Sierra Leone: It was a fantastic weekend for Kent Cricket Club as they were able to win 2 games in a row. It was a joyful experience at the Kingtom Oval as Kent had a convincing 8 wickets win against Middleton Cricket Team on Saturday 10th April 2021.
On the following day Sunday 11th April 2021 was an historic moment as the encounter was a spectacular one, because it was the first time for Kent to win against the Asian Lions.
According to the Media team of Kent taking on the champions of the 2019 SLCA T20 Premier League was a very tough game but the resilient fighting showed by Kent shows the zest in the players, making Kent to win the match by 3 wickets.
Winning the toss and opting to bat were the Asian Lions Cricket team. The raging bowling from the Kent side were able to reduce the Asians to 180 runs in 30 Overs. Kent’s young left arm spinner, Raymond Coker was very deadly as he took 5 marvelous wickets in 7 Overs, added to it, Idrissa Bah as well used the ball to his advantage by taking 3 wickets and George Sesay sealed it with 2 wickets.
Replying to the score on the board, Kent’s opening pairs were very tough as they were able to hold the Asians off for 23 Overs for the loss of 1 wicket. David Halloway was the team’s gem as his opening style of playing was very impressive, he scored 38 runs off 48 deliveries. George Sesay the team’s anchor, scored 40 runs off 53 deliveries. Ibrahim Sheik Kamara the Captain was explosive in his batting as he scored 36 runs off 18 deliveries and as well Raymond Coker contributed 23 runs off 33 deliveries.