Naivasha Add To VOC's Woes

Thanks as always to Shailesh for the following match report from Nakuru:

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It was the clash of the minnows this weekend with Naivasha taking on VOC in Nakuru's Akshar League. Naivasha won the toss and decided to bat.
Prabdeep and Sarat gave them a reasonable start with the first wicket falling on 22. However both openers fell within one over, and it was left for Amardeep and Jayesh to stabilise the innings. VOC dropped a couple of catches and Naivasha took full advantage of it. At the 20 over stage they were 85 /2, and it looked as though they would easily surpass 200.
Immediately after the drinks break however, Shanti switched bowling ends and ripped through the middle order claiming 6 wickets with his off spin. A late effort by Santosh took Naivasha to 136, but VOC would have been feeling confident at the break.
This feeling did not last long as wickets fell at regular intervals from the start of the reply and VOC were never really in the hunt. Only an excessive number of extras and a 30 run last wicket partnership thanks to Khilan's 15 not out brought them within shouting distance. Naivasha will be very happy with the result as it gives them some much-needed points for a win. All teams in the tournament have now won a match, so the competition for the minor placings is looking good. Next week sees second placed Kericho taking on a Diamond team desperate for a win to stay above the resurgent Naivasha.
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SCORECARD:

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Naivasha Innings:

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Pradeep.............................Bowled.......................Batuk..........08
Sarat..................................Bowled......................Jayesh..........10
Amardeep..........................Ct Kirti.....................Shanti..........26
Jayesh................................Ct Jayesh..................Shanti..........37
Bhavya...............................Bowled......................Shanti..........00
Indraj................................Bowled.......................Shanti..........02
Dharam.............................St Batuk....................Shanti..........00
Jasraj................................Bowled.......................Jayesh..........03
Kunal................................Bowled.......................Shanti..........00
Himanshu........................Not Out...........................................04
Santosh............................Bowled........................Batuk............13
Extras........................................................................................33
Total All Out............................................................................136

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V.O.C Innings:

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Naren...............................Run Out..........................................00
Manish.............................Bowled.....................Indraj.............05
Batuk................................Ct Amardeep...........Sarat..............05
Ketan................................Bowled....................Dharam...........10
Jayesh..............................Ct Santosh...............Sarat...............06
Kirti..................................C & B.......................Sarat................04
Minesh.............................Bowled.....................Indraj..............08
Shanti..............................Bowled.....................Prabdeep.........00
Kavit................................Bowled......................Indraj..............04
Khilan..............................Not Out.............................................15
Yuvraj..............................Bowled......................Indraj..............08
Extras.........................................................................................58
Total All Out..............................................................................120

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Naivasha win by 16 runs.

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Points:

Naivasha: 2 Bat, 4 Bowling, 12 Win. Total: 18

V.O.C: 1 Bat, 4 Bowling. Total: 5