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Click here to see photos from Round-of-16 game between Ann’s Grove Secondary and Abram Zuil Secondary 

Dolphin Secondary put on an impressive display, dispatching Queen’s College with a convincing 6-1 win, and will now face West Ruimveldt Secondary in the fourth quarter-final at 17:30h.

West Ruimveldt got the better of North Ruimveldt 3-1, with Elijah Sattaur scoring a second-half brace, while Donovan Welcome netted the third.

In a tightly contested match, East Ruimveldt emerged victorious over their rivals, South Ruimveldt, in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 stalemate.

East Ruimveldt secured their spot in the final eight with a 3-0 penalty win and will now face President’s College, who edged Charlestown 2-1.

The biggest margin of victory was Waramuri Primary Top defeating Yarrowkabra 10-0. Zundel Abrams recorded a helmet-trick, while Odell Holmes tallied a hat-trick, along with one goal each from Denzil Abrams, Marcus Smith and Rondell Peters.

Their quarter-final opponents, Ann’s Grove, had a contrasting match. They won 5-3 on penalties after their clash with Abram Zuil was locked 4-4 at full time.

The winners of this 10^th edition will receive G$300,000 towards a school project, the runners-up will pocket G$150,000, and third place will settle for G$75,000.

Individually, there will be accolades for the Most Valuable Player (MVP), highest goal-scorer and best goalkeeper.

against Royal Challengers Bengaluru is the highest in the history of the IPL, bettering the 277 for 3 they posted against Mumbai Indians three weeks ago.

1 – Number of men’s T20 totals higher than Sunrisers’ 287 for 3. The only one higher is 314 for 3 by Nepal against Mongolia in the Asian Games.

549 – Runs scored by Sunrisers and Royal Challengers on Monday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium – the most for any T20 match. The previous highest match aggregate for a T20 game was 523 runs between Sunrisers and Mumbai Indians earlier this season in Hyderabad.

22 – Sixes hit by the Sunrisers’ batters against RCB are the most by any team in an innings in the IPL. They broke the record held by Royal Challengers for their 21 sixes against Pune Warriors in 2013, also in Bengaluru.

81 – Boundaries hit by both teams on Monday, also the joint-most for a T20 match, equalling the record held by South Africa and West Indies in Centurion in 2023.

262 for 7 – Royal Challengers’ total against Sunrisers is now the highest in a losing cause by any team in T20 cricket. The previous highest was 258 for 5 by West Indies against South Africa in Centurion in 2023.

39 – Balls Travis Head needed for his hundred is the fourth-fastest in the history of the IPL. Chris Gayle’s 30-ball century at the same venue in 2013 against Pune Warriors is the fastest-ever.

4 – All four pace bowlers of RCB conceded 50-plus runs in Sunrisers’ innings – Reece Topley (68), Yash Dayal (51), Lockie Ferguson (52) and Vijaykumar Vyshak (64). It is the first-ever instance of four players conceding 50-plus runs in the same innings in men’s T20 cricket. In the IPL, before this game, no more than two bowlers had conceded 50-plus runs in the same innings.

7 – Number of fifty-plus partnerships in total on Monday in Bengaluru. No T20 match had had more than five 50-plus stands previously.

Slingerz (orange and black) won 6-0 against Buxton United

In Saturday’s double-header at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara, Slingerz FC, a former league champion, continued their winning streak, outscoring East Coast Demerara’s Buxton United.

Marcus Tudor found the net twice in the 36^th and 39^th minutes, followed by Gabriel DeSouza’s strike in the 55^th, before Darron Niles secured a hat-trick with goals in the 60^th, 83^rd and 90+2^nd minutes.

In the highly anticipated clash between two of Georgetown’s premier teams, Guyana Defence Force emerged victorious, leveraging their potent attacking prowess and superior fitness against Western Tigers FC.

Western Tigers’ scoring attempts were effectively nullified, while the army team’s strikers made their mark. Obumchi Benjamin opened the scoring in the 50^th minute, followed by his teammate Stephen McDonald just seven minutes later.

It was Sherwyn Caesar who sealed the deal with a goal in the 90+2^nd minute. Despite their loss, Western Tigers FC remains in fourth place on the points table, holding steady with three wins and three losses, totaling nine points.

From left: GDF scorers Obumchi Benjamin, Stephen McDonald and Sherwyn Caesar

Fruta Conquerors FC maintains fifth spot with three wins and four losses, also accumulating nine points, while Den Amstel FC sits in sixth position, securing seven points from two wins, one draw, and two losses.

Ann’s Grove United occupies seventh place, with Santos FC in eighth on the table, boasting two wins and four losses, amassing six points.

At the bottom of the table are Buxton United FC and Monedderlust FC, both yet to secure any points after playing five games since the start of Season Six on February 25.

A total of 10 top-tier clubs are vying for the first-place prize of G$2,000,000, with cash rewards of $1,200,000, $800,000, and $500,000 for the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively.

In the upcoming fixtures for April 18, Santos FC will go head-to-head against Monedderlust FC at 19:00h, set to take place at the National Training Centre.