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Mapeto through to FMB cricket next round

The winning Mapeto team
The winning Mapeto team

Mpingwe Sports Club’s Mapeto DWSM has become the first team to qualify for the next stage of the K1 million FMB 20-overs Knockout Cricket Tournament after beating MSC Rainbow Paints in just 13-overs at MSC on Sunday.

Rainbow Paints, whose pace-man Zeesan individually contributed 26 runs, made 125 runs in the entire 20-overs, but Mapeto successfully chased down the score with seven overs to go; making a total of 126 runs.

However, the second match between OG Issa and Anchor Industries was shifted to next Sunday morning after rains disrupted the start of second innings. Before the game’s postponement, Anchor had made 163 runs.

The competition is expected to run for three weeks, with the finals taking place at MSC on November 30.

MSC has ushered into the tournament nine teams while OCC has contributed one. Each team in the contest has a corporate sponsor.

The companies that have come up with sponsorship are Mapeto DWSM, OG Issa, Siku, Fazal, Crown Pharmaceuticals, Rainbow Paints, Royal Motors, Kukoma, Xerographics and Anchor Industries.

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