THE Essequibo Jaguars secured a one-run win over the Berbice Piranhas during Monday’s action of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast.
Batting first, Essequibo made 89-6, led by eventual Man-of-the-Match Shemroy Barrington, who scored 47 not-out off 29 balls, with 3x4s & 3x6s.
Chandrapaul Hemraj (18), was the next best scorer, as Piranhas ace spinner Veerasammy Permaul grabbed 2-18, with support from all-rounders Rajiv Ivan (1-17), and Quentin Sampson, (1-12).
Berbice missed their shot at victory, and were left stranded on 88-8, despite Ivan smacking 36 off 19, with support from Sagar Hetheramani (20), Surhesh Dhanai (12), and Permaul (12).
Fast-bowler Carlos Larose (2-16), and spinner Ashmead Nedd (2-16), helped guide their side home with good spells.
Meanwhile, the Berbice Caimans suffered a 45-run loss at the hands of Demerara Pitbulls, thanks to the ‘Barnwell show’.
Winners, Demerara Pitbulls piled on 131-5 after in-form skipper Christopher Barnwell steered his franchise to a huge win, with some classic power-hitting.
The former West Indies and Guyana batsman hammered a 31-ball 72, with 7 maximums and 4 fours, finding aid from Damian Vantull (28) and opener Sachin Singh (16).
Caimans’ spinner Devon Lord returned exceptional figures of 4-6, but his side only managed 86-5.
Alex Algoo (30), Kevlon Anderson (14), and Steven Sankar (19) tried, but efforts with the ball from Barnwell and company helped to keep them far from their target.
Action continued on Tuesday at Malteenoes, with Essequibo Anacondas playing Demerara Hawks at 12:00h, and the Piranhas playing the Caimans from 14:30h.
