By The Arusha News Reporter.
Winning the toss, MCC elected to bat first but ACC struck early in the on-going Ali Chomoko Memorial Cup played at the St Constatine Grounds last weekend. Parimal Patel made an immediate impact removing two batsmen for zero—and in the process claimed his 100th career wicket becoming only the second player after Gurpreet Singh to reach this milestone. MCC recovered through an unbeaten 65 from Hiral Patel and a steady 26 from Jainam Jenu, posting a total of 163/4. Parimal finished with figures of 2/27.
ACC’s chase started shakily with Yasir Patel taking 2/23 and Hiral Patel adding to his all-round show with 3/26. However, ACC found stability through Issa and Karimu, scoring 50 and 30 respectively, guiding the side to victory in 19.5 overs with eight wickets down. Fittingly, it was Parimal Patel who struck the winning runs, putting the perfect finish on his milestone performance.
In the second match, Annadil Burhani won the toss and chose to bat first but ACC once again dominated with the ball. Captain Jainam Patel delivered a brilliant hat-trick, finishing with figures of 3/9, while Issa supported strongly with 2/9, restricting to 101/9. ACC made light work of the chase, finishing the job in just six overs. Sachin Agarwal smashed 56 off 19 balls while Issa added a rapid 34 off 12—further proving why he is regarded as one of Arusha’s finest all-rounders.
