GUYTRAC 20/20 final set for Sunday

Guyana Times article.

Georgetown, Guyana - The final of the GUYTRAC 20/20 will be played on Sunday between Number 69 Red Rose, Skeldon and Number 64 Fighting Marines.

The three teams all advanced to the final after careful consideration organizers decided to have a draw Number 64 Fighting Marines draw to the final.

Skeldon will meet Red Rose in an eliminator match starting at 10:00hrs on Sunday before the grand final.

Meanwhile in semifinal action last Sunday at the Crabwood Creek Ground, Red Rose defeated Number 48 Challengers by 4 wickets while the Fighting Marines defeated Springlands by 2 wickets.

Batting first the Challengers were bowled out for 74 in their match against Red Rose. B Samaroo top scored with 15. Bowling for Number 69 Red Rose, O. Seeram took 3 for 28 off 4 overs while T Persaud, C Nourang and D Rampersaud each taking 2 wickets. In reply Number 69 Red Rose reached 77 for 6 in 17 overs. P Chaitram top scored with 27. Bowling for the Challengers B Samaroo took 2 for 11 off 4 overs.

In the other semi-final, Springlands batted first and scored 176 for 5 in 20 overs with Trishan Ramdass 47, Somdat Singh 33 and Deoprakash Ramdat 33 not out. Bowling for the Fighting Marines, Steven Embrack took 3 for 25 off 4 overs. In reply Number 64 ended on 178 for 8 off 19.5 overs.

With 12 runs needed in the last overs they got there with 1 ball to spare. Leonard Snady hit 50, Davendra Budhoo 29 and Steven Embrack 26 leading the fight for the Marines.

The final at expected to commence at 14:00hrs.