Basta beat PDO to continue winning streak in ‘C’ Div
MUSCAT: Jeason George and Murad Khan’s heroics with the bat and ball helped Basta CT beat PDO by 25 runs in a C Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 1 in Al Amerat on Friday.
Jeason and Murad were instrumental in Basta reaching a respectable 155 for 8 in 20 overs, scoring 40 and 38 respectively. Malik Jr, Rajesh Khetani and Sajid Nisar took two wickets each.
PDO failed to pose a serious challenge and folded up for just 130 in the final over. Azhar Habib (37), Rajesh Khetani (22) and Tayyab Rasheed (21) were the notable scorers. Jeason and Murad caused the major damage, taking three and two wickets respectively. Captain Prasad Peruli bowled well too, bagging two wickets for 29. Brief scores: Basta CT 155 for 8 in 20 overs (Jeason George 40 – 2x4, Murad Khan 38 – 4x4, 1x6. Darwish Elickal 20 – 2x4, 1x6. Malik Jr. 2-13, Rajesh Khetani 2-17, Sajid Nisar 2-29) beat PDO 130 all out in 19.1 overs (Azhar Habib 37 – 3x4, 1x6, Rajesh Khetani 22 - 2x4, Tayyab Rasheed 21- 2x4. Jeason George 3-12, Murad Khan 2-27, Prasad Peruli 2-29) by 25 runs. EASY WIN FOR MOTT
MACDONALD Mott MacDonald added another victory to their credit, defeating STS Tebodin by 7 wickets in a D Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 2.
Batting first, STS scored 156 for 6 in its quota of 20 overs, Waseem Naeem topscoring with 41 off 25. Alpesh Lad contributed an unbeaten 28 off 29. Savinraj Rajappan and Samir More claimed two wickets each.
Mott MacDonald raced to the target, losing only three wickets in 16.2 overs. Asim Abdul Qadeer led the way with 51 off 34. Javed Tannashah 38 off 19) and Bronal Barboj (26 off 18) were involved in a 66-run unbroken partnership for the fourth wicket to see their side home. Brief scores: STS Tebodin 156 for 6 in 20 overs (Waseem naeem 41 – 6x4, Alpesh Lad 28 – 2x4. Savinraj Rajappan 2-24, Samir More 2-27) lost to Mott MacDonald 157 for 3 in 16.2 overs (Asim Abdul Qadeer 51 – 6x4, 1x6, Javed Tannashah 38 – 2x4, 2x6, Bronal Barboj 26 – 3x4. T. Kaliraj 2-17) by 7 wickets. BANK MUSCAT THRASH
MCCC ‘A’ Bank Muscat boys had good fun under the sun, scripting a big 143run victory against MCCC ‘A’ in an E Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 3 in Al Amerat.
Taking full advantage of batting first, Bank Muscat posted a huge 255 for 8 on the board. Varun Sirohi led the charge with 61 off 32 followed by Mohsin Saif ’s 56 off 25 and Yousuf al Balushi’s 41 off just 16 balls. Pankaj Gupta chipped in with 23 off 13. Rajkumar Tanna, Yaswanth Udayakumar and Piyush Sivakumar all bagged two wickets each.
MCCC ‘A’ boys failed to test Bank Muscat bowlers and could manage only 106 for 7. Benny Mathew took 2 for 17. Brief scores: Bank Muscat 255 for 8 in 20 overs (Varun Sirohi 61 – 12x4, Mohsin Saif 56 – 10x4, 1x6, Yousuf al Balushi 41 – 5x4, 2x6, Pankaj Gupta 23 – 3x4. Rajkumar Tanna 2-09, Yaswanth Udayakumar 2-29, Piyush Sivakumar 2-44) beat MCCC ‘A’ 106 for 7 in 17 overs (Nityanand Hedge 17 – 2x4. Benny Mathew 2-17) by 143 runs. FARIS, AJITHKUMAR SHINE
FOR RAHRC Superb all-round performances by skipper Faris al Zedjali and Ajithkumar Krishna helped RAHRC down NBO Muzn by 5 wickets in an F Division encounter at Muscat Municipality ground 4.
Taking two wickets each, Faris and Ajithkumar lent valuable support to Mohammed Altaf who caused the maximum damage in restricting NBO to a total of 159 for 9, taking three wickets for 21 runs in his four-over spell. Qasim al Ahmed (45 off 22) and Ismail al Balushi (24 off 16) were the main scorers for NBO.
It took RAHRC 18.1 overs to overhaul the target, losing only five wickets for its 160 runs. Naheem Pasha (39 off 26), Faris al Zedjali (39 off 32) Ajithkumar Krishna (36 off 21) batted well to ensure a comfortable victory for their team. Ashish Kumar Pathak took two wickets for 28 runs. Brief scores: NBO Muzn 159 for 9 in 20 overs (Qasim al Ahmed 45 – 3x4, 3x6, Ismail al Balushi 24 – 2x4, 1x6. Mohammed Altaf 3-21, Ajithkumar Krishna 2-26, Faris al Zedjali 2-32) lost to RAHRC 160 for 5 in 18.1 overs (Faris al Zedjali 39 – 5x4, Naheem Pasha 39 – 4x4, 1x6, Ajithkumar Krishna 36 – 5x4, 1x6. Ashish Kumar Pathak 2-28) by 5 wickets.