Alubond Tigers retain Bukhatir League title
sharjah — Alubond Tigers eased past Phoenix Medicines by five wickets to retain the 44th Bukhatir Premier League 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
After restricting Phoenix Medicines to 246, Alubond Tigers openers got on to the task from the word go. Faizan Asif in the company of Waseem Rana piled on 110 before the latter departed. Rana scored 32 from 63 deliveries including three boundaries.
The fall of the wicket didn’t quite matter to Faizan as he kept scoring at a quicker rate. Abdul Sher (20, 30b, 2x4) added a crucial 43 runs for the second wicket before returning to the hut.
Faizan went on to achieve his century as he scored a 104-ball 118 supported by six boundaries and 10 sixes but his wicket followed by two more did put Alubond Tigers in a bit of concern for a brief while before Amjad Gul’s gritty knock took the team past the line.
Gul’s 41 from 26 deliveries consisted of a boundary and four sixes while Fayyaz Ahmed hit 14 not out as Alubond Tigers scored 247 for five in 42.2 overs.
Earlier put in to bat first, Phoenix Medicines achieved 246 thanks to half centuries from Rohan Mustafa (59, 83b, 4x4, 2x6), Ahmed Raza (50, 62b, 4x4, 2x6) and Muhammad Ikram Jura (57, 69b, 2x4, 3x6).
For Alubond Tigers, Shareef Asadullah was the star bowler claiming four wickets while Asif Mumtaz picked three and Sultan Ahmed claimed two.
BRIEF SCORES
> Alubond Tigers bt Phoenix Medicines by 5 wkts. Phoenix Medicines 246 all out in 49.3 overs (Rohan Mustafa 59, Ahmed Raza 50, Muhammad Ikram Jura 57; Shareef Asadullah 4/47, Asif Mumtaz 3/41, Sultan Ahmed 2/57). Alubond Tigers 247/5 in 42.2 overs (Waseem Rana 32, Faizan Asif 118, Abdul Shakoor Sher 20, Amjad Gul 41 not out; Ahmed Raza 2/52, Riaz Khaliq 2/57).
AWARDS
> Champions: Alubond Tigers (Trophy & Dh20,000 Cash Prize)
> Runner Up - Phoenix Medicines (Trophy & Dh15,000 cash Prize)
> Man of the final: Faizan Asif, 118 runs
> Best Batsman: Usman Saeed, 360 total runs
> Best Bowler: Sultan Ahmed & Fayyaz Ahmed, 15 wkts each
> Player of the tournament: Renjith Mani, 308 total runs & nine wkts