RAHRC, Classic, Challengers, Blasters post victories
MUSCAT: RAHRC overcame superb all-round effort from Krishor Krishnan to defeat Mustafa Sultan Enterprises (MSE) by 19 runs in a pulsating F Division clash at Muscat Municipality ground 4 in Al Amerat on Friday.
Asked to bat first, RAHRC was dismissed for 161 in the 19th over as Krishor struck three vital blows to slow down its march towards a big total. Captain Abdullah Alam and Hillary Dsouza bagged two wickets each. Naheem Pasha (53 off 36) and Ajithkumar Krishna (26 off 17) were the main scorers for RAHRC.
Reeling at 42 for 5, MSE was down in the dumps before Krishor’s heroic knock (63 off 42) brought it closer to an improbable victory. After his fall at 129 for 8, MSE folded up quickly, getting dismissed for 142 in the final over. Captain Nandkumar Jadhav bowled well to claim four wickets while Karthik Rajappa took two. BRIEF SCORES: RAHRC 161 all out in 18.5 overs (Naheem Pasha 53 – 4x4, Ajithkumar Krishna 26 – 3x4, 1x6. Krishor Krishnan 3-31, Abdullah Alam 2-22, Hillary Dsouza 2-30) beat MSE 142 all out in 19.1 overs (Krishor Krishnan 63 – 12x4. Nandkumar Jadhav 4-15, Karthik Rajappa 2-19) by 19 runs. MATIULLAH BOWLS CLASSIC TO VICTORY A magnificent four-wicket spell by Matiullah helped Classic CT thrash Hussain Fadhil and Partners (HFP) by nine wickets in a G Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 4.
HFP won the toss but little else, getting bowled out for a paltry 46 in the 11th over due largely to excellent bowling by Matiullah who gave away just 8 runs while taking four wickets in his 3 overs. Abdul Latheef bagged three wickets to lend him great support from the other end.
It took Classic CT less than five overs and to overhaul the total, scoring 51 for 1. Awais Abbu contributed an unbeaten 27 off 18 balls. BRIEF SCORES: HFP 46 all out in 10.3 overs (Matiullah 4-08, Abdul Latheef 3-26) lost to Classic CT 51 for 1 in 4.4 overs (Awaid Abbu 27 – 6x4) by 9 wickets. HAMSA HELPS CHALLENGERS
DOWN BOC FHD Crazy Challengers registered a huge 121-run win over Bosher Olympic Center (BOC) thanks to a brilliant all-round show by Fahad Hamsa in an H Division game at OAC III ground in Al Seeb.
Challengers posted a huge total of 224 for 6 on the board thanks to superb batting by Hamsa (46 off 26), Dipu Ramachandran (46 off 30), Tarun Bhaskaran (43 off 24) and Praveen Shetty (26 not out off 11). Tanuj Sivakumar claimed three wickets.
BOC crumbled under the pressure of chasing a huge total and crawled to a meagre 103 for 6 in 20 overs. Skipper Saif Shamsuddin topscored with run-a-ball 29. Hamsa was impressive with the ball too, claiming two wickets for just 13 runs while Prem Anand also bagged two. BRIEF SCORES: Fahad hamsa 46 – 5x4, 2x6, Dipu Ramachandran 46 – 7x4, Tarun Bhaskaran 43 – 6x4, 1x6, Praveen Shetty 26 not out – 3x4, 1x6. Tanuj Sivakumar 3-33) trounced BOC 103 for 6 in 20 overs (Saif Shamsuddin 29 – 4x4. Hamsa 2-13, Prem Anand 2-13) by 121 runs. BLASTERS DEFEAT KONE In another low-scoring game at the same venue, IBN Blasters defeated Kone CT by 7 wickets in an I Division clash.
Batting first, Kone CT found the going tough and was bundled out for only 92 in the 18th over due to superb bowling by Subeesh Nair who bagged three wickets, Jebin James and Vikas Vickraman who claimed two wickets each.
Blasters raced to the target in the 10th over, losing only three wickets in the process. Vibin Panaparambil (35 off 21) and Oliyath Vazhayil (29 off 14) were the main scorers for Blasters. BRIEF SCORES: Kone CT 92 all out in 17. 1 overs (Nitesh Mangalore 19 – 3x4. Subeesh Nair 3-14, Vikas Vickraman 2-06, Jebin James 2-15) lost to IBN Blasters 89 for 3 in 9.4 overs (Vibin Panaparambil 35 – 6x4, 1x6, Oliyath Vazhayil 29 not out – 5x4, 1x6) by 7 wickets.