Waqas powers Mohd Riaz & Partner
MUSCAT: Waqas Ahmed’s allround effort helped Mohammad Riaz & Partner beat Arabian Beach Tourism by six wickets in the ‘A’ Division match of the Oman Cricket Club — Salalah Cricket League.
Batting first, Arabian Beach Tourism were bowled out for 188 in 29.3 overs. Rintu Hazra topscored with 47 for Arabian Beach Tourism while Waqas Ahmed picked up two wickets for 30 runs. Chasing 189 for victory, Mohammad Riaz & Partner romped home in 24.4 overs reaching 191/4. Waqas scored a crucial 44 runs to help his team wrap up the match. RESULTS: ‘A’ Division: Arabian Beach Tourism (ABT): 188 all out in 29.3 overs (Rintu Hazra 47, Biju Thomas 32, Srinivas 28; Waqas Ahmed 2-30, Muhammed Shahid 3-40, Rizwan Ahmed 3-40) lt to
Mohammed Riaz & Partner: 191/4 in 24.4 overs (Waqas Ahmed 44, Amir Shahzad 33, Muhammed Ilyas 32, Mohammed Shabeer 3-16). Danube: 274/6 in 30 overs (Manu Mohan 67 n.o., Suhan Hasan 48; Mohamed Bilal 4-35) bt FAS Aluminium 150 all out in 26 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 25; Mohammed Irfan 4-37, Mandeep 2-32). Salamair: 180 all out in 26.1 overs (Sihab Pottengal 62; Abhishek Choudankar 3-21, Abhijit Ajai 2-20, Fahad 3-46 ) lt to Fonderie Belli: 183/6 in 20.5 overs (Waheed Gul 53, Abijith Ajai 33; Vijil Koroth 2-6). Port of Salalah: 260/7 in 30 overs (Anoop Nair 67, Shamsheer Ahmed 65, Rohith Shetty 39; Ramsheed Krippal 3-36) bt Lantux: 86 all out in 20 overs (Sajan Thomas 11, Abhijith 10, Umar 19; Rohith Shetty 4-209). ‘B’ Division: Civil Technology: 125 all out in 20 overs (Abdul Bari 33, Majid Shah 24; Manoj Nair 3-15, Nisar Ahmed 2-18; Subaiah Cariappa 2-7) bt Dhofar Insurance Co: 93 all out in 16.3 overs (M Qasim 33, Zubair 15; Kafayat Ullah 3-23, Shahbaz Ali 2-19). Abu Saeed Restaurant (ASR): 166/8 in 20 overs (Abdus Salam 61 n.o., Jewel 30, Akbar Ali 29; Jasanth Jayan 4-29, Fazle Rabbi 2-19) bt Creative Engineering Co: 130/7 in 20 overs (Fazle Rabbi 60; Nur Hussain 2-27). ‘C’ Division: Saham Al Janoob: 159/4 in 20 overs (Mohasin Abdul Razak 58, Sanil Kumar 32, Anshad 26 n.o.) bt Al Wasta United: 140/9 in 20 overs. (Mohd Shafiq 30; Lenil Edathil 3-28, Jarees Poozhi 2-27). ‘D’ Division: Minar Al Quaf: 152/8 in 20 overs (Hafiz Qumer 35, Mohammed Bilal 42; Yahat Azad 2-3, Mohanan Abhilash 2-25) lt to Mohammed Parvez Trading: 153/7 in 17.1 overs (Mohammed Noushad 66, Abdul Vasid 20; Adnan Afzal 2-26, Taj Din 3-19). Al Mahad: 125/9 in 20 overs (Govind Gopakumar 26; Kamal Akhthar 4-18, Muhammed Suhail 2-26) lt to As’afwah Juice: 126/5 in 14.3 overs (Kamal Akhthar 27).