WATCHED by a vociferous crowd at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground in Queenstown, the local boys dominated their counterparts from the Transport Sports Club (TSC) to cop the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) third annual Guyana Diabetics Association (GDA) Under-17 T20 Cricket tournament on Saturday night.

In less than favourable weather conditions, DCC won the toss and amassed 188-3 (20 overs) off the back of a 37-ball 62 (8×4) and (3×6) from Thameshwar Permaul with his opening partner Brandon Jaikarran contributing 40, along with an unbeaten 41 (4×4, 1×6) from captain Sachin Singh.

In reply, TSC were restricted to 104-7 when their overs expired with only opening batsman Shivanand Goosain (20) managing to pass 15.
Jaafar Pender (2-14) and Ezekiel Wilson (2-19) were the architects of DCC’s dominant 84-run win.

Man-of-the-match Permaul along with Jaikarran, who matched him shot for shot, added 92 for the first wicket before Jaikarran fell to Jonathan Adams.
Permaul and Singh then put together 42 runs for the second wicket before the former was bowled by Kishore Seepersaud.

Singh then saw DCC to their impregnable total with his quick-fire knock of 41.
TSC received $30 000 and the runner-up trophy while DCC added $50 000 to their coffers in addition to the Championship trophy, with Singh acquiring the majority of the batting awards.

Meanwhile, GDA president Glynis Alonzo-Beaton said she was pleased with the atmosphere created by the lights and by the large crowd that turned out, especially with the parents showing support. Alonzo-Beaton also congratulated both teams for reaching the final.