Guyana softball Cup 5... Regal Open and Masters; Floodlight secure final berths

Guyana softball Cup 5… Regal Open and Masters; Floodlight secure final berths

Nov 01, 2015 Sports

By Zaheer Mohamed

Regal Open and Masters’ teams and Floodlight continued their excellent run in the Guyana

Eon Abel (left) and Mahase Chunilall

Softball Cup 5 by securing their places in the final in their respective categories when action continued yesterday.
Playing in the open category, Regal thumped Shakib XI by 74 runs at Eve Leary. Batting first, Regal posted 187-7 off their allotted 20 overs. Navin Singh struck 73 while Fazal Rafeek stroked 42 and Rohit Dutchin 34. Nandshyaan Boodhoo took 2-26. Shakib XI were sent packing for 113 in 13 overs in reply. Sheldon Perch made 29 as Richard Latif grabbed 3-21, Delroy Pereira 2-21 and Ameer Nizamudeen 2-30.
Regal will take on the winner of the second semi final which was contested last night at DCC between New York All-star and New York Mercenaries in the final slated for tonight.
In the Masters division, Regal trounced New York Better Hope by 10 wickets at Eve Leary. NY Better Hope took first strike and were skittled for 77 in 17.4 overs. Ken Sanichar scored 37; Troy Kippins bagged 4-11, Laurie Singh 3-5 and David Harper 2-17.
Regal responded with 78 without loss in 6.1 overs. Mahase Chunilall slammed 40 and Eon Abel 31.
Floodlight overcame Albion by 111 runs at DCC. Floodlight rattled up 199-3 in 20 overs. Unnis Yusuf scored 63, Ramesh Narine 33, Mahase Lutchman 29 and Fizul Alli 26; R. Mangali had 2-36. Albion were bowled out for 88 in 19.4 overs. Mahase Lutchman and T. Lutchman picked up two wickets apiece. .
In the final preliminary round games played yesterday morning in the open segment, Shakib XI beat Hyde Park by 19 runs at Malteenoes SC. Shakib XI managed 95-9 off their reduced quota of 15 overs. Diaram Persaud scored 31; Ricardo Adams picked up 5-11. Hyde Park responded with 76-9 in 15 overs. Azharuddin Mohamed claimed 3-10 and Keisho Ramsarran 2-12.
Wolf’s Warriors humbled Zameer XI by 321 runs. Wolf’s Warriors rattled up 337-4 in 20 overs, batting first. Safraz Karim slammed 136. Zameer XI were routed for 16 in reply. Imam Hassan captured five wickets.
Karibee Boys got the better of Corriverton by nine wickets. Corriverton were sent packing for 67, taking first strike. Karibee Boys made 68-1 in 1.2 overs in reply. However Wolf’s Warriors, Karibee Boys, Corriverton and Zameer XI were disqualified from the tournament. A source informed that the organisers found out that their matches were fixed.
At Eve Leary, Regal defeated NY Mercenaries by 114 runs. Regal mustered 207-9 in 20 overs, batting first with Safraz Esau blasting 77 and Navin Singh 51. Nandkishore Narayan took 3-25. Mercenaries were bowled out for 63 in 16.3 overs. Richard Latif snared 3-25 while Nizamudeen, Dutchin and Ricky Sergeant had two each.
NY All-star beat Petema Enterprise by 73 runs. NY All-star got to 120 all out in 19.1 overs, taking first knock. Bobby Prahalad cracked 54; Kevlin Olford claimed five wickets. Petema Enterprise were bowled out for 47 in 12.3 overs in response. Prahalad claimed 4-2 and Amar Singh 2-6.
In the Masters division, at DCC, NY Legends went down to Invaders Masters by four wickets. NY Legends made 151-3 in 20 overs, batting first. Tony Ferreira slammed 75 not out and Ricky Edwards an unbeaten 57. Devanand Madhoo took two scalps. Invaders Masters responded with 154-6 in 15 overs. R. Rambarack struck 46 not out.
Floodlight got pass SCI Miami by 45 runs. Floodlight scored 183-3 in 15 overs, taking first turn at the crease. Ramesh Narine stroked 115 and Wayne Jones 42. SCI Miami replied with 138-3 in 15 overs. Ray Bustit got 38.
At GNIC, Tristate lost to Albion by seven wickets. Tristate totaled 166-4 in 20 overs, batting first. Latchman Yadram scored 81 and Anand Persaud 49. Albion responded with 168-3 in 15.3 overs. Anil Beharry struck 53 and Lynden Lyght 49.
At Eve Leary, Regal defeated NY President’s XI by 42 runs. Regal batted first and posted 166-7 in 20 overs. Rudolph Baker led with 57 and Fallim Mohamed 37. NY President’s XI replied with 124-7 in 20 overs. R. Rodrigues made 39; David Harper had 3-12 and Raymond Harper 2-37.
Parika Defenders beat Industry. Industry managed 150, taking first strike with Jagdesh Persaud scoring 49. Parika Defenders scored 151 in 15 overs in reply. O. Chandler scored 50.