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Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter
THE Elton Chigumbura Cricket Academy was the biggest winner at an invitational tournament held in Victoria Falls on Monday as its two teams – the Colts, made up of players aged 10 years and below and its under-13 boys team – won the finals.

The under 13s played against Victoria Falls Eagles, a select team made up of players from Victoria Falls Farm Primary School and managed to chase down the 143 runs target they had been set.

Against Mashonaland West, which was made up of boys from Kadoma and a few from Chinhoyi and Chegutu, the under-13 academy boys posted 216 runs which Mashonaland West failed to chase as they only managed to score 150 runs.

The Colts also played against a Victoria Falls select team and All Stars academy from Harare. Like their seniors, the Colts also won both their matches. Against the hosts, they scored 167 runs and bowled them out for 85 runs. In the other match, the All Stars were bowled out for 81 and the academy managed to chase it with four wickets in hand.

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“It was a very good day for the Elton Chigumbura Cricket Academy Colts and under 13 teams,” said their head coach Kennedy Chanetsa.

He said he is excited with the way his boys played in Victoria Falls.

“We have been working very hard with these boys, and for them to perform the way they did on a big stage is a good feeling and also a start of careers,” said Chanetsa.

One of the under 13 boys, who spoke to Chronicle Sport, Ridhwaan Gaibe said the tournament was a very good experience for him, stating that he did well in the tournament after he got 13 wickets.

Chanetsa said with school tournaments coming up in the third term, as an academy they are trying to prepare their players for the school games so that they perform well.