Semi-finalists spotted in Umm Al Quwain Ramadan tournament
UAE stars Shaiman and Mustafa shine, alongside bowlers, with match-winning spells
The best four teams consisting of top Twenty20 specialists in domestic cricket have reached the semi-finals of the Umm Al Quwain Cricket Club organised Ramadan Bash T20 tournament.
This tournament, which was contested by 32 teams, is the biggest among the Ramadan tournaments in the UAE. Due to the overwhelming numbers, it is being completed only after Eid.
The teams that reached the semi-finals are Advantage Motors, Willows CC, Chargers CC and Welkin Warriors.
In the first quarter-finals, a four-wicket haul from Shafaqat Ali ensured Advantage Motors LLC got past Multiplex International by five wickets.
Willows Cricket Club defeated TNS Group LLC by nine runs because of Fahad Tariq who took three crucial wickets and hit 37 runs.
Chargers Club beat Tea Junction Fanatics because of a 14-ball quickfire knock of 45 runs and Junaid Kaka and Fawad Gafoor’s fine threewicket spells.
Welkin Warrior stopped Malik Contracting LLC because of UAE’s World Cup star Shaimon Anwar’s quick 45 and Mozamel Rizwan’s impressive threewicket spell.
One of the reasons that these four team have reached the semi-final stage is their consistent performers. UAE allrounder Rohan Mustafa, who is in tremendous form this season, hit 45 runs in Advantage Motors’s five-wicket win over Multiplex.
Chargers’s win over Tea
Multiplex International: 119 in 20 overs (Abdul Shakoor 28, Abdul Haq 20, Imran Haider 20; Shafaqat Ali 4 for 22, Azhar Mohammad 2 for 17, Asif Mumtaz 3 for 29). Advantage Motors: 123 for 5 in 12 overs (Rohan Mustafa 45, Rinku Kumar 21, Naveed Saleem 26n.o; Ameet Kukreja 2 for 25).
Shafaqat Ali.
Man of match:
Willows Cricket Club: 177 for 6 in 20 overs (Waheed Ahmad 42, Fahad Tarek 37, Ahmad Raza 38n.0,; Falak Sher 2 for 37, Saeed Alamdar 2 for 54). TNS Group LLC: 168 for 7 in 20 overs (Mohammed Farooq 30, Naved Tufail 28, Rashid Ali 22, Waseem Anwar 43, Mohammad Kaif 29; Salman Farooq 2 for 27, Fahad Tarek 3 for 18). Fahad Tariq.
Man of match:
Junction Fanatics by 62 runs was emphatic — and so was Welkin Warrior’s seven wicket victory over Malik Contracting.
Chargers CC: 165in 20 overs (Hafeez Kalim 45, Yousaf Butt 20, Nadir Husain 32n.o; Junaid Seddiqi 2 for 43, Subin Sulaiman 2 for 37, Ajit Somashekhar 2 for 17). Tea Junction Fanatics: 103 in 20 overs (Ajit Somashekhar 22, Junaid Seddiqi 19; Junaid Kaka 3 for 31, Fawad Gafour 3 for 9).
Junaid Kaka.
match: Man of
Malek Contracting 122 in 20 overs (Rouf 45, Ahmad Ullah 22; Wali Khan 2 for 17, Mozamel Rizwan 3 for 38, Fayyaz Ahmad 2 for 22, Faisal Sattar 2 for 14). Welkin Warriors: 125 for 3 in 10.5 overs (Shaimon Anwar 45, Manal Seddiqi 35, Mohammad Amir Shahzad 2 for 25). Mozamel Rizwan
Man of match:
The only closely contested match in the quarter-final was Willows’s exciting nine run victory over TNS Group LLC.