LAST Friday night softball fans witnessed three softball matches which were played at the Gandhi Ground, Woolford Avenue in aid of GYO Cricket Club.

Floodlight skipper Ramesh Sunich receives trophy for winning the first semi-final against Guysuco from Khemraj Ramjattan.

Floodlight XI went down by 11 runs in the 10-over final after the Trophy Stall Masters made 129 for four with Danny Mohanram top-scoring with an undefeated 49.

Floodlight were off to a good start with Imtiaz Mohammed making 69 not out but eventually fell short to reach 119 for 4 wickets, due to some good bowling from Ryan Singh and Ricky Persaud of Trophy Stall Masters.

Earlier Floodlight XI defeated Guysuco in the first semi-final when they restricted Guysuco to 120 for 9 wickets off 20 overs with skipper Azahrudin Shaw top-scoring with 39.

Goverdhan Arjune with four wickets for 20 runs and Jailall Deodass 3 for 21 bowled brilliantly for Floodlight XI.

Floodlight XI then raced to 121 for 4 off 11 overs with Reyaz Husein making a quick-fire 29 and Patrick Khan 17 not out being the chief scorer.

In the second semi-final between Trophy Stall Masters and Industry Super Kings, Trophy Stall Masters, batting first, made a mammoth 212 for 7 off 20 overs with guest player Ejaz Mohammed hitting the ball all around the ground for a brilliant undefeated 109.

Industry Super Kings were restricted to 176 for 8 with Kayume Haslim 41 and Ishwar Singh 33 being the main scorers. These matches were sponsored by Rice Lab, South American Lumber, Jagroop Auto Electrician and Anil Manickchand.