WEST Demerara Masters continued their hot form as they secured another win when round 5 of the GCB Tropical Spring T20 Over-40 Tournament ended Monday.

Over at Everest Cricket Club ground, on Camp Street Georgetown, West Demerara (WD) Masters and Sand Pipers Masters got off to a late start, due to the inclement weather, which affected the suitability of play in the outfield prior to 15:30hrs.

Both teams were eager to get involved in on-field action, and when play was called at 1530hrs, it was Sand Pipers who were tasked with the responsibility of setting a victory target for their opponents.

However, their task appeared not to be as easy as Sand Pipers may have previously thought, as they.   lost their first 2 wickets in as many overs. Nevertheless, number 3 batsman,  Bhupendra Deokie stroke 20, which included 2 fours and 1 six to help Sand Pipers post 60 all out off 11.4 of their revised allotment of 12 overs. Bowling for WD Masters, Saenaraine Mathura claimed 2 for 5 from 2 overs and Sudesh Persaud 2 for 15 from 2.4 overs..

In reply, WD Masters reached their victory target off 10.4 of their allotted 12 overs, as they paced themselves to 62 for 7. Seenarine Mathura was run-out for 13, while Patrick Khan and Ganesh Persaud were unbeaten on 12 and 7 respectively.

Bowling for Sand Pipers, Parmanand Deokie grabbed 2 for 5 from 3 overs, Ryan Mangah 2 for 6 from 2 overs and Nandkrishna Ram 2 for 19 from 3 overs.

Earlier at the Everest ground, the match between Everest Masters and RUBiS Bel-Air Ultra Tec was abandoned, due to unsuitable outfield conditions caused by rainfall during the morning hours.

Over at Enmore Community Centre ground, Regal Masters gained a walkover from WD Mavericks, while RP Construction Legends were rewarded showing up by obtaining walkover points from KV Construction.

The 6th and penultimate round in the “preliminary” round of matches of GCB Tropical Spring T20 Over 40 Tournament will be played at Everest and Enmore venues today. At Everest ground, Everest Masters will be at home to KV Construction Masters from 09:0hrs, while Sand Pipers will battle with WD Mavericks from 13:45hrs.

The Enmore ground will have Regal Masters oppose WD Masters in the first encounter of the day, from 09:30 hrs, and RP Construction Legends will compete against RUBiS Bel-Air Ultra Tec.

The current point standing for the tournament is as follows:

Regal Masters: 11 points, West Demerara Mavericks 10 points, RP Construction Legends 10 points, Bel Air RUBiS Ultra Tec: 6 points.