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Sri Lanka Tel Aviv go top with big win

Sri Lanka Tel Aviv lengthened their unbeaten run to four games, to move clear at the top of Division 1 with maximum points

Steven Shein
29-May-2013
Sri Lanka Tel Aviv lengthened their unbeaten run to four games, to move clear at the top of Division 1 with maximum points. Petah Tikva have been finding life tough in the top flight, and Saturday was no different as they slumped to a 108-run defeat to the Lankans, dismissed for 117 in pursuit of 225.
In Division 2 action, Lions Be'er Sheva were too strong for Tel Aviv at Hadar Yosef on Friday, bowling out their hosts for 68, leg spinner Ronen Waskar taking four for 12, after themselves being restricted to a par score of 140.
In Saturdays action, Eilat remain the team to beat in group A, picking up their third win from three games with a three wicket win over Lod in Eilat, chasing down their 139-run target in 32 overs. In Ashdod, Safania Nagavkar top scored with a classy 66 as Dimona C reached 182. Ashdod A replied with just 112, Abraham Lincoln taking three for 30. In the other game of the weekend, Young Sri Lanka eased passed Kiryat Gat, chasing down their meager 94-run target with four wickets in hand.