Titans take Tupapa and conference title

The Tupapa men’s cricket team had been unstoppable all season having won every match this year – that is except for the second biggest game of the season, The Computer Man East versus West final showdown against the Titans on Saturday.

Electing to bat first, Titans captain Glenn Miller’s strategy was simple.

“Put runs on the board, ask the boys to bowl and field hard and put the Tupapa batters under pressure,” commented Miller.

Chauncey Flay (46 runs) and youngster Pastor Zekaria (56) answered the captain’s calls with match winning batting performances that lifted the Titans to a healthy 197 for 8 wickets from their 20 overs.

Tupapa’s Wayken Punga provided the only real display of fight in Tupapa’s run chase.

Punga’s 54 runs was a lonely sight in the scorer’s runs column as Shane Cutsy (2 overs for 4 wickets) inflicted real damage as Tupapa slumped to 117 all out, losing their final 6 wickets for just 15 runs.

With the win goes the title as The Computer Man’s East versus West final winners. The Titans and Tupapa meet again this weekend in the Champion of Champions final.