ESCL final set for Sunday

May 19, 2022 Sports

The 2022 Essequibo Softball Cricket League (ESCL) Over-40, 20-overs final is slated for Sunday at the Affiance Number 1 ground, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, Pomeroon-Supenaam.
Caribbean Cricket Club will clash with Sunrisers Masters, while preceding the championship game is the third-place playoff between Ravens Sports Club and Queenstown Tigers.
In the semi-finals last Sunday at the same venue, Caribbean Cricket Club defeated Queenstown Tigers by ten wickets, while Sunrisers Masters got the better of Ravens Sports Club by seven wickets.

Yaseer Mohammed

Queenstown Tigers were bowled out for a modest 58 in the 13th over while Caribbean Cricket Club responded emphatically with 60-0 off four overs. Seasoned batsman Patrick Rooplall led the way with 24 and former senior Essequibo Inter-county player Prashad Mahadeo made 22.
In Queenstown Tigers’ innings, only Motielall Deepnarine made an impression with 20 as Yaseer Mohammed grabbed five wickets for six runs from four incisive overs. He was supported by Jamuna Persaud and Eshwar Singh with 2-10 and 2-17 respectively.
In the other fixture, Ravens reached a competitive 190-9 at the expiration of the 20-overs while Sunrisers Masters surpassed the target with three overs to spare.
Gopaul Deen hit a top-score 73 for the victorious combination while Ravi Beharry struck 68. Jermain Trotman claimed two wickets for 13 runs off three overs.
When Ravens Sports Club batted, the consistent Sugrim Ahiram slammed 75, while veteran softball player Ramesh Narine scored 37. Shisankar Bissoon took three wickets for 23 runs off three overs while good assistance came from Seon Sankar who finished with 2-28 (04).
The winning side will collect $100,000 and a trophy and the runners-up $50,000 and a trophy too.

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