Guyana Times article.
Georgetown, Guyana - The top four teams of the annual Raf’s Variety Store’s Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide Inter-Jamaat 10/10 knock out softball cricket tournament will compete on Sunday when the competition concludes with the semi-finals, third place playoff and final at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) ground, Woolford Avenue.
The competition, organised by the MYO, will see defending champions MYO, Leonora, Cotton Tree and Fairfield battling for top honours on the final day of the fourth annual tournament.
MYO, a strong team with some good batsmen at the top and middle, will depend on Saheed Gittens, Richard Latiff, Zulficar Ali and Safraz Esau. The bowling however, is a great concern as has been evident throughout the tournament.
Flashback! MYO would look to make a repeat on Sunday after copping the title in 2013
Taking part in the competition for the first time, Leonora Jamaat also boasts a strong and well-balanced team with some of the top softball players from West Demerara in the line-up, including the destructive Azad Azeez.
Cotton Tree of Berbice and Fairfield of Essequibo are the other two semi-finalists, making a grand showdown among the top four teams of the competition.
According to the organisers, all four teams are asked to assemble at the MYO ground on Sunday at 08:30 hours for the semi-finals draw. The two winners will clash in the final, set to start at 14:00 hours, while the two losing semi-finalists will meet in the third place playoff prior to the championship game.
The champion team will receive $300,000, while the runner-up, third and fourth placed finishers will pocket $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. All the cash prizes will be accompanied by trophies. Medals will also be given to the finalists.
There will be several individual awards at stake including Man-of-the-Match in the final ($5,000 and trophy), Man-of-the-Match in third place playoff (Trophy), Most runs in the competition (Bat and trophy), Most wickets in the competition (Trophy), Highest individual score (Bat and trophy) and Best bowling figures (Trophy).
