T20 champions Swamibapa take on Kongonis as Stray Lions face Sikhs

Week eight of the Nairobi County Cricket Association (NCCA) 50-Overs League has five Super Division matches on the card at various city venues on Sunday, 16 August.

Tailenders Kenya Kongonis A host Swamibapa A, in a match, the latter are expected to win at Nairobi Club.

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Swamibapa boasts of a strong batting order composed of their best all-rounder, Sachin Gill, Vraj Patel, and Skipper Rushabh Patel.

The Tom Ojijo-led Kongonis A may not start as favorites against the Swamis but boasts of experienced cricketers among them national team's star player Shem Ngoche, and Alex Obanda.

Swamibapa, who are the T20 champions, are seeking to thwart Ruaraka and Kanbis' spirited run.

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Kanbis and Ruaraka have so far displayed amazing batting skills, by and large, and it will be interesting to see how teams approach week 8.

Like the Swamis and Ruaraka, Kanbis A will also be hoping to maintain their high-scoring antics.

Should captain Dhiren Gondaria return from a hamstring injury after missing out on the last two matchdays, then Sachin Bhudia will take charge as the team’s stand-in skipper for the umpteenth time.

In another Super Division match, Sikh Union A hope to capitalize on scores as they face Stray Lions at their Sikh Union home turf.

Skipper Sukhdeep Singh will be the man to spearhead the Sikhs’ campaign against Stray Lions A. Sikhs will be hoping for a quick recovery of their star all-rounder Jasraj Kundi, who has missed the last few games due to injury.

Former champions Ruaraka A face inconsistent Sir Ali Muslim Club A at their Thika Road backyard and will be looking to replicate their high-scoring form that has seen them torment their adversaries.

The Nitish Hirani-led team will rely on the likes of Pushkar Sharma, Satyalaksha Jain, and Neelakash Ravindra Tambe.

Ruaraka A have been on red-hot form with winning their last 6 matches on the trot after defeat on the opening weekend of the season against champions Kanbis A.

Jain has had a dream season so far, leading the batting charts with 590 runs in only 6 innings with 3 hundreds to his name.

Nairobi Gymkhana face SCLPS in what should be an interesting battle. SCLPS have been inconsistent this season, but on their day, they are more than capable of upsetting any team in the league.

It must be very pleasing for Nairobi Gymkhana that their young upcoming medium pace bowler Krishil Patel is leading the bowling charts with 18 wickets so far.

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NCCA 50-Overs League Week8 Top 5 Standings

1 Kanbis A Team 24 (NRR 2.637)

2 Ruaraka A Team 24 (NRR 1.084)

3 Nairobi Gymkhana A 20 (NRR 1.077)

4 Swamibapa A Team 20 (NRR1.032)

5 SCLPS A 12 (NRR 0.080)

6. Sikh union A 12 (NRR 0.018)

7. Ngara A 12 (NRR -0.558)

8 Sir Ali A 12 (NRR -0.654)

9 Stray Lions A 4 (NRR -1.619)

10 Kongonis A 0 (NRR -3.258)

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SUPER DIVISION

Kongonis A vs Swamibapa A (Nbi Club)

Kanbis A vs Ngara A (Eastleigh)

Sikh Union A vs Stray Lions A (Sikh Union)

Ruaraka A vs Sir Ali A (Ruaraka)

Nbi Gymkhana A vs SCLPS A (Nbi Gymkhana)

DIVISION ONE

Swamibapa B vs GI A (Jamhuri)

Ngara B vs Kanbis B (Ngara SC)

Obuya A vs Sikh Union B (Lenana)

Sir Ali B vs Ruaraka B (Sir Ali)

SCLPS B vs Wolves CC A (SCLPS)

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DIVISION TWO

Wolves CC B vs Swamibapa Development (Viraj)

GI B vs Stray Lions C (GI)

Stray Lions D vs Nbi Gymkhana B (Peponi)

Legends CC vs Obuya B (Impala)

Nairobi Royals vs Kongonis B (Nbi Jafferys)