Qurum Thunders, Ruwi Rangers and Amerat Royals post wins
Qurum Thunders beat Ghubrah Giants, Ruwi Rangers beat Azaiba XI and Amerat Royals beat Bousher Busters in the Oman D20 at the Oman Cricket Academy Grounds.
QURUM WIN BY 6 WICKETS
Batting first, Ghubrah Giants put up a total of 155 runs losing 3 wickets courtesy of their openers Prabhakaran Kannan (43 off 23b; 5x4,3x6) and Saishiv Narayan (32 off 28b;4x4,1x6) and Kalaiarasan (29 off 14b;4x6). Sandeep Goud and Samay Shrivastav picked up one wicket each in the economic spells for Qurum Thunders.
In reply, Kashyap Prajapati’s (73 off 57b; 5x4,3x6) whirlwind innings along with Sandeep Goud knock of 46 (23b; 3x4,3x6) took Qurum over the line for the second place in the Oman D20.
RUWI RANGERS PREVAIL
Batting first, Azaiba XI could not get off to a start they wanted and succumbed to the bowling of Ruwi Rangers with Wasim Ali (3-12) being the chief architect and restricting Azaiba XI to a mere 116 in 20 overs. Ruwi Rangers in response chased the total down with Mujibur Ali (61 off 56b; 3x4,4x6) taking them to the coast. The win also maintained their dominance, winning all 7 games in the league.
AMERAT ROYALS WIN
Batting first, Bousher Busters started well looking to post a big total. Busters’ Hammad Mirza (58 off 39b;3x4,3x6) and Shubo Pal (40 off 39b) helped them to reach 154 in 20 overs. Faisal Shah (2-23) and Vinay Khandelwal (2-29) were the pick of the bowlers for the Royals.
In reply, Amerat Royals chased down the target in the last over courtesy Vinayak Shukla (63 off 44b;5x4,4x6) and Karan Sonavale’s (40 off 31b) innings. Amerat Royals are third in the points table.