Kanyama girls win cricket championship
Published On March 24, 2016 » 1470 Views» By Davies M.M Chanda » Others, Sports
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By ELIAS CHIPEPO –
KANYAMA won the inaugural Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) Lusaka Girls Indoor Cricket league.
Burma and Kabwata finished joint second on the table with 18 points, three behind Kanyama.
Champions Kanyama beat hosts Libala by nine runs in a match that saw the former win the toss and decided to bat first.
Kanyama scored 38 runs all out with Filo Chanda scoring 11 runs, while Fanny Nyereti and Fridah Mwamba both contributed scores of eight runs each.
Libala, batting second, could not to pass the score as they only managed to score 29 runs all out.
In other matches, Burma beat Mkandawire by two wickets after the latter won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 28 runs all out.
Burma, batting second, easily won with Memory Phiri top scored with 10 runs.
Regiment won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 28 runs all out in 7.5 overs.
Kabwata, who batted second, struggled in the in run chase and were all out for 24 runs to hand Regiment a four run victory.
Mkandawire, playing their second match of the day, won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 29 runs, and lost to Kanyama by one wicket.
Kabwata in the second match of the day beat Libala by 15 runs. Kabwata won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 36 runs in 10 overs.
Libala, who ended their campaign on 12 points, batted second but could not manage to pass the score as they were restricted to 21 runs, with Cynthia Lubwita and Diana Mvula both getting two wickets apiece for Kanyama.
Burma defeated Regiment, who finished fourth on the log on 12 points by four runs in their second match of the day.
Having won the toss and decided to bat first, Burma posted 25 runs before restricting Regiment to scoring 21 runs.

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