Defending champion Cotton Tree defeated Achievers A by 113 runs to retain their AJM ‘Mash It Up’ T20 Cricket Championship on Sunday evening at the Bush Lot Sports Complex ground, West Coast Demerara.
Batting first after winning the toss under lights, Cotton Tree tallied an imposing 222/5 on the back of Fawaz Gafoor’s 79 and Kevin Jawahir’s 52. Leon Swamy and Abdul Subhan added 31 and 27 runs, respectively. For the bowlers, Derick McCalmont snared 2-40.
In response, Achievers A were bundled out for 109. Shamal Angel offered resistance with 31. Waqar Hassan and Jawahir engineered the collapse as the duo combined for nine wickets. Hassan recorded figures of 5-14, while Jawahir tallied 4-18.
With the win, Cotton Tree walked away with the championship trophy and the $1,000,000 first-place prize.