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Demerara Pitbulls bag $1.5M prize purse following GCB T10 Blast title win
Demerara Pitbulls earned themselves a huge purse following their title win.
Kaieteur Sports – Inaugural Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast champs, Demerara Pitbulls will pocket the tournament’s top prize of $1.5M after completing an exceptional tournament.
The Pitbulls created a bit of history on Monday after they advanced from the semi’s all the way to the finals where they eclipsed the Essequibo Jaguars by a 2-wicket margin.
Following their win, GCB made the huge announcement that the Champs, 2nd Essequibo Jaguars, the two losing semi-finalists will each receive monetary awards.
While the Pitbulls bagged the main prize, the Jaguars who finished second, will receive GY$500,000 while the Essequibo Anacondas and the Berbice Caimans will pocket GY$100,000 each, as per confirmation by the GCB.
GCB president Bissoondyal Singh lauded the respective franchises for their show of sportsmanship, class and high levels of competition as well as professionalism throughout the length of the tournament.
Veteran all-rounder Chris Barnwell was the MVP of the T10 Blast.
Among the tournament’s leading MVPs, Jeremiah Scott copped the most catches award for his 11 while national all-rounder Quentin Sampson finished with the award for Most Runs after racking up a tally of 234.
Most Wickets award went to spinner Ashmead Nedd who finished with 13 scalps and MVP of the T10 Blast, seasoned all-rounder and Pitbulls skipper Christopher Barnwell with 11 wickets and 170 runs.
Meanwhile, the official presentation of winning cheques to the franchises will be done in the days to come according to the GCB.
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