{"id":24839,"date":"2021-03-11T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=24839"},"modified":"2021-03-11T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T18:57:02","slug":"upanga-sc-b-cricketers-win-dc-t20-cup-division-b-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/upanga-sc-b-cricketers-win-dc-t20-cup-division-b-title","title":{"rendered":"Upanga SC B cricketers win DC T20 Cup Division B title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> UPANGA Sports Club&#8217;s B team have made successfull return to action in domestic cricket, lifting this season&#8217;s Dar es Salaam Cricket (DC) T20 Cup Division B&#8217;s top honour with a four-wicket win over Lions Youths in the final, which took place at Annadil Burhani oval last weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lions Youths, consisting of junior players groomed by the Lions Cricket Club, batted first in the clash, notching 107 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top order batsman, Abubakar Selemani, had the best innings given he ended two runs short of a half century, which consisted of eight fours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">His exploits were instrumental in the side&#8217;s ability to end the innings with the respectable score.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selemani, slotted in at number three, made up for a somewhat frustrating outing the outfit&#8217;s opener Faisal Gothey experienced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gothey failed to make his presence felt, making his way back to the pavilion in the very first over, as he was caught by Upanga SC B outfit&#8217;s Himanshu Darji from Rinkesh Patel bowling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yusuf Abdulhaleem, who opened the innings with Gothey, executed several good knocks and chipped in with 18 runs which included a four.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The side&#8217;s remining promising players were relatively below par, given they could not last long at the crease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adil Ayub formed a solid stand with Amaan Sameer to close the innings with bat in hand, notching eight runs not out and one run not out respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Darji mercilessly tormented Lions Youths&#8217; batting unit, ending his spell with three wickets and leaking 10 runs in four overs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Skipper Zahir Patel chipped in with notable contribution, as he took two wickets and leaked seven runs in three overs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Needing 108 runs to post victory, Upanga SC B team had to knuckle down to the victory, notching 109 runs for six wickets in 18 overs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Skipper Zahir, Manoj Thakkar, Hardik Patel and Sadaf Saifee catapulted their squad to the win with no nonsense batting displays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">They got off to a good start, given Thakkar, who opened the innings, posted 15 runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fellow opener Saifee was a bit more aggressive, as he notched 25 runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">They were to some extent pegged back with top order batsman Amiri Sadiki&#8217;s early exit, with the perfromer posting six runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zahir, nevertheless, saw to it they are in control of the innings, as well as confidently pushing for the victory, posting 18 runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Much as Shivan Kamania could not last long at the crease, as he was dismissed with five runs to his name, they were unpertubed by the performer&#8217;s early exit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rinkesh Patel and Himanshu Darji smoothly made certain their squad&#8217;s victory, posting six runs not out and nine runs not out respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selemani and skipper, Shamir Hameer, posted two wickets apiece in their team&#8217;s bowling spell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although they lost the match, Lions Youths garnered praise from Upanga SC B team for showcasing spirited performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The match further witnessed a sportmanship gesture shown by Upanga SC B squad&#8217;s skipper Zahir who opted to get back to the pavilion after he was caught by Lions Youths&#8217; wicket keeper, Abdulrazak Sameer, although the former was not given out by the clash&#8217;s umpire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: UPANGA Sports Club&#8217;s B team have made successfull return to action in domestic cricket, lifting this season&#8217;s Dar es Salaam Cricket (DC) T20 Cup Division B&#8217;s top honour with a four-wicket win over Lions Youths in the final, which took place at Annadil Burhani oval last weekend. 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