Seabata Mahao
The Maseru Super Kings cricket team emerged as champions of the LPL 2024 T20 tournament, which kicked off in a league format on August 18, this year.
The final match, successfully hosted by the Federation of Cricket Lesotho (FCL), concluded a thrilling tournament organised by the Lankasia Cricket team and sponsored by the Sri Lankan community in Lesotho.
The two teams that competed in the finals were the Maseru Super Kings and Rising Stars Maseru. Both teams reached the final after triumphing over Basotho XI, Scorpions, Lankasia, Pak 11, and Kokni Cricket from Leribe.
The winners, Maseru Super Kings, took home a prize of M15000, a revolving trophy, and medals. Additional prizes will be announced later.
In an interview with the FCL spokesperson, Lebona Leokaoke, he described the final as one of a kind.
“We launched the trophy, which was brought in by a helicopter before the game commenced. There were food stalls representing different cultures including Indian, Lankasian, Pakistani, Basotho, Filipino, and many more,” Leokaoke said.
He also highlighted the presence of cultural clothing booths and entertainment for children.
Looking ahead, Leokaoke hinted at an even bigger tournament in the coming months, which will include South African cricket teams.
“It has been a restless three weeks preparing for this successful tournament, but we made it perfect,” he stated.
In a post-match interview, Maseru Super Kings’ captain, Salman Salman, expressed pride in his team’s performance.
“I’m very happy and proud of my team. We played according to our strategy. We will compete in the next tournament as the same team. We are very strong together,” Salman said.
The event was attended by an important delegation and was free to the public.
