Saturday 3 June 2023 | Jeth Sud 14, Samvat 2079
Sat 3 Jun 2023
Swamibapa beat the Kanbis in the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Twenty20 Championship on the 18th of December 2007 by 6 wickets.
Both teams from Swamibapa Sports Club, the Swamibapa Super Team and Swamibapa 'B' qualified to play in the Twenty20 league. Swamibapa went on to win the competition but Swamibapa "B" failed to qualify for the knock out stage.
After finishing first in the league , Swamibapa Super Team, qualified to play in the knock out competition. The team was drawn against Stray Lions in the semi finals whom they easily defeated and booked a tie to play against the current Nairobi Province Cricket Association ( NPCA ) league champions, Kanbis A.
The Kanbi's were restricted to 107 for 7 wickets in their 20 overs with Swamibapa's Onyango taking 2 wicktets. The total was chased by Swamibapa in the 20th over with 6 wickets remaining. Team and Kenyan captian Steve Tikolo made an unbeaten 37 and opening batsman Morris Ouma made 34.
Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj is the current spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the heir to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, and sixth in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan.