Warriors stumble to the Rhinos
A round-up of matches from the eighth weekend in Kenya's East African Cup and East Africa Elite League
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Oct-2011
East Africa Premier League
Rift Valley Rhinos reignited the Twenty20 competition with a surprise five-wicket win over leaders Rwenzori Warriors in Kampala. The result cuts the Warriors lead to four points whereas two rounds ago they were a seemingly unassailable eight points ahead. Warriors never got going after winning the toss and batting, and only Roger Mukasa (32) hung around for any time as they were bowled out for 93. The Rhinos were wobbling on 58 for 5 before Ramesh Mepani (29* off 31 balls) calmly saw them home with two overs in hand.
Nile Knights, unbeaten in five T20 games, took the chance to close the gap with a comfortable 33-run victory over Nairobi Buffaloes. The Knights made 140 for 9 - Collins Obuya picked up late wickets to return figures of 4 for 20 - and the Buffaloes lost too many early wickets to mount a serious challenge.
Kongonis enjoyed a straightforward five-wicket win against winless Coast Pekee in Mombasa with 23 balls to spare.
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwenzori | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | +1.164 |
| Nile Knights | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | +0.933 |
| Rift | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +0.115 |
| Kongonis | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.487 |
| Buffaloes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.579 |
| Pekee | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.159 |
East African Cup
All three matches were rained off leaving the table unchanged.
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kongonis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | +0.951 |
| Nile Knights | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | +1.213 |
| Rwenzori | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | +1.454 |
| Buffaloes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | +0.120 |
| Rift | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -0.675 |
| Pekee | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.071 |