17th April, 2021, Jamestown.
Challengers 87/1 in 9 overs (Andrew Yon 49*, Scott Crowie 26*, Gareth Johnson 1/21) beat Levelwood Allstars 85 in 17.5 overs (Brendan Leo 38, Jordi Henry 4/10, Rhys Francis 2/3) by 9 wickets.
The two sides facing each other in the final were Challengers and Levelwood Allstars, the former were given a timid target of just 86 runs to chase down and register their name on the trophy. Now, it was the turn of batting unit to display some good performance and take their team to victory. Andrew Yon and Alex Langham came out to start the proceedings for the chasing side. Alex Langham got dismissed in the second over of the innings to a Gareth Johnson delivery. And since then, Challengers never gave a chance to Levelwood Allstars, Andrew Yon played beautifully for his unbeaten 49 while he was well supported by Scott Crowie who also remained unbeaten on the score of 26. They chased down the total in just 9 overs.
Earlier, it was Levelwood Allstars who won the toss and elected to bat first in a high-pressure game. But as soon as the match started, Challengers proved their decision absolutely wrong. Jordi Henry bamboozled the top-order of Levelwood Allstars by dismissing the top four batsmen. As soon as the powerplay was concluded, Levelwood Allstars' half of the side was already inside the pavilion. Not only Jordi Henry, the whole bowling unit of Challengers bowled its heart out and as a result they were able to bowl Levelwood Allstars out on a mere score of 85. Only two batsmen from the batting side were able to reach the double-figure mark, Brendan Leo was top scorer with 38 runs. Jordi Henry's match figures read an impressive 4-0-10-4 while Rhys Francis also grabbed a couple of wickets in the last over. Jordan Yon, Scott Crowie and Joey Thomas also picked a wicket each.
Talking about the season statistics, Andrew Yon was top run-getter with 415 runs in seven innings, averaging a brilliant 138 to go with a hot strike rate of 185. Jordi Henry picked up the most number of wickets in the season with 17 scalps in nine innings.
The RMS T20 tournament began on 13th of Feb and since then, we have seen some sensational performances. It is always delighting to see such a wonderful set of teams and players delivering their best and fighting hard to attain victory. We wish, next season also brings all the thrill, till then goodbye and cheers!