THE GCB Tropical Spring T20 Over 40 Tournament continued yesterday in Essequibo with wins for Imam Bacchus and Reliance teams.

Playing at Reliance cricket ground, Invader Masters, batting first, made 112-8 off their allotted 15 overs, a reduction of 5 overs which came due to rainfall. Opening batsmen, Dharmendra Lakhan, quickly contributed 38 runs from 19 balls, and along with captain, Devenand Mahadeo, 27, were the key contributors in their team reaching 112.

Despite the challenging total posted by Invader Masters, the Imam Bacchus bowlers returned impressive figures, with Lakeram Persaud collecting 4 off 29 runs, as he gained valuable support from Fazeer Khan and Ghansham Deonarine, both of whom picked up two wickets.

For the reply, Imam Bacchus’ batsmen made an admirable run chase, tying the scores closely in the latter overs to secure victory, as they finished the match with 7 wickets in hand off 14.4 overs with a score of 115.

Instrumental to their victory was opening batsman, Eishwar Singh, with an unbeaten 58, attractively comprising 7 fours and 1 six. His partner, Fazeer Khan, added 22 before falling to the hands of Bhesham Seepersaud (2-9). Punraj Singh contributed 15 to see their team to the win.

The First match of the day witnessed Reliance securing the win by walk over against the Jaguars.

Meanwhile, round 5 continues today– Monday 30 November 2020– with matches in Demerara. The first match, at the Enmore Community Centre, will also begin at 09:30 hrs when Regal Masters will compete against WD Mavericks, while the afternoon will have KV construction versus RP Construction Legend.

At the Everest Cricket Club ground, Everest Masters will battle Bel Air Rubis Ultra Tec in the morning encounter, which begins at 09:30 hours, while at 13:45 hrs, WD Master will compete against Sand Piper Masters.