Eldoret Defend Low Score To Win In Nakuru

Eldoret yesterday defended a small total to win the second match of the Akshar League in Nakuru. Winning the toss, Eldoret decided to bat on a damp wicket, and may have initially regretted their decision as the swing of Kakul and Raju tore through their batting line up, both ending up with 4 wickets. Only 2 batsmen made it to double figures, Swapnesh who made 26, and Tajesh (23). Diamond will be ruing the 26 extras given away which took Eldoret's final total to 106 all out.
Diamond Team may have thought that they would overhaul the total with ease, but again the bowlers soon put paid to any thoughts of a decent score. Tajesh especially showed no mercy as he sent batsman after batsman back to the pavilion to take 6 wickets. Again, Extras was top scorer with 31 as Diamond crumbled to 74 all out, despite a spirited resistance from Vimal who finished on 17 not out.
Eldoret Innings:
Ritesh……………………………..Bowled Kakul……....03
Tejash……………………………..Ct Vimal B Kakul….23
Vishaal…………………………….Run Out…………...…05
Chetan…………………………….Bowled Vimal……....03
Swapnesh…………………………Ct Indra B Raju……26
Dev…………………………………LBW Kakul………......00
Snehal……………………………..Bowled Kakul……....02
Jogesh…………………………….Bowled Raju………...02
Bhavin……………………………..Bowled Raju………..01
Ravi………………………………..Ct Amit B Raju……..10
Nikuj……………………………….Not out…………….....05
Extras……………………………………………………........26
Total………………………………………………………......106

Diamond Team Innings:
Kakul………………………………LBW Snehal…..……..03
Amit B……………………………..Tejash………………...00
Singh………………………………Ct Jogesh B Tejash..02
Ghanshyam……………………….B Tejash……………..06
Minesh……………………………..Run Out……………...02
Raju………………………………...Ct Dev B Snehal…...01
Bakul……………………………….B Bhavin……………...03
Vimal……………………………….Not out………………..17
Bhavesh…………………………Ct Bhavin B Tejash....09
Indravadan…………………………Ct & B Tejash…….00
Jiggar……………………………….LBW Tejash………...00
Extras………………………………………………………......31
Total………………………………………………………….....74

Points from the Match:
Eldoret: Batting: 1point, Bowling: 4 points, Win: 12 points, Total: 17 points
Diamond Team: Batting 0 points, Bowling: 4 points. Total: 4 points.

Standings after two matches:

TEAM.............Pld.....Won....Lost....Bat........Bwl........Win........Total
VOC...................1............1.........0........1............4............12............17
ELDORET.........1............1.........0........1............4............12............17
DIAMOND........1...........0.........1........0............4............0..............4
AKSHAR.'B'......1...........0.........1.........1............2............0..............3
KERICHO.........0...........0........0........0............0............0..............0
NAIVASHA......0...........0........0........0............0............0..............0
AKSHAR.'A'.....0...........0........0........0............0............0..............0