Al Mada, PDO and Orient Travels register victories
MUSCAT: Jaleel Mahamood’s brilliant all-round show and Shahil Mohammed’s superb 87 off 54 powered Al Mada Engineering to a one-sided 207-run victory in a B Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 1 on Friday.
Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Al Mada amassed a massive 281 for 9 in the stipulated 30 overs thanks to vital knock’s from Shahil, Jaleel (45) and Shaheer Najeeb (45). Riyadh Qadir and Nasser Haider bagged three and two wickets respectively.
Facing a huge target, OCT Amerat crumbled like a pack of cards, scoring a paltry 74 all out in 17.1 overs. Only Najeeb al Balushi offered some resistance to brilliant bowling by Al Mada, scoring 26 off 28. Jaleel was outstanding with the ball, picking up 4 for 22 while Shameer Kariadan claimed 3 for 13. Brief scores (B Division): Al Mada Engineering 281 for 9 in 30 overs (Shahil Mohammed 87 – 10x4, Shaheer Najeeb 45 – 9x4, Jaleel Mahamood 45 – 5x4. Riyadh Qader 3-50, Nasser Haider 2-55) thrashed OCT Amerat 74 all out in 17.1 overs (Najeeb al Balushi 26 – 1x4. Jaleel Mahamood 4-22, Shameer Kariadan 3-13) by 207 runs. NAVEED STEERS PDO TO
ANOTHER WIN PDO’S most prolific match-winner Abdul Naveed helped his team to yet another victory, this time against SAS Partners who lost the C Division game by 43 runs.
Invited to bat first, PDO scored 150 for 7 in 20 overs thanks to Naveed’s 34ball 43 and Rajesh Khetani’s 33 off 30. Shankar Gayathri bowled well to claim 3 for 27. Failing to rise to the occasion, SAS & Partners could manage only 107 for 9 in 20 overs, falling short by 43 runs. Shankar Gayathri topscored with 33 off 35. Abdul Naveed, Sajid Nisar, Sajid Ali and Zakir Khan took two wickets each. Brief scores (C Division): PDO 150 for 7 in 20 overs (Abdul Naveed 43 – 6x4, 1x6, Rajesh Khetani 33 – 2x4. Shankar Gayathri – 3-27) lost to SAS & Partners 107 for 9 in 20 overs (Shankar Gayathri 33 – 2x4, Mohammed Irfan 21 – 3x4. Sajid Nisar 2-18, Abdul Naveed 2-19, Sajid Ali 2-19) by 43 runs. USMAN STARS IN EASY ORIENT
TRAVELS VICTORY Usman Asghar was the hero of Orient Travel’s exciting 4-wicket win over Bank Muscat in a D Division clash at Muscat Municipality ground 3.
Bank Muscat batted first, scoring 146 for 8 in 20 overs, Sarmad Mehmood top scoring with an unbeaten 43 off 33. Opener Mohsin Nazir contributed a fluent 27 off 20 balls. Shoab Mohammed and Usman Asghar bagged two wickets each.
Orient Travels raced to the target in the 17th over, scoring 150 for 6 thanks to Usman’s strokeful 43 not out off 20 balls. Majid Rafique batted well too for his 22 off 14. Yousuf al Balushi took 2 for 24. Brief scores (D Division): Bank Muscat 146 for 8 in 20 overs (Sarmad Mehmood 43 not out – 4x4, Mohsin Nazir 27 – 5x4. Shoab Mohammed 2-23, Usman Asghar 2-29) lost to Orient Travels/ GBL 150 for 6 in 16.5 overs (Usman Asghar 43 not out – 6x4. Yousuf Al Balushi 2-24) by 4 wickets.