj Kannack took 2 for 24 for Blairmont # 1, who were bowled out for a paltry 16 from 8.1 overs, with Seenanand taking 3 for 5 and Poonu 2 for 1.
Prior to the playing of the third place and finals, Ithaca Girls faced their Blairmont counterparts in an eight overs aside affair and the former batted first and were limited to 40 for 5, with Extras top scoring with 20.
Sabrina Singh took 3 for 14 for Blairmont Girls, who reached 41 for 3 from 4.3 overs, with Extras being the leading scorer with 17, while Somawatty Kudrathall contributing 11, as the victors took home a trophy and $30,000 and the losers a trophy and $20,000.
In the third place playoff of the male category, Blairmont # 4 batted first and thanks to Wazid Subhan’s 55 (16balls, 7×6 1×4), Leon Saroopchand 42 (19balls, 5×6) and Bissoondyal’s 41 (16balls, 5×6 1×4), scored 170 for 3 from their 10 overs.
B. Basdeo took 2 for 24 for Blairmont # 1, who were limited to 59 for 6 in reply, with Sohanlall Bissoondyal topscoring with a run a ball 24, while Karamdat Bissoondyal took 2 for 16 for Blairmont # 4 who won by 111 runs.
Universal DVD Club Titans were asked to bat first by a confident Karibee Rice team in the finals, to which they managed 88 for 7, with Samaroo 25 and Seenanand an unbeaten 19 which took him 9 deliveries to get and was decorated with two sixes, leading their batting.
Leon Gurdyall and Javed Mohamed took three wickets each for 10 and 17 runs respectively for Karibee Rice who in their turn at the wicket, were bowled out for 39 off 7.1 overs, as Rajendra Sookdeo Seenanand, Chandrasekhar Arjune and Poonu taking 2 wickets each for 3, 5, 9 and 19 runs respectively.

Female Player of the Match Sabrina Singh (left) accepts the hardware from a representative of Universal DVD Club.

The victorious Universal DVD Club Titans lineup took home $70,000 and a trophy, Karibee Rice $30,000 and a trophy and Blairmont # 1 and 4 teams, a trophy each for their efforts, while Seenanand also received a trophy.