Age and Youth Destroy Naivasha

It was a case of the future and the past combining for Akshar A as they blitzed Naivasha in Nakuru over the weekend. Winning the toss, Akshar A elected to bat and despite sunny conditions, were soon in trouble at 5/39. With Naivasha in the driving seat, it was under 19 player, Divyang who stepped up to steady the ship recording his first half-century in the tournament. His steady 70 ensured that Akshar A put on 178 before they were finally all out. Pick of the bowling for Naivasha was Dharam with 5 wickets.
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In reply, it was veteran speedster Ghanshayam (known as the 'Brett Lee' of Nakuru) who did the damage ensuring that Naivasha were skittled out for the lowest total yet, a mere 20 runs. He took 5 of the 8 wickets for Akshar A giving them a huge 158 run victory, and was involved in two of the others. Naivasha were missing two batsmen, which did not help matters, but they had no answer to the 45-year-old's swing.
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SCORECARD:
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Akshar A Innings:
Harshil………Ct..Indraj……….Dharam…..06
Pragnesh……Bowled……..……Indraj……..04
Divyang……..Ct..Varun……….Indraj……..70
Jogesh………Ct..Amnadeep…Dharam…..02
Pardeep……..Bowled………….Dharam…..02
Dilip………….Ct & B…………...Dharam…..02
Sachin………Ct..Varun………...Indraj…….18
Deval………..Ct..Nishit………..Dharam…..13
Lakho………..Ct & B…………..Amardeep...15
Ghanshaym…Bowled…………Varun……..00
Dipesh……….NOT OUT…..…...…………….02
Extras……………………………….......…………44
Total..All..Out…………………….....………….178
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Naivasha Innings
Varun………Bowled………..Ghanshyam…...01
Kale………..Bowled………...Ghanshyam…...04
Dharam……Bowled………..Ghanshaym…...00
Jayendra…..Bowled……….Ghanshyam…...00
Amardeep….run out (Ghanshyam)…........01
Indraj……….Bowled………….Jogesh...……...01
Himanshu…Retired Hurt.(Ghanshyam)..04
Santosh…..NOT OUT……………………....…..00
Nishit………Bowled………...Ghanshyam....00
two players of Naivasha did not bat
Extras………………………………………….........09
Total..All..Out………………………………....….20
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Akshar A Win by 158 runs.
Points:
Akshar A: Bat - 4, Bowl - 4, Win - 12. Total 20
Naivasha: Bowl - 4. Total 4