DCC and GCC will clash in the final of the GCA Pepsi 50-over first division final after beating Malteenoes and MYO respectively in yesterday’s semi-finals at the historic Bourda ground, in scorching heat and a good track for batting, GCC beat MYO by 206 runs yesterday in the Semi- final one of the GCC Pepsi first division 50-over competition.

A full strength GCC team included Guyana’s most successful captain and former Test player Leon Johnson in his first competitive match since his retirement from First-Class cricket.
Also playing for GCC were Man-of-the-Match Renaldo Ali- Mohammed and 20-year-old pacer Thaddeus Lovell, who leaves to for Jamaica where the Guyana Harpy Eagles play their round game from Wednesday as the CWI Regional Four- Day tournament resumes.

MYO included players from Berbice and GCC won the toss and reached 324-8 before dismissing MYO for 118 to register an emphatic win and a place in the final.

Joshua Wade fell at 29-1 first-class left-hander Askaya Persaud in his first season
leaving Everest, stroked six sixes and six fours from 64 balls and added 130 for the second wicket with Navindra Persaud who made a cautious 31 balls with a single boundary in an
innings that lasted 89 balls before Persaud departed at 151-2
GCC slipped from 151-1 to 159-4 before Johnson joined Ali- Mohammed put together 96 for the fifth wicket.

Johnson played the supporting role as Ali-Mohammed hit boundaries for fun and was especially severe on pacer Suresh Dhanai who had Suresh Dhanai 4-89 from his 10 overs.
Allrounder Ali-Mohammed blasted four fours and six sixes from 47 balls. Johnson hit two fours and a six in a 47-ball 40 while Lovell hammered two sixes and a couple of fours in a
25-ball in his unbeaten 33 which took the Bourda Boys past the 300 mark. Dhanai was supported by Keon Sinclair (3-43) for MYO, who were dismissed for 118-9.

MYO suffered a horrendous start, losing Andrew Lyght Jnr) (1), bowled by Aryan Persaud off the fourth ball of the innings.
The Woolford Avenue team never recovered, although Yogendra Singh scored 32 from 42 balls with two fours and a six.

Vishwanauth Ramlakhan, who made 26 with four boundaries, including a six, Johnathon Rampersaud, who hit two sixes in 22, got starts but were the only batters to reach double figures.
Joshua Wade had 4-35 with uncomplicated off-spin while Ali- Mohammed took 2-33 with his medium pace while Persaud had 2-23 to take GCC into the final
In the other semi-final at Malteenoes in a battle of old rivals,
DCC defeated the hosts by 60 runs.

National Captain and West Indies player Tevin Imlach hitting four fours and two sixes in a commanding 80, leading the Queenstown side to victory.
Jonathan Van Lange clobbered four fours and a six in a pugnacious 32 while Guyana opener Raymond Perez contributed 24.

Daniel Ross had 3-42 for Malteenoes who were dismissed for 211 despite a brilliant 113 from 109 balls decorated with two fours and a couple of sixes.
However, only Jeremiah Scott (40) and Cordell Mars (23) reached double figures.

Former West Indies T20 player Chris Barnwell captured 5-36 while Ezekiel Wilson had 3-28 for DCC.