DEFENDING Champions No 72 Cut and Load defeated rivals No 72 All Stars in a low scoring encounter to lift the Price Is Right Supermarket Upper Corentyne Cricket Association T20 Blast 2025 first place prize and trophy on at the No 69 Vikings ground on Sunday.

Batting first on a tricky pitch, No 72 Cut N Load reached 105-6 in their 20 overs.

Jamal Assad 32, Daveanand Chatterpaul 29, Seirra Chatterpaul 13 not out and Kadil Ajib 10 were their principal scorers.

Bowling for No 72 All Stars Vikash Singh picked up two wickets for All Stars who could only reach 93-8 when their 20 overs expired.

Cut and Load bowlers to end on Kameshwar Chaterpal led the way with 24 while Kheraj Dhup made 19 and Gavin Chaterpal scored 15 as Calvern Beresford captured 4-16.

At the presentation ceremony which included a fireworks display No 72 Cut N Load collected $425,000 and the beautiful Price Is Right Trophy.

No 72 ALL Stars was presented with $225,000 and trophy. Losing semi-finalists No 64 Fight Marines and Crabwood Creek took away $50,000 each and trophy.

Beresford for his outstanding performance received the Most Valuable player and best bowler and collected a trophy a cricket boots and $10,000. Jamal Assad received the best batsmen award and was presented with a bat.

The tournament’s MVP award went to Davenend Chaterpaul of Cut and Load.

He received a helmet and a pair of batting pads. The batsmen with the most runs award went to Charles France of No 64 Fighting Marines. He received a pair of batting pads and Batting gloves. Vickash Singh of the No 72 All Stars received pair of cricket booths for being the best bowling in the tournament.

The top wicketkeeper award of a pair of wicket keeping gloves went to K Dhup of No 72 All Stars.

In the female final No 69 Vikings beat Line Path Raptors. Both teams were presented with $25,000 and a Trophy while medals were presented to all the players in the final.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony president of the UCCA Juniour Blair praised the sponsor Danesh Roopnarine (Boyco) of the Price Is Right Supermarket.

Blair told the large gathering of Roopnarine’s love for sports and community activities. Adding that Roopnarine’s commitment and selflessness, passion and genuine support is an example for other business to follow.

The competition was sponsored to the tune of over $4.5M cricket which makes it arguably the largest Second Division cricket sponsorship in Guyana. President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Dr Beharry also commended the sponsor.