TATA Tanzania rallied from behind to beat Veecom Warriors by four runs in Advanced Players League match played at the Annadil Burhani venue, yesterday.

Veecom won the toss and opted to bat to set a target of 209 runs losing nine wickets in the 50 allotted overs.

Prashant Gawde scored the series third century, notching 101 unbeaten runs for Veecom. Tata’s Virendra Kamania took three wickets for 38 runs in his ten overs of bowling spell.

Tata chased the target with Gaurav Chanav hitting 70 runs  and Issa Kikasi 45 runs. Vishal Patel hauled three wickets losing 37 runs in ten overs.

In another match played at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana venue, Castle Rockets missed the target by four runs short as Marafiki won by 149 runs.  Castle needed six runs in the final over but collapsed at the end to lose the match.

In a Twenty20 APL series match played at the same venue last Saturday, Castle Rockets defeated Tata Tanzania by 119-70 runs all out.

Rockets won the toss and batted first to set the target that was tall order for the truck makers as their batting line up collapsed.

Benson Mwita was inspirational for Rockets’ win when he compiled 50 unbeaten runs while team mate Swapnil Salve added 29 in the scoring kitty.

Harsh Ramaiya was a toast of the Rockets side when he took five wickets while conceding eleven runs in his four overs of bowling spell.

Ramaiya has been Rockets’ dependable wicket taker since the league started last month.

This is a third match for the brewers that keeps them on second position in the league standings for the Twenty20 series behind Veecom Warriors.