Haider steals show again for Mideast Metals in Weekend Slammers

dubai — Syed Haider continued from where he left off in the previous match with another flamboyant innings to steer Mideast Metals to a five-wicket win over Rowdy XI in the second edition of the Dubai Cricket Council’s Weekend Slammers played at the Dubai Sports City’s ICCA grounds.

Fresh from an unbeaten 102 against Roaring Lions the other day, Haider produced a similar performance, only this time he missed his century by 15 runs but his matchwinning knock against Rowdy was embellished with a six and 10 boundaries and it came off 73 balls.

Giving him company in their chase of 165 for victory was Kunal Rupani (30) and Irfan Ashraf (26).

Earlier, Rowdy on winning the toss rode on a half century from Shitij Kapoor (52), Shivaz Monga (35) and Moiz Jetpurwala (20 not out) to post 164 for 9 from 25 overs. Kush Khataria (3-25) and Ali Anwar (2-14) took the wickets for Mideast. Roaring Lions, who were humbled by Mideast Metals in their previous match, salvaged some pride after a convincing sevenwicket win over Strikers.

Shakeel Butt (37), Imran Shua (35), Ali Shadan (30) and Ahmad Zaidi (22) managed to help Strikers reach 180. But Karthik Subramaniam (89) and Pratap Bose (57 not out) took their team home in 21.2 overs. > Brief scores: Mideast Metals bt Rowdy XI by 5 wkts Rowdy XI 164 for 9 in 25 overs (Shitij Kapoor 52, Shivaz Monga 35, Moiz Jetpurwala 20; Kush Khataria 3-25, Ali Anwar 2-14) Mideast Metals 165 for 5 in 24.1 overs (Syed Haider 85, Kunal Rupani 30, Irfan Ashraf 26; Kunal Jain 2-31, Anshul Siroya 2-12). Man of the match: Syed Haider. > Roaring Lions bt Strikers by 7 wkts Strikers 180 for 8 in 25 overs (Shakeel Butt 37, Imran Shua 35, Ali Shadan 30 n.o. Ahmad Zaidi 22; Rohit Bachani 2-16) Roaring Lions 181 for 3 in 21.2 overs (Karthik Subramaniam 89, Pratap Bose 57 n.o.). Man of the match: Karthik Subramaniam. > Roaring Lions versus Dubai Rhinos Roaring Lions 183 for 8 in 25 overs (Shayantan Banerjee 53, Sadiq Saboowala 26, Anthony Dias 26, Karthik Subramaniam 23, Deepak Nicholas 23; Shafaqat Ali 3-44, Nitin Menon 2-19) Dubai Rhinos 184 for 7 in 23.5 overs (Shafaqat Ali 56 n.o., Javed Siddique 53, Mohd Imran 29; Pratap Bose 3-25). Match awarded to Roaring Lions as Dubai Rhinos fielded an ineligible player.