Caravans, Upanga triumph at Dar Gymkhana Oval

DAR ES SALAAM: ALLIANCE Caravans and Raah Upanga Club proved the dominant sides in Sunday’s action at the TCA Caravans T20 Cup 2025, as both teams recorded convincing wins at the Dar Gymkhana Club Oval.

Both sides secured convincing wins, with Alliance defeating Park Mobile Lions by 40 runs and Raah Upanga overcoming Harab Motors Pak Stars by 36 runs.

In the Alliance Caravans victory, they batted first after winning the toss. Alliance posted a total of 163 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.

Openers Jitin Pratap Singh and Ajith Kayyalakudi Augastin set a strong foundation, with Singh scoring 32 off 29 balls and Augastin anchoring the innings with 60 off 41 balls.

Contributions from Amal Rajeevan (25 off 24 balls) and Akhil Anil (17 off 11 balls) helped finish strong, while Kassimu Nassoro remained unbeaten on 15. Park Mobile Lions struggled with the ball, conceding 13 extras, including 12 wides.

Anmol Yadav was the standout bowler with 2 for 23. Chasing 164, Park Mobile began well but faltered under pressure, losing wickets regularly. Kashif Ahmad top-scored with 35 off 25 balls, supported by Umar Shaikh (25 off 27) and Mohamad Jawed (15 off 11).

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The innings collapsed from 74 for 2 to 123 all out in just under 18 overs, with Karthik Nair taking 4 for 25 and Nassoro claiming 3 for 27. In another match, Raah Upanga batted first and posted 184 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Maker Mukesh anchored the innings with 42 not out off 30 balls, supported by Ramesh Alluri (25 off 15) and Sanjay Bom (21 off 13). Ajay Yadav added a quickfire 21 off five balls, including two sixes.

For Harab Motors, Muhammad Mudasser took 2 for 44, while Hassan Raza, Mohammad Ali, and Zamoyoni Ramadhani took one wicket each. In reply, Harab Motors finished at 148 for 7 in 20 overs.

Upanga’s bowlers reduced them to 42 for 4 within eight overs. Zafar Khan scored 87 not out off 56 balls, including five fours and seven sixes, but lacked support.

Sanjay Bom took 3 for 23 in four overs, including key wickets, while Ajay Yadav (1 for 22) and Asuri Rajendra (1 for 26) contributed as well.