Defending zone champions Eccles All-Stars, Village Rams, Airport SVC, and Mahdia (Movements Family) surged into the final four of the East Bank/West Demerara Zone in the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast following a day of blistering knockout action across the region.
At Goed Fortuin, Village Rams delivered a sublime performance, powering into the semi-finals with a comprehensive 73-run victory over Team Eastsyde.
Imtyaz Ghani set the ground ablaze with a swashbuckling 85 off just 23 balls, supported by Andrew Lyght Jr’s unbeaten 42 off 27 and Urshardeva Balgobin’s 20, as Rams posted 159 for 3.
In reply, Team Eastsyde folded to 87 for 8 in their 10 overs, with national footballer Curtez Kellman showcasing his versatility by taking 3 for 7 alongside Dhanesh Persaud’s 2 for 13.
The defeat ended a dramatic campaign for Eastsyde, whose opener Otis George had earlier smashed an unbeaten 106 off 38 balls—laced with 13 sixes and two fours—alongside Ronald Hercules’ 25-ball 76 in an opening stand of 193 for 0 against Vintage All-Stars.
Eccles All-Stars were equally ruthless at Farm Ground, hammering Soesdyke XI by 120 runs. Troy Gonsalves launched eight sixes in a rapid 25-ball 64 to propel Eccles to 162 for 9 despite Orandy King’s 4 for 30.
Soesdyke’s chase crumbled instantly as Tyler Small’s clinical spell of 4 for 5 and Deion Thomas’ 2 for 13 bundled them out for just 42 in 9.5 overs, with number 11 Adrian Peters (13) the sole batter in double figures.
At Uitvlugt Ground, Mahdia made light work of Hyde Park, chasing down 98 in 7.2 overs with eight wickets to spare. Andrew Gibson anchored the pursuit with an unbeaten 46 off 21 balls alongside Yeudistir Persaud (17*), after Suresh Dhani’s economical 1 for 3 kept Hyde Park to 97 for 4.
Over at Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ), Airport SVC held off Young Steppaz by 27 runs. Player of the match Shakiel Wong headlined the effort, slamming 46 off 20 balls to lift Airport to 138 for 3 before returning to claim 3 for 19, alongside Sunil Sarjoo’s 3 for 21, to restrict Young Steppaz to 111 for 9.
The action shifts directly into the semi-finals today at Meten-Meer-Zorg, where Eccles meet Village Rams at 10:00h, followed by Airport taking on Mahdia at 12:00h, preceding the zonal final at 15:00h.
High stakes await the eventual zonal champion, who will walk away with $500,000 and secure a marquee fixture against Berbice Zone champions Grillmaster Sip N Play All-Stars at the national semi-finals. The regional runners-up will pocket $200,000 courtesy of M.S. Roshandin Group of Companies, while the two losing semi-finalists take home $50,000 each courtesy of Camille’s Academy.
Teams falling in Saturday afternoon’s quarter-final round received $25,000 each, courtesy of Scoop Ride Inc.
With free public admission across all venues, the zone winners remain in contention for the grand $2 million prize at the National Finals on October 11 at the Anna Regina National Stadium, before the T10 caravan moves to the Essequibo Zone from August 22–23.
