Neve Yonatan upset Ramle to leave Division 2 wide open

Neve Yonatan joined the race for the Division 2 title, defeating league leaders Ramle by 76 runs in Ashdod on Saturday. Ramle remain top of the table, with 24 points with 1 game remaining. Neve Yonatan are in third place, with 20 points, also with 1 game left to play. Lod lie second, with 20 points but with a game in hand over their rivals. Should they defeat Negev 1 on September 24, the title would be decided on the final day of the season when Lod plays Ramle. However if Lod loses to Negev 1, and defeats Ramle, Neve Yonatan would have an outside chance of winning the division as well.

Benzie Kehimkar scored 76 not out to lift Neve Yonatan to 254 for 7 in their 40 overs. Aby Daniels (31) and Yaniv Razpurker (30) also made useful contributions for the home team. Opening batsman Samson Pingle led Ramle's run chase with 48, but 3 wickets each for Daniels and Razpurker left Ramle all out for 178.

In Division 3, Dimona A defeated Negev 2 by 4 wickets. Set 130 to win, Dimona A reached their target in 22 overs.