THE preliminary rounds of Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) T20 Cup for first-division teams were completed on Sunday last and Everest, MYO, DCC and DCC have qualified for Saturday’s semi-finals.

In the morning game, host Everest will battle MYO, while in the afternoon game, arch rivals GCC and DCC face-off at Everest.
In the last preliminary round matches, Everest trashed Malteenoes by 108 runs after opting to bat on a good track and fairly fast outfield and reached 194-5 in 20 overs
National left-hander Akshaya Persaud lead the way with shot-filled 88 with two fours and nine sixes, Clinton Pestano hit two sixes and couple of fours in his unbeaten 28 while Richie Looknauth and Sauid Drepaul made 19 each.

Malteenoes were bowled for 86 all out in 16 overs as Looknauth captured 4-12 and got support from Pestano who had 3-19.
In the afternoon match at Everest: GNIC beat Transport by five runs. GNIC scored 142/6 in the reduced overs off 18 per side. Vivian Crandon scored 55, John Champayne 29 and David Dick a quick 19 at the back end. Bowling for Transport, Rafael Singh took 4/15.

Transport in reply scored 138/6 when the overs expired with Riyad Latif stroking 53, Adrian Hinds 35 and Akeem Redman with 31.
Bowling for GNIC, Ovid Richardson had 2-26 and Jeremiah Benjamin 2/28.