Jatinder, Badal steer Muscat to victory
National team player Jatinder Singh hammered 71 while Badal Singh captured four wickets to guide Muscat CT to a two-wicket win over Enhance CT in the Oman Cricket Premier Division match at Al Amerat ground on Saturday.
Chasing 222 to win, Muscat was struggling at 57 for three in 12.1 overs. But Jatinder and skipper Vaibhav Wategaokar (50) shared a crucial 89-run fifth-wicket partnership to take the team out of woods.
Jatinder's knock was studded with five fours and three sixes off 86 balls. Sandeep Goud made a solid 33 as Muscat won with just eight balls to spare.
Mehran Khan, Nester Dhamba and Sanuth Mohammed Ibrahim claimed two wickets each.
Earlier, Enhance opener Khawar Ali scored a fighting 41 off 58 balls. He was involved in a fourth-wicket partnership with young Wasim Ali who scored a subdued 27 on his Premier League debut.
Mehran played a cameo of 37 that included three sixes while Dhamba (38) and Ibrahim Kutty (31) helped the team to a respectable total.
Brief scores: Enhance 221-9 in 50 overs (Khawar 41, Mehran 37, Dhamba 35, Kutty 31; Badal 4-25, Munis Ansari 2-34, Ayaan Khan 2-60) lost to Muscat CT 225-8 in 48.4 overs (Jatinder 71, Wategaonkar 50, Goud 33; Mehran 2-15, Dhamba 2-51). Other results: A Division: Renaissance 161-9 in 42.1 overs (Fernando 37, Ashan Dinura 36; Kadankot 3-27, Vijesh Channengadan 2-23) beat Muscat Projects and Environment 121 all out in 34.1 overs (Melwin Mathew 30; Faizal Jerome Mohammed 5-41, Ashan Dinura 2-16, Amit Eranda 2-28).
B Division: FAP UTSC 146 all out in 26.2 overs (Mahmood 44, Sherif Mohammed 25; Chethan Mallya 3-21, Puneet Singh 3-24, Shrey Wilson 2-25) beat Indian Social Club 81 all out in 17.3 overs (Mallya 19; Mahmood 4-22, Shameer Kariadan 3-30, Faleel 2-3).
D Division: STS Tebodin 159-4 in 20 overs (Krunal Kishore 63, Vikas Bhadoria 54; Tajamal 3-32) beat Rukun Al Yaqeen 107 all out in 18.2 overs (Imran 28; Kishore 3-23, Bhadoria 2-8, Thirumavalavan 2-10, Alpesh Lad 2-16).