SCORPION Titans Blue Devils were crowned the champions of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB) Dream XI T10 Trinidad Blast, on Friday.
Blue Devils defeated Valini’s Supermart Leatherback Giants by six wickets at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
Mario Belcon and Christopher Vincent were the stars for Blue Devils, scoring 45 and snatching 2/7 respectively.
Vincent, who bowled two overs, helped restrict Giants to 97/7 in ten overs.
West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel also delivered in the final with 2/13 in two overs.
Giants captain Terrance Hinds slammed one four and five sixes in his knock of 46 off 23 balls and Jahron Alfred pitched in with 17 off eight balls.
Opener Belcon belted 45 off 25 balls to propel Blue Devils to 99/4 in 9.1 overs. The experienced cricketer cracked five fours and three sixes.
Vishan Jagessar chipped in with 13 and leg spinner Yannic Cariah took 2/14 in two overs for Giants.
Giants gave away 17 extras which would have not helped their chances of winning the title.
Blue Devils took home $100,000 and Giants earned $50,000.
Belcon received $1,000 and a trophy for his player of the match performance in the final and player of the tournament Amir Jangoo of Tiger Tanks Cocrico Cavaliers copped $2,500 and a trophy.
In the third place playoff played before the final, Cavaliers defeated Fides Limited Scarlet Ibis Scorchers by 48 runs.
Former West Indies captain and wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin scored 53 not out off 26 deliveries to guide Cavaliers to a massive 147/2 in ten overs.
TT Red Force off spinner Bryan Charles grabbed 2/23 in two overs to help limit Scorchers to 99/5 in their ten overs in response.
SUMMARISED SCORES
Final
VALINI’S SUPERMART LEATHERBACK GIANTS 97/7 (10 overs) – Terrance Hinds 46, Jahron Alfred 17; Christopher Vincent 2/7, Shannon Gabriel 2/13 vs SCORPION TITANS BLUE DEVILS 99/4 (9.1 overs) – Mario Belcon 45, Vishan Jagessar 13; Yannic Cariah 2/14. Blue Devils won by six wickets.
Third Place Playoff
TIGER TANKS COCRICO CAVALIERS 147/2 (10 overs) – Denesh Ramdin 53 not out, Akeem Alvarez 32 not out; Kashtri Singh 1/12 vs FIDES LTD SCARLET IBIS SCORCHERS 99/5 (10 overs) – Tion Webster 33 not out, Kamil Pooran 31; Bryan Charles 2/23. Cavaliers won by 48 runs.
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