Falcons win ICC Academy Challengers Cup
> Brief scores: Gold Division: Fujisoft Falcons 62 (Hisan Mir 11, Mushtaq A 13, Sooraj N 11) bt DBMSC – A (Yasir K 12, Parag M 14). > Silver Division: Abela & Co 27 (Sajid S 11) lost to SFS 72 (Sachin S 13, Omer K 12, Nadir Hussain 15). > Bronze Division: Falcon – B 62 (Hisan Mir 11, Mushtaq A 13, Sooraj N 11) bt Coca Cola 54 (Yasir K 12, Parag M 14). > Individual prizes > Gold Division: Man-of-the-match: Hariharan G. from Fujisoft Falcons > Player of the tournament: Siddharth P. from Fujisoft Falcons > Silver Division: Man of the match & Player of the tournament: Nadir Hussain from SFS > Bronze Division: Man of the match: Deep K from Fujisoft Falcons – B > Player of the tournament: Mushtaq A from Fujisoft Falcons dubai — Fujisoft Falcons put on a brilliant show when it mattered the most to secure a major upset victory over DBMSC – A to clinch the ICC Academy Challengers Cup 2018 indoor tournament organised by ICC Academy at their indoor facilities at Dubai Sports City.
SFS claimed the Silver Division title while Fujisoft Falcons – B secured the Bronze Division crown.
In the Gold Division Final, Falcons batting first, began well as openers Siddarth P (10) and Prem (12) added 22 runs.
The next pair of Barjinder S and Sandy scored 9 each before Harry G smashed a fine 14 to boost Falcons total. Zaidi M provided the finishing touches with a crucial 12 as Falcons posted a superb 66.
DBMSC – A also had a relatively decent start with Sameer N hitting 14 followed by small contributions from Rohan M (9) and Nashwan N (7). But things went horribly wrong with the pair of Vikrant S (-7) and Badi (-9) leaving DBMSC – A in a bad situation. They couldn’t recover from it to manage a disappointing 16 to hand Falcons the title.
In the Silver Division, SFS put on a dominant show to ease past Abela & Co. Chasing a modest 27, SFS batsmen Sachin S (13), Omer K (12) and Nadir Hussain (15) shone with the bat to achieve 72.
The Bronze Division saw a stiff battle before Falcon – B got the better of Coca Cola.