TCA players celebrate after beating Arusha Development in the regional cricket tournament. PHOTOISuleiman jongo
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Arusha, coached by Kelvin Nassib, could not match the victors’ quick pace as poor batting cost them dearly. “Our batting was not impressive, one of the reasons attributed to our loss,” said Arusha coach.
Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam. Arshaan Jassan scored impressive 73 runs as reigning champions TCA Academy humiliated Arusha Development by 270 runs in an opening match of the Regional Under-19 Cricket tournament at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Dhey Shah added 46 others to launch their campaign for the title retaining in bhang. The winning side was too good to overpower their opponents in all departments.
Aryan Premji and Hussein Seifuddin each grabbed three wickets as TCA batted first in a 50-over allotted match.
Arusha, coached by Kelvin Nassib, could not match the victors’ quick pace as poor batting cost them dearly. “Our batting was not impressive, one of the reasons attributed to our loss,” said Arusha coach.
“ Our game plan also did not work out because my players were under pressure, there was no reason for us to lose by such a big margin as we had time to reduce the gap,” said Nassib.
Arusha, in their fielding, scored poorest 63 runs all out as Huzeifa Mohammed earned 21 runs.
TCA, coached by Khalil Rehemtullah, were yesterday expected to play Dar Combined in a match billed to be tough and exciting at Annadil Burhani. Uluguru Stars were also expected to play Arusha Development at the University of Dar es Salaam.
The fixture shows that Arusha Development will today play Dar Combine at the University of Dar es Salaam while TCA Academy will pit against Uluguru Stars at the Annadil Burhani.
The four -day tournament has been organised by the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) in a bid to select the national Under-19 team for the forthcoming Africa Under-19 World Cup Qualifiers scheduled for Benoni, South Africa next month.
The continental qualifiers, which will be supervised by the African Cricket Association (ACA), will involve more than five other countries.
Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) chief executive officer, Zulfikar Rehemtullah said they will make sure that they team to be selected will excel at the regional event.
The local cricketers participated several times in the qualifiers but failed to progress to the World Cup level.
“ We will this time around try our best to make sure that we emerge among top teams to raise our ranks as well as qualifying”, he said.
Dhey Shah added 46 others to launch their campaign for the title retaining in bhang. The winning side was too good to overpower their opponents in all departments.
Aryan Premji and Hussein Seifuddin each grabbed three wickets as TCA batted first in a 50-over allotted match.
Arusha, coached by Kelvin Nassib, could not match the victors’ quick pace as poor batting cost them dearly. “Our batting was not impressive, one of the reasons attributed to our loss,” said Arusha coach.
“ Our game plan also did not work out because my players were under pressure, there was no reason for us to lose by such a big margin as we had time to reduce the gap,” said Nassib.
Arusha, in their fielding, scored poorest 63 runs all out as Huzeifa Mohammed earned 21 runs.
TCA, coached by Khalil Rehemtullah, were yesterday expected to play Dar Combined in a match billed to be tough and exciting at Annadil Burhani. Uluguru Stars were also expected to play Arusha Development at the University of Dar es Salaam.
The fixture shows that Arusha Development will today play Dar Combine at the University of Dar es Salaam while TCA Academy will pit against Uluguru Stars at the Annadil Burhani.
The four -day tournament has been organised by the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) in a bid to select the national Under-19 team for the forthcoming Africa Under-19 World Cup Qualifiers scheduled for Benoni, South Africa next month.
The continental qualifiers, which will be supervised by the African Cricket Association (ACA), will involve more than five other countries.
Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) chief executive officer, Zulfikar Rehemtullah said they will make sure that they team to be selected will excel at the regional event.
The local cricketers participated several times in the qualifiers but failed to progress to the World Cup level.
“ We will this time around try our best to make sure that we emerge among top teams to raise our ranks as well as qualifying”, he said.
