GUYANESE Team Farnum Strikers and Ramdass Royals enjoyed success in their opening matches at the Blue Waters-sponsored Windies Masters Extravaganza in Barbados.
On Wednesday, the Royals led by a scintillating 80 from 59 balls (four fours and five sixes) from ex-Test opener Rayan Ramdass, 34 from Julien Boyce and 23 from Anthony Sahadeo reached 198-7.

Sadeo Warriors were bundled out for 69 in the rain-affected game as Royal won by 132 runs on the DLS system.
Raj Pooran took 3-36 for the Warriors who began their chase in overcast conditions.
Only Vishan Lall with 19 offered token resistance as Krishna Singh bagged 4-8 and got support from Ryan Lance who took 2-11
Playing in their second game Strikers beat Devils by 42 runs after making 200-6 and bowling out their opposition for 158-9.

Guyanese Asif Chan, the 40-year-old son of broadcaster Niam Chan, followed up his 48 from the first game with an attractive 66 from 51 balls with five fours and three fours while Dary Balgobin smashed four fours and a six in 48.
England-based Guyanese Antonnel Atwell (30) and Skipper Lawrence Farnum (24) also scored vital runs.
Rajendra Mangalie had 3-16 and Ian Drakes supported with 2-40.
Mangalie top scored with 45 while Ken Mayers contributed 28 as Randy Ramanan had 4-27 and Jarvis Forde took 2-23

Strikers, led by an enterprising 48 from Asif Chan reached 137-7 after their 20 overs expired before dismissing the Royals for 95 to win by 42 runs in their opening game on Tuesday.
Chan’s innings lasted 49 balls and included one four and a six while Skipper Lawrence Farnum, a former Guyana Youth batter, scored 33 with two fours and a six.
Renaldo Hyland hit an unbeaten 22 with two fours and a six while Dary Balgobin hit a four and a six in 15 and was the other batter to reach double figures.
Ryan Nurse (4-14) and Chris Mittelholzer (2-30) bowled well for the Royals Mittelholzer 19 and Nurse 15 being the only batters to reach double figures.
Romain Roye captured 4-14 while there were two wickets each for Randy Ramanan and Lookeshwar Mahabeer.