RELIANCE Masters used their experience to good effect to capture the Shivanandan Mandolall’s Memorial Softball title over their junior counterparts last Sunday at the Mainstay Lake Community Ground.

After being invited to bat first in the 15- overs aside affair, Reliance Masters amassed 165-7, with Marvin Pearson smashing an impressive 42, containing three fours and four sixes.
He received valuable support from Ravendra Mandolall (36) and Latchmikhant Narine (28). Trevis Simon (2-31) from three overs was Reliance Juniors’ most successful bowler.
In reply,the juniors were well on course to getting to their target, as the Mandolall brothers Ravendra and Narendra provided a solid opening partnership of 78 in eight overs. However, once that partnership was broken, with Narendra being dismissed for 29, the scoring rate slowed significantly, and batting became a struggle.

But Rovendra Parsram had other ideas, as he gallantly produced a stunning innings of 56, decorated with three fours and four sixes, in a losing cause.
Ravendra Mandolall contributed 33, as the juniors reached 158-5 when their overs expired. Pearson claimed 2-34.
Meanwhile,Reliance Sports Club had the better of a Select XI. In the six-over exhibition match, Reliance Sports Club batted first and posted 89,and then restricted the Select XI to 78.

During the presentation, Ravendra Mandolall, brother of the late Shivanandan Mandolall,thanked the players and sponsors. Shivanandan Mandolall died in 2014 at the age of 31.