Zeeshan, Nadeem and Vinukumar power Assarain to another victory
Salman Stores registered a 23-run victory against IT Works in a 50-over A Division match at Ministry of Sports ground 2 on Friday.
Batting first, IT Works failed to put a fighting total on the board and were dismissed for just 142 in 42.2 overs. Jibran Yousuf (32) and Hassan M (29) were the only notable scorers. Muzammil Ilyas, Tauseef Ahmed and Asim Kamal all bowled well to claim three wickets each.
Salman Stores were fully tested by IT Works’ bowlers as they slipped to 79 for 4 in the 19th over. However, a swashbuckling 23 not out off 10 balls by Muhammed Azeem saw the team home in the 33rd over. Captain Asgar Shaikh topscored with 32 off 39. Fawad Ali and Amir Hussain took two wickets each.
Brief scores: IT Works 142 all out in 42.2 overs (Jibran Yousuf 32 – 5x4, 1x6, Hassan M 29 – 3x4. Asim Kamal 3-20, Tauseef Ahmed 3-28, Muzammil Ilyas 3-34) lost to Salman Stores 144 for 7 in 32.1 overs (Asgar Shaikh 32 – 5x4, 1x6, Muhammed Azeem 23 not out – 2x4, 2x6 Amandeep Singh 22 – 2x4. Amir Hussain 2-41, Fawad Ali 2-47) by three wickets.
A superb 6-wicket spell by Zahid Hafiz bowled Sarco to a 144-run victory against Zawawi Powertech Engineering in a B Division game at Muscat Municipality ground 1.
Sarco were reduced to 88 for 6 in the 16th over after Zawawi won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, two stroke-filled knocks by number 8 and 9 — Pradeep Salian (49 off 30) and Ajay Menon (55 off 37) — powered Sarco to an imposing total of 213 for in 30 overs. Sathisha Achary batted well too for his 39 off 26. Satnam Singh bagged three wickets for Zawawi while Asif al Balushi and Aroan Dadyus took two wickets each.
Holding a new ball, Zahid ran through the Zawawi side with excellent figures of 6 wickets for 14 runs in 6 overs, two of which were maiden, bowling them out for 69 in the 16th over. Rakesh Patel took two wickets for 18.
Brief scores: Sarco 213 for 8 in 30 overs (Ajay Menon 55 not out – 2x4, 3x6, Pradeep Salian 49, 7x4, 1x6, Sathisha Achary 39 – 7x4. Satnam Singh 3-19, Asif al Balushi 2-31, Aroan Dadyus 2-38) defeated Zawawi Powertech Engineering 69 all out in 15.3 overs (Zahid Hafiz 6-14, Rakesh Patel 2-18) by 144 runs.
A scintillating century by young Omani star Shuaib Ismail al Balushi and a great all-round show by Muhammed Nadeem Ashaq steered White Lotus International to an exciting 20run win over FAP UTSC in another B Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 2.
A 177-run second wicket partnership between Shuaib and Ashaq helped White Lotus to a big total of 225 for 7 in 30 overs. Shuaib’s 78-ball 107 included 15 boundaries while Nadeem Ashaq scored 84 off 82. Shameer Kariadan claimed three wickets for 35 while Shaidh K claimed two for 44.
Facing an imposing target, FAP fought well before falling short by 20 runs in the 29th over. Faleel Thailakandy topscored with a run-aball 48 while Jaleel Mahmood scored 40 off 28. Nazish Mohammed was once again the leading wicket-taker with 4 for 40. Davinder Kumar and Nadeem Ashiq bagged two wickets each.
Brief scores: White Lotus International 225 for 7 in 30 overs (Shuaib Ismail al Balushi 107 – 15x4, Muhammed Nadeem Ashaq 84 – 11x4, 1x6. Shameer Kariadan 3-35, Shaidh K 2-44) beat FAP UTSC 205 all out in 28.2 overs (Faleel Thailakandy 48 – 2x4, Jaleel Mahmood 40 – 4x4, Shaidh K 23 – 4x4) by 20 runs.