Eldoret Go Top in Nakuru

Shailesh reports on the 9th game in the Akshar League in Nakuru. Note that yours truly predicted a win for Akshar A over Eldoret...

.

Though it was a bright sunny day, the game commenced 1 hour late to allow as much as possible for the overnight moisture to evaporate. Eldoret won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first. Dilip and Ghanshyam, usually the line and length bowlers, found the going tough bowling with the wet ball, and conceded many extras as they were unable to grip the ball properly. Eldoret took full advantage of this and attacked from the word go; their first wicket fell at 61. It was Ghanshyam's third spell burst that saw him take 3 wickets and ensured that Eldoret didn't go pass 200 runs.
Rakesh of Eldoret bowling left arm orthodox spin bowled brilliantly to break off any resistance from the Akshar A team, and Eldoret ended up winners by 59 runs.
Thanks to Shailesh for the match report. (Yes, I know, it will teach me to make predictions…)

.
Scorecard:

.
Eldoret Innings:

.
Tejash..............................Run Out........................................21
Chetan.............................Ct Deval...............Jogesh.............20
Dharmesh........................LBW....................Ghansyam.......00
Sapnesh...........................Ct Deval...............Jogesh.............27
Vishal..............................Bowled.................Ghanshyam.....40
Bhavin............................CtPpragnesh........Deval................06
Rakesh............................Ct Pragnesh.........Deval................01
Snehal.............................Bowled.................Ghanshyam.....01
Dadu...............................Run Out........................................04
Nikunj............................Not out..........................................00
Viral...............................Bowled..................Ghanshyam.....00
Extras....................................................................................51
Total All Out.........................................................................171

.
Akshar A Innings:

.
Harshil............................LBW......................Rakesh............18
Divyang...........................Ct & B...................Tejash.............02
Sachin.............................Ct Vishal...............Rakesh............05
Jines................................Ct Dharmesh........Rakesh............00
Pragnesh........................Bowled...................Snehal.............25
Jogesh............................Bowled...................Rakesh.............03
Dilip................................Ct Bhavin..............Rakesh.............01
Deval..............................Bowled....................Bhavin.............05
Chintu............................Bowled...................Rakesh..............17
Ketan..............................Not Out...........................................01
Ghanshyam...................Bowled....................Rakesh.............00
Extras......................................................................................35
Total.All.Out...........................................................................112

.

Eldoret Win by 59 Runs.

.

Points:

Akshar A:

Batting - 1 point, Bowling - 4 points. Total - 5 points.

Eldoret:

Batting - 3 points, Bowling - 4 points, Win - 12 points. Total - 19 points.