DELAWARE Upanga SC A outfit has brought its spell in the 2024 Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) Delaware Champions League to an end grandly, defeating Strikers by five wickets recently.

Rishen Patel showcased a man of the match showing with the ball to propel Delaware Upanga SC A to the win over Strikers at the Leaders Club venue in Dar es Salaam.

Strikers were bowled out for 110 runs in 18.1 overs once they had taken the crease first, with opener Abdulrazak Mohammed's solid batting showing proving to be extremely significant to the club.

The opening batsman was, in the end, the cricketer with a significant contribution when his outfit's turn with the bat ended, ending with 44 runs.

He had to prove his worth at the crease following the early exit of fellow opener Athuman Siwa, as the experienced cricketer got out with eight runs.

Mohamed's efforts witnessed Strikers moving to 77-5 halfway through the innings once the cricketer returned, having been caught by Delaware Upanga SC A's Ashish Kamania from the Asuri Rajendra ball.

The brief stay by experienced all-rounder Issa Kiasi turned out to be a huge drawback that the Strikers faced in the side's efforts to set up a huge target for Delaware Upanga SC.

Kikasi's quick exit had Strikers reeling at 51-2 after 5.1 overs, leaving fellow cricketers with a tough assignment.

Arun Dagar vainly battled to get hold of Strikers' batting woes with his 12 runs.

Dagar was, in the end, the batting side's other cricketer with the two-digit figure, as Strikers battled to complete their innings with a respectable total.

Gurvinder Singh returned with bat in hand- notching nine runs- and had time to crack a boundary in his short stay at the crease.

Strikers' total was, to a great extent, boosted by 13 extras given away by Delaware Upanga SC A bowlers 

The extras were made up of one no-ball, two byes, and 10 wides.

Rajendra (3-15) and Patel (3-20) successfully led Delaware Upanga SC A's bowling attack and silenced the Strikers' batting unit.

Delaware Upanga SC A's Maker Mukesh's 2-12 and Sanjay Bom's 2-15 moreover piled misery for the Jatin Darji-led Strikers.

The Rajendra-led Delaware Upanga SC A comfortably cantered to the 11-run target- dropping five wickets in 17.5 overs.

Opener Vikram Rathore showcased his batting virtuosity for the batting team with his 46 runs.

The opening batsman's exploits pushed Delaware Upanga SC A to 62-1 when the cricketer exited after 8.3 overs.

The other opener, Patel, chipped in with 12 runs in a relatively short stay, as his efforts to exhibit his resoluteness were frustrated by Strikers' spinner Siwa.

Omary Ramadhani and Prem Thakkar's early exits could not prevent Delaware Upanga SC A from reaching the target, given the other cricketers proved their worth.

Ramesh Alluri's unbeaten 12 runs and Baraka Freddy, who ended with bat in hand and 10 runs, propelled Delaware Upanga SC A to victory.

Delaware Upanga SC A's quest for the victory was significantly buoyed by 10 extra runs given away by Strikers' bowlers.

The extras were made up of seven wides, one bye, one leg bye, and a no-ball.

Strikers' spinner Siwa finished with 3-15 and a 3.75 economy rate and pacer Dagar notched 2-12.

The experienced bowlers' impressive figures were, however, not enough to bail Strikers out.