Lotto/Let’sBet T10: Eight teams locked in for ‘Super Saturday’ quarterfinals at Lusignan – News Room Guyana
Eight teams have locked in their spots for a blockbuster Super Saturday quarter-final slate at the Lusignan Ground on October 3, following an action-packed Round of 16 in the Georgetown and East Coast Demerara zone of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast.
With three zone champions already seeded into the national stage, local contenders battled across the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Lusignan grounds to keep their campaigns alive.
At stake is a spot in Sunday’s zonal finals at Enmore, with all eyes on the GYD $2 million national prize up for grabs at the Anna Regina National Stadium on October 11.
The day’s headline performance came at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground, where Avinash All-Stars pulled off an extraordinary run-chase against Stripling Warriors.
After Stripling Warriors posted 124 without loss, powered by unbeaten half-centuries from Brandon Jaikaran (61*) and Navindra Persaud (51*), Avinash All-Stars mounted a jaw-dropping counter-attack.
Driven by a blistering Marlon Welcome-Goodman (61*), Kadeem Alleyne (36) and Kevin Wickham (28*), they stormed to 128/1 in just eight overs to complete a stunning nine-wicket win.
Elsewhere at Lusignan, Kevin Sinclair took 2/25 to help restrict Team Upsetterz to 105/6 before Dejourn Charles (59*) and Treatlon Liverpool (32) anchored Team Corruption’s chase, reaching 106/2 in 8.2 overs.
Housing Warriors were the only side at the venue to defend a total, scoring 122/4 behind Sachin Singh’s 55* and Hiradeo Jailall’s 39, before restricting Dream 11 All-Stars to 77/7 for a 45-run victory.
Better Hope took the final spot from the venue, surviving a low-scoring thriller to chase down VP XI’s 72 in eight overs with four wickets in hand, led by Azad Mohamed’s 30.
At the DCC ground, clinical bowling and blistering run chases were the order of the day.
Titans Rams routed Phantom XI for 40 in 10 overs—courtesy of stingy spells from Shacin Singh (2/2), Derwin Christian (2/5), and Clinton Pestano (2/8)—before Pernell London (31*) knocked off the runs in just 2.5 overs.
Pure Entertainment were equally emphatic, skittling Intruders for 63 through Mark Cumberbatch (4/20) and Travis Johnson (3/11), before Raphel Frank’s whirlwind 44 saw them home in 3.4 overs.
SVC/AJM CC made light work of their 101-run target, cruising to a nine-wicket win in 4.2 overs thanks to Jonte Thomas (51*) and Quentin Sampson (30*).
Meanwhile, Diamond Gunners produced a high-octane chase against FC ER Gladiators, overhauling Gladiators’ 96/8 (Jaffar Ali 27, Alvin Mohabir 25) by blasting 102/2 in six overs behind firepower from Josiah Lim (36), Ricardo David (34), and Seon Allen (20*).
Quarter-final action kicks off at Lusignan on Saturday at 9.30am local time when Titans Rams face Pure Entertainment, followed by Diamond Gunners taking on SVC/AJM CC at 11.30am.
The afternoon double-header features Team Corruption against Better Hope at 1.30pm, before Avinash All-Stars clash with Housing Warriors at 3.30pm for a place in Sunday’s zonal finals at Enmore.
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