Kabwe Stars are favourites to win
Kabwe Stars will be looking to beat Kitwe Kings once again when they meet in the semi-final of the Zambia Cricket League T10 tournament. The match, at the Lotus Sports Club Ground on July 12, gets underway at 8:30 local time.
Kabwe Stars won both of their matches against Kitwe Kings in the group stage and three out of six in total. Isaac Mwaba hit 49* from 27 balls when they last met to lead the Stars to an eight-wicket win chasing just 80. They did end with a defeat though, scoring just 77/6 as they chased 95 to beat Ndola Blitz.
Kitwe Kings, meanwhile, followed up that low-scoring defeat with another loss in their final game. Himal Patel’s 41 from 20 balls could not prevent them being bowled out for 90 in reply to 118/3 in their final game. They finished third with two wins and four defeats in total.
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Kabwe Stars’ three wins all came when chasing, which they could elect to do again.
Brilliant sunshine, hot weather and clear skies are all in store again.
The pitch has been well balanced – runs have flowed but wickets have fallen too.
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Kabwe Stars promoted Joseph Chinunga up the batting order and could be unchanged from their last win against the Kings for this game.
After two opening defeats, Kabwe Stars roared back with three straight wins. That included two victories against Kitwe Kings – chasing 80 thanks to Isaac Mwaba’s 49* to win by eight wickets when they last met. Their group stage ended with defeat, however, when they scored just 77/6 in reply to Ndola Blitz’s 94/7.
Joseph Chinunga (c), Ashraf Lulat, Isaac Mwaba (wk), Allan Nsensha, Mohammade Baidu, James Zimba, Godfrey Kandela, Tapson Nyirongo, Gladson Kandela, Tausif Panchibaya, Mohsin Agaz
Set to be unchanged, with their main selection question being the order they select the top four, including captain Himal Patel and wicket-keeper Azhar Bangliwala.
Kitwe Kings opened with a narrow win against Lusaka Heats, but defeat to the same opposition last time out made it four losses in the following five games in total. After
defeat to Kabwe Stars, posting just 79/8, they also lost to the Heats when they were bowled out for 90 chasing 119 to win.
Sarfraz Nomani, Madhawa Kawshal, Himal Patel (c), Azhar Bangliwala (wk), Joyeb Chand, Sarfarz Bhad, Vasim Akram, Chetan Reddy, Azhar Haveliwala, Ayaz Dadabhai, Bharat Kara
Kabwe Stars have beaten Kitwe Kings twice already and can book their place in the final.
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