MAHDIA stamped their authority in the final of the tapeball competition of the 2019 Heritage Games by registering a 10-wicket victory against Region One yesterday afternoon at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

After winning the toss, Mahdia elected to field. The Region Eight team looked solid early, although their opponents scored the occasional boundary; it was not until Michael Sutton came to the crease that he sent the Region One fans into a frenzy.
The number five batsman stuck five sixes, four of which were scored from Richardo Poloram’s second over.

In the end, Sutton was left not out on 40. Orison Sealy, who scored a four and a six, had the next best score (16), which propelled the team to 85-5 in 10 overs.
Ershaad Ali finished with 2-14 from his two overs.

The all-rounder then turned his attention to batting. The University of Guyana cricketer, who slammed a half century on Saturday against Region Two, continued his dominant performance with 47 unbeaten runs for the eventual winners.
His quickfire innings included six sixes and two fours.

When Ali went, he went with a fury.
He punished Sutton in his second over by firing three consecutive sixes, while Sealy also had a taste of Ali’s hitting in his lone over, after the opener also scored three straight sixes.
Ali’s opening partner Andrew Gibson was also in the thick of things with 35 unbeaten runs. His innings included three fours and two sixes, one of which ended the game at 91-0 in 4.5 overs.