A Man-of-the-Match performance from Dwayne Dick spearheaded two-times defending champions Headquarters to a seven-wicket victory with 24 balls to spare yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground to book a spot in their fourth consecutive Final.

Scores: Headquarters (199-3 in 20 overs), TSU 101 all out in 16 overs)
Headquarters elected to bat in sweltering heat on two-paced track and heavy outfield and Pernel London dominated 32-run stand with an array of scintillating shots, none better than a glorious back punch that raced away to the extra cover boundary.

After hitting six boundaries which included three sixes the left-handed London missed a sweep of off-spinner Daimion Sardinha and was bowled at 47-2.
Dick joined Kauhaita Ramkarran and they played with fluency and positivity with an array of shots on both sides of the wicket.

Ramkarran was the first to his fifty when he deposited Devon Joseph back over his head for six before Dick got to his half- century by stroking Sardinha for four.
With the stand on 133, Eon Rodrigues picked his second wicket when he dismissed Ramkarran at 187-3. Ramkarran’s 61 included two fours and five sixes.
Dick smashed nine fours and two sixes in unbeaten 76 as his team fell one run short off 200 when their 20 overs expired.

Rodrigues had 2-45 for TSU who slumped from 20-1 to 22-5 as Ramkarran and Dick captured two wickets inside the power play while a brilliant piece of fielding at point from Dick ran out Garfield Moore with a direct hit at the batter’s end.

Sardinha hit Ramkarran for two sixes in an over.
However, with the score on 46, Ramkarran, who operated with lots of variety, had the last laugh in his final over when Sardinha hit the ball ‘miles’ into the air for Ramkarran to take the catch as the batter insisted on attacking Headquarters’ best bowler.

Alex Burnette hit two sixes in a quick-fire 24 before Ameem Mohamed bowling quick and flat off-spin, captured two wickets to leave the score on 63-8.
The two batters took the score past 100 but it was too little as
leg-spinner London ended the innings when the batter charged
almost halfway down the pitch and was stumped.

Ramkarran (3-20), Dick (2-24) and Mohamed (2-23) did the damage with the ball.
Among the small gathering were some of the members of the Officers team including the Benn siblings.

The second semi-final is scheduled for tomorrow at Eve Leary from 13:00hrs between Officers and 4A and 4B combined.