PAK Stars A's cricketers have expressed a desire to get down to a successful outing in the ongoing Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) Delaware Champions League, having walloped Delaware Upanga SC A by six wickets recently.

Ramesh Alluri led the top-order batsmen into a zealous pursuit of a better score as Delaware Upanga SC went in to bat first in the clash which took place at Leaders Club venue in Dar es Salaam.

The top-order batsmen guided Delaware Upanga SC to secure 154/9 in 20 overs, with Alluri playing a pivotal role in the acquisition of the figure.

He was the batsman with the most runs during his side's turn with the bat, notching a 28-ball 35 and the fellow top-order batsmen equally made their presence count with two digits.

Opening batsman Vikram Rathore garnered 33 runs, whereas Shivani Kamania- who posted 21 runs- and the other opener, Rishen Patel, who posted 11 runs, had the batting squad in control.

Pak Stars A bowling unit led by Younas Afridi attempted to weaken Delaware Upanga SC A batsmen's resolve having sent Prem Thakkar, Dhyey Shah, Omary Ramadhani, and skipper Ashish Kamania back to the pavilion within a short space of time.

Ramadhani ended two runs short of two digits as the cricketer was bowled by Afridi of Pak Stars A in the 16th over.

There was, nevertheless, a late onslaught by low-order batsman Muhammad Sohail (21 runs), whose solid knocks propelled Delaware Upanga SC A to 152-9 by the time the cricketer got out in the 19th over.

Afridi wounded up his four overs with an impressive 4-31- which had the performer secure a 7.75 economy rate.

Basit Raza and Mohammad Ali also fought to repel the Delaware Upanga SC A batting surge, having taken two wickets apiece.

The Kashif Adnan-led Pak Stars A cricketers were chasing a tricky target but they earnestly reached it convincingly- amassing 157/4 in the 18th over.

The experienced Zafar Khan displayed his batting prowess for Pak Stars A having garnered 44 runs, blasting four fours and two sixes.

Opener Nisar Ahmed earlier had the club getting off to a great start with his 39 runs and had the outfit reaching 55-2 when he was dismissed after 26 balls.

Delaware Upanga SC A's Sohail went for a catch to get Ahmed out from a Rishen Patel delivery.

Hassan Raza (39 runs not out) then forged a solid partnership with Mohammad Ali (three runs not out) to catapult Pak Stars A to the successful chase.

Pafrod Anacet took 2-34 in his four overs when Delaware Upanga SC A fielded.

His resoluteness however hardly helped his outfit contain the ruthless Pak Stars A batsmen.

The TCA-organized tournament, involving Division A clubs, is one of the high-profile club events seeking to efficiently develop cricket locally.

Strikers, Pak Stars A, Delaware Upanga SC A, Aga Khan SC, Caravans, Aces A, and Lions A are the teams battling for the silverware in the 2024 TCA Delaware Champions League.