For Release Upon Receipt - January 17, 2018
St. Augustine
The 2018 edition of The UWI-UNICOM T20 Tournament is well underway with defending champions Cane Farm the first to qualify for the semi-final round. Also in are Merry Boys, Powergen and Central Sports.
Tobago-based Club Crusoe, hosts UWI, Munroe Road and Comets are out after the preliminary knock-out round which bowled off on January 12 and wrapped yesterday with a meeting between Central Sports and Comets. Central Sport won the match putting 164 runs on the board, all out in 19.4 overs. In their chase Comets would only accumulate 107/6, but celebrate Brian Ramdial’s efforts – he contributed 59 of those runs in 45 balls and would also take home the award for ‘Biggest 6 in the Prelims’. Shazan Babwah (Central Sports) was named ‘Man of the Match’ with a quick 42 off 20 balls and one wicket for 10 off his four overs.
The first semi-final fixture carded for Thursday January 18, at 6pm will see a clash between Central Sports and Cane Farm. Semi-final match number two will take place on the following day, January 19 at 6pm where Merry Boys will go head to head with Powergen.
Teams competing in The UWI-UNICOM T20 tournament stand to win over $35,000 in prize money and the coveted Championship Trophy.
Cricket action continues at The Sir Frank Worrell Ground, UWI, SPEC into the weekend. Semi-final matches cost $20 (UWI Staff and Students with ID) and $30 (General Public). The final match will be played on January 20 with tickets at $30 (UWI Staff and Students with ID) $40 (General Public). Tickets are available at the venue.
The official results of the Preliminary rounds are as follows:
Date /Fixture | Results |
January 12 Cane Farm vs Club Crusoe | Cane Farm (winner) qualifies for semi-final 1 Cane Farm 179/5 in 20 Overs
Roshan Primus 72* Rayad Emrit 48* Darren Bravo 23 Sunil Narine 19 Akheel Mollon 2/22 (4)
Club Crusoe 125 all out in 17.1 Overs
Ancil Nedd 29 Jason Persaud 17 Justin Persaud 15 Tevin Jadoo 3/27 (4) Anthony Simmons 3/27 (4) Roshan Primus 1/14 (1)
Man of the Match - Roshan Primus
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January 13 Merry Boys vs UWI | Merry Boys (winner) qualifies for semi-final 2
Merry Boys - 209/3 in 20 overs
Rishard Harris 52 (39) Mario Belcon 50 (31) Leonardo Julien 45* (35) Ranga Latchana 34 (20)
Jyd Goolie 1/24 (4) Rachad Forde 1/44 (4)
UWI - 195/4 in 20 overs
Daniel Williams 69 (44) Clifton Halls 39* (23) Jesse Bootan 38 (19) Rachad Forde 22 (10)
Keon Isaac 1/33 (4) Marlon Richards 1/40 (4) Uthman Uthy Muhammad 1/47 (4) Rishard Harris 0/40 (4)
Man of the Match - Rishard Harris
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January 15 Powergen vs Munroe Road
| Powergen (winner) qualifies to meet Merry Boys in semi-final 2
Powergen - 202/6 in 20 overs
Jeron Maniram 63 (30) Akiel Cooper 47 (28) Teshawn Castro 30 (9) Evin Lewis 23 Chris Pattia 2/32 (4)
Munroe Road - 140 all out in 19 overs
Chris Pattia 45 (27) Akeem Alvarez 18 (11) Mark Deyal 3/31 (3) Sanjiv Gooljar 2/23 (4)
Man of the Match - Jeron Maniram
Powergen win by 62 runs and book a meeting with Merry Boys in Semifinal #2 on Friday at 6:30pm
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January 16 Central Sports vs Comets | Central Sports (winner) qualifies to meet Cane Farm in Semi-final 1.
Central Sports 164 all out in 19.4 overs
Shazan Babwah 42 (20) Terrance Hinds 27 (16) Adrian Ali 22 (15) Emile Rajah 3/37 (4) Timothy Jugmohan 3/33 (4) Stephawn Solomon 2/22 (3.4)
Comets - 107/6 in 20 overs
Brandon Ramdial 59 (45) Reeval Ramnarine 23* (24) Shazan Babwah 1/10 (4) Kissondath Magram 1/18 (4) Terrance Hinds 1/21 (4)
Man of the Match - Shazan Babwah Biggest 6 of Prelims - Brandon Ramdial
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Photos Links:
Merry Boys vs UWI Team:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/albums/72157662734745827
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/albums/72157664778224958
Munroe Road vs Powergen:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/albums/72157662734940387
Central Sport vs Comets:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/albums/72157691586012624
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