Hetmyer rolls back the years with 52* to seal thrilling title win for Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars

Aug 11, 2026 Sports

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Kaieteur Sports – Led by an unbeaten fifty from Seon Hetmyer, Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars were crowned the new champions of the Berbice Zone in the Lotto/Let’s Bet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast after pulling off a nail-biting 4-run victory over powerhouse Lusignan Bulls, at the Albion Sports Complex under lights on Sunday.

The triumph was engineered by Hetmyer, who showed his immense pedigree with the bat.

Hetmyer rolls back the years with 52* to seal thrilling title win for Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars

New champions Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars celebrate pose alongside sponsors from Lotto/Let’s Bet among others following their victory on Sunday.

The elder brother of Shimron Hetmyer, he anchored the innings from start to finish, carrying his bat for a classy 52* off 28 balls.

Punctuated by four boundaries and three towering sixes, Hetmyer’s knock propelled Sip N Play to a total of 116 for 5 in their 10 overs.

He was ably assisted by the in-form Zeynul Ramsammy, who smashed a brisk 22 off 12 balls, while Ricardo Ramdeholl added 11 as Parmesh Parsotam (1-23) and Nigel Deodat (1-27) bowled well for Bulls.

In reply, the Bulls made a strong push through contributions from Akshaya Persaud (22), Myhiem Khan (18), Chandrapaul Hemraj (17*) and Ricardo Adams (16).

Former Guyana youth batsman Seon Hetmyer rolled back the years with a classy half-century to win the Reboot Sports Drink Man-of-the-match award.

However, Ramsammy transformed his batting momentum into a match-turning spell with the ball, strangling the Bulls’ chase with exceptional figures of 2 for 8 off his two overs.

With 24 runs needed off the final over, Zameer Nazeer was handed the ball for Sip N Play.

The tension spiked when Nazeer conceded two maximums in his first three deliveries, leaving the contest on a knife-edge.

Showing remarkable composure under pressure, Nazeer held his nerve across the final three balls to finish with 1 for 18 and restrict the Bulls to 112 for 5.

The New Amsterdam-based champions pocketed $500,000 compliments of Sawa Investment and became the first team to secure a place in the National Finals, scheduled for Sunday, October 11, at the Anna Regina National Stadium.

The runner-up Bulls were awarded $200,000 from Guyana Cup, while losing semi-finalists Grillmaster Avengers and The Mavericks each received $50,000.

In the female exhibition match, Team Lotto secured victory over Team Let’s Bet on the back of unbeaten efforts from Realenna Grimmond (26*) and Shenta Grimmond (16*).

Sip N Play will meet the winner of the East Bank/West Demerara Zone, which takes place on August 15 and 16 with matches across Farm Ground, Goed Fortuin, Meten-Meer-Zorg, and Uitvlugt, culminating in the zone final at Meten-Meer-Zorg on August 16 from 10:00h.

The Essequibo Zone follows on August 22-23, with the Zone finals set for the Anna Regina National Stadium on Sunday, August 23.

SUMMARY: Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars 116-5 from 10 overs (Seon Hetmyer 52*, Zeynul Ramsammy 22, Ricardo Ramdeholl 11; Parmesh Parsotam 1-23, Nigel Deodat 1-27) beat Lusignan Bulls DTP I 112-5 (Akshaya Persaud 22, Myhiem Khan 18, Chandrapaul Hemraj 17*, Ricardo Adams 16; Zeynul Ramsammy 2-8, Zameer Nazeer 1-18) by four runs.

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