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The Lesotho
Cricket Premier League has announced it will reduce its annual 40-Over
championship from 40 overs to 35. The league says the move is an effort to
improve the standard of cricket in the country.
This year’s
championship will be contested by five teams – the National University of
Lesotho, Vampires, Bails, Tigers, Lerotholi Polytechnic and Linare cricket
clubs. Machabeng College cricket club did not confirm their participation for
this year’s tournament.
There will
also be awards for the tournament’s best bowler and batsman.
The Cricket
Premier League says it hopes to return to the 40-over format next year.
To football
and Sundawana captain Johannes ‘Mathoho’ Molapo is recovering well after fracturing
his leg in a Vodacom Premier League tie at the start of the month.
Molapo
suffered the injury in a 2-0 loss to Lioli on October 8.
He has been
ruled out of action for the remainder of the first round but the Lesotho
Under-20 defender is expected to make a full recovery and return to action in
the New Year.
Finally, this
weekend’s crunch Vodacom Premiership tie between champions Lioli and Matlama at
Setsoto Stadium has been moved from Saturday to Sunday. The date has been
changed because the stadium is booked for Saturday.
The clash will
be a hotly contested affair as usual between Lesotho’s most supported sides.
Lioli, in fifth place with 14 points, will be looking to bounce back from their
shock 2-1 loss to Rovers this past Sunday. On the other hand, Matlama, who are
third with 15 points, will be out to keep their impressive unbeaten start to
the league season intact.
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