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Bad weather denies Tanzania victory in its first match of the tournament.

On a very overcast day with wet and slippery outfield due to yesterdays heavy rain Tanzania won the toss and decided to field first in its opening match against Argentina in the PEPSI ICC WCL Div 4 at Naville Ground in Bologna. Tanzania’s opening bowler Khalil Rehemtulla damaged the strong Argentinean top order batting line up by taking 3 early wickets and conceding only 13 runs in his opening spell of 8 overs. Off spinner Kassim Nassoro came in to claim the fourth wicket of Paterlini on the 18^th over with only 36 runs on the scoreboard to put the Tanzanian Team on top of the opposition. Unfortunately the game came to a halt in the same over due to expected heavy downpour as earlier forecasted which resulted for the match to be abandoned costing Tanzania a probable victory.

The Tanzanian contingent wishes to express its sentiments to the Cayman Islands and the Italian team which were involved in an accident on their way back to the hotel. Tanzanian team wishes them a quick recovery to their injured officials and players.

Caption: Khalil Rehemtulla celebrating his first dismissal

Caption: Tanzania team celebrates its first dismissal.

Caption: Khalil Rehemtulla in action

ICC World Cricket League Division Four

Argentina vs Tanzania

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at Centro Sportivo Dozza, Navile

Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl first.

No Result

Batting - Argentina 1st Innings		Runs	B	4'S	6'S	S/R
MJ Paterlini	c Kikasi b Nassoro	12	55	0	0	21.82
LM Paterlini	b Rehmtullah	2	9	0	0	22.22
Dugmore	c Kikasi b Rehmtullah	0	2	0	0	0
Francis	lbw Rehmtullah	6	15	0	0	40
Savage	not out	9	27	0	0	33.33
Forrester	not out	1	2	0	0	50
Lord		0	0	0	0	0
A Ferguson+		0	0	0	0	0
MacDermott*		0	0	0	0	0
Ryan		0	0	0	0	0
P Ferguson		0	0	0	0	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 5, nb 0, pen )	6
Total	(18.2 overs , 4 wickets )	36 ( 1.98 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1 - 10 (LM Paterlini, 4.1), 2 - 11 (Dugmore, 4.3), 3 - 18 (Francis, 8.3), 4 - 34 (MJ Paterlini, 17.5)

Bowling - Tanzania 1st Innings	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	E/R
Rehmtullah	8.0	2	13	3	0	4	1.63
Mwita	7.0	0	13	0	0	1	1.86
Nassoro	2.0	0	6	1	0	0	3
Ramaiya	1.2	0	3	0	0	0	2.5

Batting - Tanzania 1st Innings		Runs	B	4'S	6'S	S/R
Abdallah*		0	0	0	0	0
Patwa+		0	0	0	0	0
Rehmtullah		0	0	0	0	0
Khalifa		0	0	0	0	0
Kiseto		0	0	0	0	0
Nassoro		0	0	0	0	0
Kikasi		0	0	0	0	0
Kiongozi		0	0	0	0	0
Shaheed Dhanani		0	0	0	0	0
Mwita		0	0	0	0	0
Ramaiya		0	0	0	0	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen )	0
Total	(0.0 overs )	0 ( 0 runs per over)

Argentina
MacDermott, MJ Paterlini, LM Paterlini, Ryan, P Ferguson, A Ferguson, Lord, Forrester, Dugmore, Francis, Savage,

Match details

Toss: Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Umpires: Ian Gould and Courtney Young
Referee: David Jukes

By: Hasnain Damji

Hasnain.damji@tanzaniacricket.com