Tahir powers Jarzez, Gitac register easy victory
MCCC, ISWK and SLSM all win, BOC tie with Indian School Maabela
MUSCAT: A brilliant 70 off 33 balls by Tahir powered Jarzez Trading to a convincing 7-wicket victory against Sam Royals in an H Division match at OAC 3 ground in Seeb.
Sam Royals could not really capitalise on the invitation to bat first and scored only 124 for 8 in 20 overs. Asharaf (38 off 42) and Anudeep (21 off 14) were the only notable scorers. Suhail and Shahid Ali picked up 3 and 2 wickets respectively.
Jarzez raced to the target in only 10.3 overs, scoring 125 for 3 thanks to opener Tahir’s whirlwind knock. Rajneesh Jangir chipped in with a fluent 26 off 21.
Brief scores (H Division): Sam Royals 124 for 8 in 20 overs (Asharaf 38 – 7x4, Anudeep 21 – 3x4. Suhail 3-24, Shahid Ali 2-30) lost to Jarzez Trading 125 for 3 in 10.3 overs (Tahir 70 – 10x4, 1x6, Rajneesh Jangir 26 – 4x4. Manoj 2-38) by 7 wickets.
Superb all-round show by Ali Bilal steered Gitac to a thumping 55-run win over OUA Travels in an I Division clash at the same venue.
Batting first, Gitac amassed 218 for 5 in 20 overs thanks to brilliant batting by Ali Bilal (63 off 35), Mohammed Nawaz 52 off 35) and Mohammed Rafiq (unbeaten 33 off 16). Theparambil Haneefa bagged 2 for 27.
OUA Travels was restricted to 163 for 6 as Ali picked up vital wickets for his figures of 3 for 45 while Usman Zafar claimed 2 for 18. Theparambil Haneefa topscored with 42 while S. Mohammed contributed 27.
Brief scores (I Division): Gitac 218 for 5 in 20 overs (Ali Bilal 63 – 3x4, 4x6, Mohammed Nawaz 52 – 8x4, 1x6, Mohammed Rafiq 33 not out – 3x4, 1x6. Theparambil Haneefa 2-27) defeated OUA Travels 163 for 6 in 20 overs (Theparambil Haneefa 42 – 4x4, S. Mohammed 27 – 3x4. Ali Bilal 3-43, Usman Zafar 2-18) by 55 runs.
In a Junior League Under-19 clash, Muscat Cricket Coaching Center (MCCC) scored a thumping 7-wicket win against Indian School Al Seeb (ISAS) thanks to Harith Raghuram’s wonderful all-round performance at the Ministry of Sports grassy ground 2 in Amerat on Saturday.
Harith Raghuram bowled brilliantly to claim 4 for 28 as ISAS was dismissed for 199 in 45.2 overs despite opener Mohammed Sahil’s solid 92 off 136 balls. Raghuram then batted beautifully (89 off 120) to help his side to a well-deserved victory in the 49th over. Shreyas Samir scored a patient 43 off 115.
Brief scores (Junior League U-19): ISAS 199 all out in 45.2 overs (Mohammed Sahil 92 – 8x4, Gagandeep Singh 25 – 1x4. Harith Raghuram 4-28, Udantha Palihawadana 3-33) lost to MCCC U-19 203 for 3 in 48.3 overs (Harith Raghuram 89 – 9x4, Shreyash Samir 43 – 4x4, Said Qureshi 25 not out – 2x4) by 7 wickets.
Indian School Wadi Kabir (ISWK) registered an impressive 9-wicket victory against Indian School Al Seeb in a Junior League U-16 A match at Muscat Municipality ground 2 in Amerat.
Brief scores (Junior League U-16 A): ISAS U-16 110 for 9 in 30 overs (Aditya Satish 52 – 4x4. Yash Toprani 3-10) lost to ISWK 111 for 1 in 12.1 overs (Steve Emmanual 35 not out – 4x4,
Bowshar Olympic Center (BOC) dismissed Indian School Maabela for 150 in the 26th over to tie the Junior League Under-16 B match.
Brief scores (Junior League U-16 B): BOC 150 for 8 in 30 overs (Sahil Sharat 34 – 2x4. Sanjith Eratt 2-32, Hamoud Shuheb Al Shubaily 2-35) tied with Indian School Maabela 150 all out in 25.4 overs (Dadwal 42 – 1x4, Abhilash Anu 40 – 2x4. Shuhaib Muhammed 4-21, Tejas Rajeev 2-40).