Team Edo on Monday won the third-place match of the men’s One Day International (ODI) cricket event at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin.
Edo defeated Delta by 88 runs on Monday at the Edo Boys High School cricket pitch to secure the event’s bronze medal from the 30 overs game.
Delta won the toss and opted to field, with Edo coming on to bat and score 168 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 30 overs.
It was all thanks to Akhere Isesele of Edo who scored 59 runs in 50 balls faced.
Miracle Akhigbe also contributed to the hosts’ victory with 25 runs in 24 balls in the first innings.
The second innings was not a delight for the Delta team as they were limited to 81 overs all out in 15.3 overs.
This was all due to Destiny Ehosa of Edo, who emerged Player of the Match, for his bowling skills which saw four wickets out.
Prosper Useni was also instrumental to the visitors’ woes for taking out three wickets to limit Delta’s chances.
In the end, Delta were humbled by the 88-runs lead.
The final match of the ODI event is scheduled for Tuesday between Kaduna state and Lagos.(NAN)
