Three Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) 50-Overs Super League matches were abandoned due to unplayable pitch conditions.

This was occasioned by the recent heavy rains which pounded the city later in the week.

The heavy downpour on Friday evening rendered 3 of the 4 matches unplayable seriously denting the chances of title contenders.

Swamibapa A match against defending champions Ruaraka A programmed for Nairobi Jaffrey’s was abandoned due to poor pitch conditions which seriously dents both sides’ title charge. 

Swamibapa has so far had 2 games abandoned which might cost them dearly in the end.

Sir Ali A’s home match against Sikh Union A at Park Road as well the Kongonis A versus SCLPS YL A at Nairobi Club were also abandoned for similar reasons.

Despite heroic efforts by the Sir Ali management to dry out the pitch using all sorts of equipment in their inventory, the pitch remained unplayable and the Umpires decided to call off the game.

In the only Super League match of the weekend, Kanbis A defeated T20 Champions Stray Lions by 147 runs at their Eastleigh High School home-ground to stay on course for title contention.

Kanbis A skipper Dhiren Gondaria was all smiles after victory and here’s what he had to say: The boys played really well, just happy with the form all of us are in at the moment. We hope to keep doing the same thing till the last game.”

Stray Lions opener Kavi Dosaja on his part commented: Today’s game was tough considering the conditions. Our captain Neil Mugabe won the toss and chose to bowl – at one moment, we reduced Kanbis to 76-5 before their overseas professionals put up a good partnership that swung the game in their favor. In our chase of the score, we lost wickets at regular interval and could not sustain the pressure from the Kanbis bowlers, that held us back.”

Opener Kavi chipped in with 17 off 14 balls, while Neil Mugabe hit 33 off 29 balls.