Zubair face LC Tech, Design Group to take on Gitacs in the final

Oman Cricket has suspended all cricket activities in the country following the government directive with regards to the coronavirus.

MUSCAT: Zubair CT set up an exciting Senior Cup Knockout final against LC Tech after winning their respective semi-finals in Amerat on Friday.

Riding on Mubashar Iqbal’s outstanding all-round show, Zubair defeated Unique Elegant by 25 runs while LC Tech overcame Douglas OHI by 25 runs in a keenly fought contest.

In the Junior Cup Knockout competition, Design Group Engineering Consultants won its semi-final against Ghantoot Group by 4 wickets, reaching a title showdown with Gitacs.

This had gotten the better of Sketch International by 25 runs in the semi-final thanks to a superb spell of 4 for 15 by Sajid Ali and brilliant batting by Ali Bilal (58) and Rafeeq Mohammed (45).

The final, which was scheduled to be held on Friday, March 20, has been postponed till a new date is announced by Oman Cricket.

Brief Scores (Senior Cup Knockout semifinal): Zubair 156 all out in 19.3 overs (Mubashar Iqbal 79 – 9x4, 3x6, Ruwan Rupa 32 – 2x4, Mohammed Abbas 3-20, Nikesh Prafulchandra 3-28, Mohammed Riyaz 2-21) beat Unique Elegant 131 for 9 in 20 overs (Ravi Sharma 36 – 4x4, Bishen Singh 29 – 5x4, 1x6, Parthiban Mohan 3-20, Mubashar Iqbal 3-26) by 25 runs

Brief Scores (Senior Cup

Knockout semifinal): Douglas Ohi 125 all out in 19.4 overs (Santosh Vishwakarma 48 – 6x4, 1x6, Sushil Khandu 38 – 1x4, Rahul Ramachandran 2-16, Shameer K 2-28) lost to LC Tech 129 for 5 in 18.4 overs (Ravindu Weeramuni 35 – 3x4, Nishanth Menon 33 – 3x4, Abhishek Rai 2-17) by 5 wickets

Brief Scores (Junior Cup Knockout semifinal): Ghantoot Group 133 all out in 19.3 overs (Kamesh Maharaja 43 – 4x4, 1x6, Arumugam Kuppan 24 – 4x4, Amir Mohammad 3-23, Muhammed Althaf 2-18, Midhun Sathyan 2-13) lost to Design Group Engineering Consultants 134 for 6 in 17.3 overs (Parwez Sikander 46 – 3x4, 1x6, Waseem Raza 31 – 5x4, Kamesh Maharaja 3-20) by 4 wickets.