Following the announcement of the West Demerara Jaguars and Georgetown Panthers rosters for tomorrow’s Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) T20 Blast, the East Coast Canje Pheasants, East Bank Eagles, and Upper Demerara Scorpions have named their squads, with Rajendra Chandrika, Anand Bharrat, and Gabriel McDonald serving as the respective captains.
Chandrika will skipper the East Coast Canje Pheasants outfit, which comprises Robin Williams, Krishna Deosaran, Neeran Bani, Vickash Wilkinson, Vishawanath Ramlakhan, Dominic Glasgow, Karamchan Persaud, Nizam Khan, Andrew Samaroo, Sachin Singh, Aaron Beharry, Anthony McFarlene, Ramnarine Chatura, Nicholas Shiopersad, and Sasenarine Harricharan. The coach is Latchman Yadram, while the manager is Vishnu Ramjeet.
On the other hand, Bharrat will captain the East Bank Eagles, which contain Sagar Hatiamani, Jonte Thomas, Anthony Lim, Jerimiah Scott, Ershad Ali, Leon Swamy, Floy Joseph, Anthony Antonio, Deonarine Dindial, Shamar Yearwood, Quazim Yusuf, Buddhan Baksh, and Ricky Sargeant. The coach is Waqar Bacchus, and the manager is Puneet Jaigopaul.
Meanwhile, the Upper Demerara Scorpions will be led by McDonald and consist of Ray Peters, Julian Fortune, Alvin Mohabir, John DeGrella, Joshua Wade, Tyreka Etienne, Ariel Tilku, Denzel Spencer, Romeo Deonarain, Shaquille Williams, Aeon Reynolds, Gary Savoury, Nicholas Lawson, and Judell McAllister. The coach is Hersey Niles, and the manager is Rastaff O’Selmo.
Each association will be required to select a minimum of two under-19 players who are eligible to represent Guyana next year in regional U-19 tournaments, with at least one of the individuals playing every game. Players must represent the area they reside in, with the exception of Upper Demerara, which will allow guest players drawn from the standby players of the other associations.
The team with the most points after the preliminary rounds will play for fourth place, while the second and third-placed teams will clash in the semi-finals. The respective winners will battle in the final, with the losing semi-finalists competing in the third-place playoff.
