Renaissance, ACT, Bank Muscat, Alpha register emphatic victories
IT Works found the going tough from the outset, losing six wickets for only 46 in the first ten overs
MUSCAT: Bilal Muhammed’s 5 for 29 and Syed Muzammil’s 4 for 28 powered Renaissance to an emphatic 43-run win despite being dismissed for 152 in A Premier Division game at Oman
Cricket ground 1 in Amerat on Friday.
Outstanding spell by Imran Muhammed in which he picked up 6 for 35 rocked Renaissance and its hopes of posting a big total on the board. Muzammil Ilyas lent him good support by taking 2 for 44. Waruna Sajith was Renaissance’s lone warrior with 62 off 70.
IT Works found the going tough galuru, and in the finals of the Nidahas Trophy and the Asia Cup last year.
“Bangladesh is a very very good team,” Rohit said. “Over the years, we have seen how they have performed, not just at home, but also away. Especially against us, they have always put us under pressure. There is no way we look at this team differently,” Rohit said. from the outset, losing six wickets for only 46 in the first ten overs. Bilal and Syed made sure there would be no recovery with brilliant bowling, dismissing IT Works for only 109 in the 32nd over. Adnan
Ilyas (37) and Waseem Akhtar (30) were the only notable scorers.
Mallya, Trivedi steer Alpha
Chetan Mallya (4 for 31) and Parth Trivedi (59 off 73) led ARM Alpha to a solid 6-wicket win over Ernst and Young in an A Division clash at Oman Cricket grassy ground 2 on Friday.
Mallya ripped through E&Y as it folded up for 176 in the 43 rd over despite Rana Zeeshan’s fighting 55. Nalinda Prasad bagged 2 for 31. Alpha raced to the target in only 34.5 overs, scoring 177 for 4 thanks to lovely knock by Parth Trivedi (59) and Shrey Wilson (40).
ACT down PDO
In a B Division game, ACT handed PDO a 119-run drubbing at Muscat Municipality ground 1 in Amerat. ACT piled up 232 for 1 in 30 overs thanks to superb batting by Hafiz
Irfan (142 not out) and Iftikhar Ahmed 114). PDO failed to mount a decent challenge, getting dismissed for 153 in the 21 st over. Rajesh Devashya was the pick of ACT bowlers, taking 3 for 32 while Puneet Mehta and Qasim Ali took two wickets each.
OCT Al Hail A beaten
In a C Division match at Muscat Municipality ground 2, Bank Muscat made short work of OCT Al Hail A in a 69-run victory on Friday. Bank Muscat posted a sizeable 181 for 8 on the board in 20 overs, Yousuf Al Balushi (42), Rameshbabu (42) and Zeeshan Tufail (32). OCT Al Hail A managed to score only 112 for 8 before its quota of overs finished.
Waleem Rahim topscored with a fluent 64. Ajay Hirlekar claimed 3 for 18 while Zeeshan Tufail took two wickets.