By Our Reporter
Few clubs in the Edo State Cricket League have played their 8th matches over the weekend as the University of Benin Cricket Club, (UniBen CC) enjoys the summit of the table after its 7th match with a clean sheet.
UniBen CC who are adorned with top batters like Eghosa Destiny, Destiny Chilemanya, and Miracle Akhigbe defeated Ambrose Ali University CC by 150 runs.
UniBen batted first scoring a whopping 210 runs and a loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. AAU CC chase but made 60 runs and lost all wickets at 15.1 overs. Miracle Akhigbe of UniBen won the Player of the Match award for contributing 88 runs.
Other weekend results:
Dolphin CC. 98/10
U-17 CC. 99/4
U-17 won by 6 wickets
Crusader 120/8
AAU CC
Crusader won by 33 runs
No Limits CC. 196/6
Dolphin CC. 87/10
No Limits won by 109 runs.
The Edo league title is closely contested by UniBen CC who tops with 17 points from 7 matches. They are followed by No Limits CC with 15 points from 8 matches while the third team on the log is Invictus CC with 14 points from 7 matches. 9 teams have been battling for cricket glory since November 2024.