Unique Elegant, Douglas OHI match tied
In one of the rare instances in domestic cricket in recent times, a D Division T20 game between Unique Elegant and Douglas OHI ended in a tie at Amerat recently.
Douglas OHI needed 14 runs to win in the final three overs with five wickets in hand but could manage only 13.
Unique Elegant posted 137 for nine with Mohammed Riyaz (28) and Iliyas Raghu (25) making notable scores. Viplav Kumar, Santosh Vishwakarma, Abhishek and Adil Aadilsha all took two wickets each.
OHI was cruising at 114 for four in 16 overs before a collapse saw it restricted to 137 for eight.
Waleed topscored with 39 while Abhishek Rai contributed 28. Aditya Dalvi, who gave away only four runs in the last over runs, was the most successful bowler with three for 12 while Vignesh Kumar, who conceded only five in the penultimate over, claimed two for 27.
Brief scores: Unique Elegant 137-9 (Riyaz 28, Raghu 25, Kumar 2-21, Vishwakarma 2-18, Abhishek 2-28, Aadilsha 2-12) tied with Douglas OHI 137-8 (Waleed 39, Rai 28;
Dalvi 3-12, Kumar 2-27).
In another D division clash, Faizan Tufail's allround performance led NBO Muzn to a 49-run win over STS.
NBO amassed 187 for nine, thanks to half-centuries from Ismail Ghulam (64) and Tufail (50). Ajitkumar Krishna captured three for seven.
STS was then bowled out for 138 in the 19th over despite Krishna's 54 as Tufail claimed five for 27.
Brief scores: NBO Muzn 187-9 (Ghulam 64, Tufail 50; Krishna 3-7) beat STS 138 all out in 18.3 overs (Krishna 54, Abaid Ullah 28; Tufail 5-27, Shameer Mohamed 2-16).
Other results: E Division (T20): Maniz Azad International 154-6 (Mohammad Attique 38, Adnan Ahmad 31; Karthik Rajappa 3-29, Midhun Sathyan 2-22) beat Design Group Engineering Consultants 142-5 (Rajappa 38, Mathankumar Padmanathan 33; Husnain Ali 2-38, Muhammad Yasir 2-16).
F Division (T20): TR Engineering 179-7 (Hamid Syed 47, Salman Khan 44; Renju Radhakrishnapillai 3-36) lost to Jotun 180-6 in 19.4 overs (Sajith Pillai 77, Vineesh Raj 32; Haris Alam 2-34).