By YVONNE SAKALA –

Mumbwa XI picked up a seven wicket win over Metros B during the Midlands Cricket Association (MCA) T20 B league match played at the Metropolitan Sports Club in Lusaka.
Metros B batting first was all out for 51 runs as Ahmed Nagarseth top scored with 20 runs.
The best bowler for Mumbwa XI was Sajid Manjra with three wickets and they were two wickets apiece for Usman Vadia, Hamza Badat and Suleman Vadia. Mumbwa XI batting second cruised to their victory target with Sajid Manjra top scoring with 12 runs.
At Lotus Sports Club, Gladiators beat Legacy XI by five wickets.
Legacy XI batting first made 127 runs in 20 overs in a match that saw Rafiq Ahmed make 27 runs as Vinay Gopinath scored 26 runs while Nitin Khetan contributed 25 runs with Deepak Siroya contributing 14 runs.
Pick of the bowlers for Gladiators was Mohammed Zakariya Gori with three wickets while Naeem Patel and Ikram Patel both got two wickets.
Batting second, Gladiators reached their victory target in 19.2 overs.
Imran Khunawala top scored with 37 runs with Aijaz Patel making 32 runs while Zakariya Chabu scored 22 runs and Imtiyaz Patel contributed 15 runs.
The best bowler for Legacy XI was Sukhvinder Singh with three wickets.
At Centrals Cricket Club, City B beat Royal Strikers by 41 runs. City B batting first posted 158 runs in 20 overs before restricting Royal Strikers to 117 runs in 20 overs.
Meanwhile, Metros A beat CPS A by eight wickets in the A league. CPS A batting first made 120 runs in 20 overs with Mitesh Patel hitting 28 runs, Tushar Bhatia 23 runs and Sandip Naik 20 runs.