Chai! My people, e be like say Lagos Cricket League don gree catch fire this new year, as dem dey heat up for 2025/26 season. Na week six we dey enter and action no dey waste time at all!
For Premier League, Ibeju Lekki Cricket Club dey shine like star, dem don flex power with sweet three-wicket win over Rocks of Abeokuta. Na wetin we wan see, abi? Make I tell una, Government College Ibadan too no dey slack, dem carry 78 runs come chop MRI Warriors. E no stop there oh, reigning champions Rising Stars Cricket Club dey show pepper as dem beat Federal Government College Warri by eight wickets. Na serious competition we dey witness for here!
As dem dey hustle for individual awards, Rising Stars’ Vishal Sharma dey rub pepper for everybody eye with 185 runs wey him don gather. E no fit forget Dada Toluwalase from First Division wey dey make everybody dey shout with him 161 runs. Na wetin we call competition, my people!
But make we talk about bowling, Chimezie Onwuzulike from Rising Stars dey carry the league on him back, as he don collect 11 wickets! No be play matter oh. For Division One, Mahesh Sharma of Lagos Asians dey show dem say no be beans, as he too dey top the chart with 11 wickets. E be like say dem dey take this cricket matter serious!
Before the season start, di league organisers come partner with Sterling Bank to push everything to another level. E no be small! The chairman of Cricket Committee Lagos, Endurance Ofem, talk say the partnership don really change the game for di league. Dem don turn the vibe, and players dey perform like say dem dey play for World Cup! Nothing wey fit measure this kind development, true, true.
Donatus Okpako, di Chief Marketing Officer for Sterling Bank, talk say dem no just come put logos for boundary, dem serious about supporting local talent wey dey find opportunity for sport wey dey always dey sideline. Na true talk be that, as we dey see dem break records after just few weeks!
As week seven action dey approach this weekend, make una mark am: Premier League go happen for UNILAG and TBS Cricket Ovals. Division One go dey hot too, as Ibeju Lekki and Lagos Asians dey hold their ground with equal eight points! E no go easy at all!
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