Africa-Press – Tanzania. AN experienced All -rounder Abhik Patwa has said that he expects that his side, Ngorongoro Titans will make a spectacular come back to win matches in the Tanzania Cricket Association Super League after a poor performance in the first round.
Ngorongoro, which played three matches in the recent ended first round of TCA Super League without a single win, will be focusing on getting that first win on the board when the action restarts and then looking to generate some momentum.
“We had a bad start because I think we did not play well as a team,” “We also missed some key players in some of those crucial matches like our wicket keeper, Kelvin Nassib and an all-rounder, Hashim Johan.”
“ But I hope we will re-group and come back with great ideas to reshape our mind and focus,” he said.
Patwa, with a history of scoring centuries in ICC-African tournaments, is one of the local great players in history with an ability of scoring sixes, but he could not help his side to secure points in the first ever league for men organised by TCA. He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.
In July 2018, he was part of Tanzania’s squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifiers.
As it currently stands, the Tembo Warriors go into the break at the top of the table after winning all three of their openinground matches to bag six points.
However, with two points for a win, both the Serengeti Giants and the Kilimanjaro Aces will be looking to close the small gap that has opened up between themselves and the leaders.
As the second round of fixtures are expected to start in January and the third finishing round in February, it is still early to make any assumptions about how the final standings will look as winners may also lose their matches in favour of the losers.
The 50 over men’s tournament is the first of its kind in Tanzania, with national senior and junior team players competing with and alongside those who have excelled during recently concluded tournaments.
The idea is to enable local players be competent enough in 50-over matches and stand chances of competing against well drilled countries in the likes of Kenya, South Africa or Namibia when it comes to international ICC tournaments.
