Inaugural champions Eccles All-Stars, Diamond Gunners, and The Guard have booked their respective spots in the semi-finals for the East Bank/ West Demerara zone in the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast.
Improved conditions on Monday after the two scheduled days were wiped out by the inclement weather saw an action-packed Monday at Laluni, Police Sports Club, and Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground.
The remaining quarterfinal, semi-finals, and final are tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 13, from 09:30 h at the Malteenoes Sports Club.
In the quarter-final, Young Steppaz will face Trensetters. The winner will face Eccles in the semi-final, while Diamond Gunners will face The Guard in the other semi-final.
On Monday at Police, the Guard faced a serious threat from CJIA Warriors in the quarter-final, but belligerent batting led by Kevon Boddie saw them power over the line by five wickets as they chased 156 in 9.1 overs.
Boodie hammered 65 (1x4s;9x6s) from 21 balls and a timely knock of 34* (4x6s), 17 from Richie Looknauth saw The Guard win in thrilling fashion as CJIA leaked 32 in extras.
Nolan Hodge 61 (2x4s; 7x6s) gave the early fireworks for CJIA Warriors as they posted 155-3 from their allotted ten overs.
At Laluni, Diamond Gunners bowled out the hosts for 72 in their quarter-final and then chased it with ease, reaching 73-1 in 4.3 overs, led by Andrew Lim, who made a squash-buckling 54* (2x4s;7x6s) from 14 balls.
Dorain Grenion (3-8), Marlon Boele (2-8), and Damion Sardinha (2-16) did the damage with the ball for Diamond.
For Eccles, they sent a stern warning as they chased 105 without loss in 6.4 overs, led by Quazim Yusuf’s 70* (11x6s) from 21 balls and Jonte Thomas’s 35* (5x6s) from 19 balls against Young Guns, who earlier defeated Stripling Warriors.
The final match at MMZ recorded the highest score in the tournament’s history: Ganesh Puran’s 116* from 35 balls. Puran struck 16 sixes and one four as Young Steppaz piled on 166-2 to beat Hyde Park by 30 runs.
Following the completion of this zone, attention will turn to the Georgetown/East Coast Zone and Essequibo zone on July 19 and 20, and July 26 and 27, respectively. The national finals are slated for Sunday, August 3. Admission is free to all venues.
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