NPCA preview for 12th February

There will be more cricket action around Nairobi this weekend with the second round of the 45 Over Tournament taking place. I am still trying to get hold of results from round 1, and will post those when I do.

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In Group A, S C L Y L take on Kanbis 'B' at Pindolia Academy, Simba Union host Oshwal XI, and group favourites, Kanbis 'A" face Parklands S C Ndovus at Eastleigh Sec School.

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In Group B, Sir Ali 'A' host Premier in what I think will be the match to decide the second qualifier from the group, so a must win match for both teams. Parklands Rhinos pay a visit to Ruaraka, and Ngara have the unenviable task of tackling Swamibapa 'A'.

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Group C sees Swamibapa 'B' doing battle with Qutbis at Premier Club, Khrishna XI versus Kongonis at Peponi School and Nbi Jaffery with what should be an easy home match against Sir Ali 'B', who lost to Kongonis last week.

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Finally, Group D: Golden XI meet Nbi Nookers at Highridge Pr School, Nbi Gymkhana are favourites at home to Stray Lions, and Aga Khan should also have a home against Nbi Institute.

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With all of the Kenya team players in Nairobi for training, one would expect them to turn out for their respective clubs. This could be bad luck for opponents of Swamibapa, as both Steve Tikolo, and Maurice Ouma will be looking to showcase their overseas form. Other National squad members to look out for with the bat will be the Obuya brothers for Jaffery, and the Kanbis pair of Alpesh Bhudia and Malhar Patel. Ashish Karia of Aga Khan and Alex Obanda of Kongonis will also be hoping to show the selectors what they can do. Bowlers to watch out for include Thomas Odoyo and young paceman Alfred Luseno for Jaffery, Rajesh Bhudia from Kanbis and Peter Ochieng from Swamis. It will be interesting to see if Kongonis young bowler Moses Otieno can continue his amazing form from last week. No pressure...