Ramla secure top spot ahead of second stage of league

Ramla easily defeated Ashdod A by nine wickets on Saturday, scoring maximum points and securing themselves top spot in league table.

Nadiv Shetty took four for 29 and Isaac Talkar and Eliezer Samson took two wickets each as Ashdod were dismissed for 114, before Daniel Pingle scored 64 not out as Ramla easily chased down their target.

The Division 1 league now splits into two groups of four - Ramla, Lions Lod, Be'er Sheva and Young Ashdod in the top group with Ra'anana, Ashdod A, Neve Yonatan and Dimona C in the bottom group - with the teams carrying their points forward, to decide the final placements.