A fine century from Richard Latif handed Ariel a convincing 73-run victory over Fishermen, while Super Strikers beat Regal by five wickets when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc/Republic T20 Cup continued yesterday with semi-final action.
Playing in the over-40 category at the Queen’s College ground, Ariel posted a commanding 239-6, batting first.
Latif struck 15 fours and five sixes in his swashbuckling 130 and steadied the innings nicely with Chien Gittens, following the loss of opener Asif Ali without scoring. Gittens slammed eight fours and one six in an even 50 as Wazeer Majeed took two wickets.
Fishermen were restricted for 139-5 in reply. Zameer Hassan made 55 with three fours while Majeed scored 36. Sherwin Hubbard picked up two wickets.
In the second semi-final, Regal took first strike and made a challenging 205-5. Patrick Rooplall stroked five fours and eight sixes in a top score of 77, while R. Singh made 69 which contained seven fours and four sixes. L. Roopnarine chipped in with 28 as I. Baksh claimed 3-14 and Rawl Reid 2-49.
Super Strikers replied with 206-5 in 19.4 overs. Ganesh Mangal scored his third consecutive half-century with a rapid 65 which included six fours and four sixes, while Keith Fraser and S. Boodram made 29 each. Reid contributed 28 and Patrick Khan 26 not out.
Meanwhile, Regal Legends and Parika Defenders will clash in the over-50 final; both teams won their respective semi-final matches.
