This archive report was first published on 15 July 2019.
Published on July 15, 2019, Sir Ali Club yesterday staged an impressive fight to force a seven-run win over the highly-fancied Nairobi Gymkhana in a T20 Invitational Tournament match.
Brilliant bowling from Gagandeep Singh, Sandip Adole, and Harrison Ambani anchored Sir Ali to victory.
Batting first, Sir Ali scored 146 for the loss of eight wickets to set a target of 147 for Gymkhana, who fell short in their innings.
Hamza Khan top-scored for Sir Ali with 37 runs off 18 balls before Raj Savala trapped him leg before wicket.
Other notable contributors for Sir Ali included Vishal Kukade with 33 runs off 27 balls and Zahib Abbas with 31 runs off 32 balls.
For Gymkhana, Martin Okoth and Amish Amin took two wickets each, while Lucas Oluoch, Dominic Wesonga, Siddharth Vijaysingh, and Savala took one wicket each.
Okorh led Gymkhana's chase with 40 runs off 20 deliveries but his effort was not enough to save his side from defeat.
Harshvardhan Patel scored 20 for Gymkhana but his stay on the crease was cut short when Adole got him caught.
Swamibapa beat an inexperienced Stray Lions side by 31 runs in another encounter.
