{"id":19223,"date":"2024-04-29T22:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19223"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:40:13","slug":"caimans-piranhas-and-pitbulls-triumph-in-gcb-t10-blast-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/caimans-piranhas-and-pitbulls-triumph-in-gcb-t10-blast-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Caimans, Piranhas, and Pitbulls Triumph in GCB T10 Blast Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground on the West Coast of Demerara witnessed thrilling cricket action as the Berbice Caimans, Berbice Piranhas, and Demerara Pit Bulls emerged victorious in the Guyana Cricket Board&#8217;s T10 Blast tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend&#8217;s matches kicked off with a triple-header at one of Guyana&#8217;s newest premier cricket venues, the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first match, the Berbice Caimans showcased their dominance by defeating the Demerara Hawks by 29 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Batting first, the Caimans posted an impressive total of 148 runs for the loss of three wickets in their allotted 10 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Algoo&#8217;s explosive knock of 80 runs, supported by Kevin Sinclair&#8217;s 33, set the stage for their victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a spirited effort from the Hawks, led by Rampertab Ramnauth&#8217;s quickfire 40 runs, they fell short, managing only 119 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second match, the Berbice Piranhas secured a convincing 50-run win over the Essequibo Jaguars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Piranhas posted a formidable total of 143 runs in their ten overs, with Quentin Sampson leading the charge with an unbeaten 83 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the Jaguars could only muster 93 runs, with Captain Kemol Savoury and Chanderpaul Hemraj being the main contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final match of the day witnessed a clash between two Demerara sides, with the Demerara Pit Bulls emerging victorious against the Demerara Hawks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Batting first, the Hawks posted 73 runs, with Akshaya Persaud&#8217;s 46 runs being the highlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Pit Bulls chased down the target with ease, scoring the required runs with eight wickets in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Cricket Board T10 Blast tournament promises more thrilling encounters and will continue until May 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters Over the weekend, the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground on the West Coast of Demerara witnessed thrilling cricket action as the Berbice Caimans, Berbice Piranhas, and Demerara Pit Bulls emerged&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19225,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19223\/revisions\/19225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}