Swamibapa, Kanbis record opening day victories in NPCA T20 League action

Former Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) T20 champions Swamibapa A kicked off their campaign on a winning note after recording a seven-wicket victory over newly promoted Ngara Sports Club A on the opening day of the 2025 season on Sunday.

Led by skipper Rushabh Patel, Swamibapa needed just 7.4 overs to reach Ngara’s total of 74 all-out from the first innings.

Sachin Gill was the top-runner scorer with 35 off 18 balls, while captain Patel added 22 from 14 balls.

On the bowling unit, Vraj Patel hauled in four wickets.

A win for the immediate former champions was replicated by wins for other Swamibapa outfits - Swamibapa B and Swamibapa Development - as they also recorded seven and two wickets victories in their Division One and Division Two matches respectively.

Elsewhere at Sikh Union Club, Sikh Union also enjoyed a seamless start to the season thanks to a 41-run victory over Stray Lions.

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Sikh Union scored 155 runs for the loss of nine wickets, before restricting their opponents to a paltry 114 in 18 overs.

“Fabulous job by the team,” Sikh Union skipper Sukhdeep Singh said after the match. “A great start to the season, I must admit, and we are glad to have our team play as a unit.

“We are glad to have our young team giving their level best and the energy was amazing on the ground. For this season, we will rely a lot on our performers from last season; Shubham Patel, Jasraj Kundi and Satish Hirani.

We have decided to give a few young guys a chance and see how it can help them develop themselves in the coming future.”

Meanwhile, Sir Ali also got their T20 campaign off to a flying start with Simran Mehta, one of their overseas professionals, striking the league’s first century with an unbeaten 104 off only 50 balls with 14 fours and four sixes.

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Kenya Kongonis batted well to score a decent 164/6 with returning Alex Obanda scoring a fine 43 off 34 balls.

However, Sir Ali chased the score comfortably with the loss of only two wickets to close out the season-opening win.

At Eastleigh Grounds, hosts Kanbis A put up their search for the coveted T20 title with a six-wicket victory over visiting Ruaraka ‘A’.

The win was courtesy of the exploits of Sachin Bhudia and skipper Dhiren Gondaria, who scored a total of 112 runs off 48 deliveries.

Completing a double victory for the weekend, the Eastleigh-based club had their (Kanbis) B team rack up a seven-wicket win over Ruaraka ‘ B’.

NPCA T20-WEEK 1 RESULTS

NPCA DIVISION 2

1. NRB JAFFERY’S: Stray Lions D 165/7 (20.0 Ov); Nairobi Royal Team 124/7 (20.0 Ov)-Stray Lions D win by 41 Runs

2. NRB CLUB: Kenya Kongonis B 153/7 (20.0 Ov); Medics C. Cub 61/10 (17.3 Ov)- Kongionis B won by 92 runs

3. GOAN INST: Legends CC A 241/6 (20.0 Ov); Goan Institute B 118/7 (20.0 Ov)- Legends A won by 123 runs

4. Nairobi Gymkhana B 210/3 (20.0 Ov); Sikh Union Development 44/10 (15.5 Ov)- Gymkhana B won 166 runs

5. PEPONI: Stray Lions C 128/10 (20.0 Ov); An-nadil Jamaly A 119/7 (20.0 Ov)-Stray Lions C won by 9 runs

6. PEPONI SCHOOL: Legends CC B 92/10 (17.5 Ov); SCLPS Development 95/1 (11.2Ov); SCLPS Development won 9 wickets

7. JAMHURI: Wolves CC B 123/9 (20.0Ov); Swamibapa Development 124/8 (20.0 Ov); Swamibapa Development won by 2 wickets

NPCA DIVISION 1

1. JAMHURI HIGH: Ngara Sports Club B 85/7 (20.0 Ov); Swamibapa B 86/3 (12.4 Ov); Swamibapa B won by 7 wickets

2. EASTLEIGH GROUNDS: Ruaraka B 92/10 (19.1 Ov); Kanbis B 96/3 (13.1 Ov)-Kanbis B won by 7 wickets

3. SIKH UNION NAIROBI: Stray Lions B 162/7 (20.0 Ov); Sikh Union B 96/8 (20.0 Ov)- Stray Lions B won by 66 runs

NPCA SUPER DIVISION

1. SIKH UNION CLUB: Sikh Union A 155/9 (20.0 Ov); Stray Lions 114/10 (18.0 Ov)-S.U. A won by 41 runs

2. NAIROBI JAFFERY’S: Ngara A 74/10 (18.0 Ov); Swamibapa A 75/3 (7.4 Ov); Swamibapa won by 7 wickets

3. SIR ALI CLUB: Kenya Kongonis A 164/6 (20.0 Ov); Sir Ali Muslim Club A 167/2 (14.4 Ov); Sir Ali A won by 8 wickets

4. EASTLEIGH GROUNDS: Ruaraka A 183/4 (20.0Ov); Kanbis A 187/4 (14.4 Ov)-Kanbis A won by 6 wickets

5. NRB GYMKHANA: SCLPS A 177/8 (20.0Ov); Nairobi Gymkhana A 124/7 (20.0Ov);- SCLPS A won by 53 runs