Hetmyer, Ramsammy blast Sip & Play into Berbice finals of Kares T10

Ramsammy and Seon Hetmyer made half-centuries as Sip & Play Warriors made a powerful statement of their title intentions to win the Berbice zone in the third edition of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast.

Ramsammy struck a superb 89 from 24 balls, hitting nine sixes and three fours while Hetmyer, the elder brother of Shimron Hetmyer, made an unbeaten 82 (2x4s; 10x6s) from 25 balls as Sip & Play piled on 209-3, the highest total in the history of the tournament.

In response, The Organisation, folded for 98-5 in their allotted ten overs at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground on Saturday.

Sip & Play will now await the winner of Montra Jaguars and Name Brand Titans to play one of the two semi-finals on Saturday.

The star-studded Montra overcame a spirited effort by the youthful New Amsterdam unit, as they successfully chased 76 in 6.4 overs after some early jitters.

Sachin Singh (27*), Jonathon Foo (20), and Raymond Perez (14*) got them over the line after Richard Ramdeholl (24) and Adrian Hetmyer (21) showed their immense talent.

Name Brand Titans defeated Tucber Park by 15 runs after they posted 115-5. Over at Number 48 Ground, only two of the five matches were contested due to persistent rain in the afternoon.

The morning winners in the round-of-16 were The Organisation over D’Edward Sports Club and Corriverton Spartans against Line Path Raptors.

The remaining round-of-16 fixtures are Ethan XI against Line Path Select XI and Team Legacy against Cotton Tree Die Hard.

On Sunday, the organisers, FL Sport, aim to use three venues, Port Mourant, Number 48, and Jai Hind, to ensure the zone can conclude on the same day. Matches will commence at 08:45h, with Port Mourant set to host the final from 15:30h.

The zone winner will receive $300,000 and a spot in the national playoffs on August 3 at the National Stadium. (Press release)