Montra Jaguars are the first team to book their spot in the national finals of the third Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast after a testing outing in the Berbice zone, which concluded Sunday afternoon at the Port Mourant Ground.
Mantra, a team predominantly made up of national players from Berbice, defeated Corriverton Spartans by 51 runs after a pulsating day of action.
Mantra posted an imposing 139-2 from 10 overs, led by Anthony Bramble, who made 64 (1脳4;6x9s), and Raymond Perez (34). Then, their bowlers managed to restrict the spirited Spartans to 88-5.
Charles France with 28 from 17 balls offered some fight back as Nial Smith bagged 3-8 from two overs.
Montra won $300,000 while Spartans got $100,000.
In the semi-final, Montra overcame Sip & Play Warriors by five wickets while Spartans topped Cotton Tree Die Hard by 28 runs in the other.
Attention now turns to the East Bank Demerara/West Coast Demerara zone set for July 5-6.
The National playoffs are set for August 3 at the National Stadium.