Zawawi, ARTT make winning start to T20 league, victories for E&Y, Israr Ghala and ACT Cricworld
Riding on Nishad K’s excellent all-round show, Zawawi Powertech beat Awtad International by two wickets in A Division’s T20 League game at OC Turf 2 in Amerat on Saturday.
Nishad was outstanding with the ball, taking 3 for 14 in his four-over spell, restricting Awtad to a modest 102 for 6 in 20 overs. Prabhakaran Kannan claimed 2 for 17.
Zawawi took a slow and steady route to victory, scoring 104 for 8 in 19.2 overs as Nishad topscored with 33. AnnermonAbdulrehman bagged 3 for 12.
Brief Scores (A Division T20 League):Awtad International 102 for 6 in 20 overs (NobishKattileparambu 29 – 3x4, Nishad K 3-14, Prabhakaran Kannan 2-17) lost to Zawawi Powertech 104 for 8 in 19.2 overs (Nishad K 33 – 1x4, 1x6, Kalairasan Natarajan 29 – 2x4, 2x6, Aneermon Abdulrahman 3-12, Muhammed Waqas 2-22) by 2 wickets.
Zeeshan bowls ARTT to victory
Earlier in the morning, Zeeshan Siddiqui’s 3 for 18 was the highlight of Arabian Region Travel and Tourism’s (ARTT) exciting 6-run victory against Basta CT in another A Division T20 match at OC Turf 2.
ARTT posted 145 for 8 on the board, Bilal Asim topscoring with 28 and Pranav Mehta contribut
ing 23. Najeeb Shaheer claimed 3 for 25 while Shahid mehmood took 2 for 16.
Basta paid the price for batting slowly, leaving itself an improbable task of scoring 30 off the final over.
However, Malik Alikhan (24 not out off 10 balls) brought it within 6 runs of victory before Basta ran out of overs, scoring 139 for 9.
Chirag was its main scorer with a fine 50. Zeeshan was the pick of ARTT bowlers with a threewicket haul while veteran Ahmed Khan took 2 for 21.
Brief Scores (A T20): ARTT 145 for 8 in 20 overs (Bilal Asim 28 – 4x4, Najeeb Shaheer 3-25, Shahid Mehmood 2-16) beat Basta CT 139 for 9 in 20 overs (Chirag 50 – 3x4, 3x6, Zeeshan Siddiqui 3-18, Mohammed Ahmed 2-21) by 6 runs.
Sultan stars in E&Y win
Sultan Ahmed’s outstanding allround performance powered Ernst and Young to a sensational one-run win over ACT in an A Division 50-over League game at OC Turf 2 on Friday.
Sultan and Alkesh Joshi bowled exceptionally well, taking three wickets each as ACT was dismissed for 225 in the 38th over. Opener Hafiz Irfan topscored with 71-ball 86.
Sultan led the chase with a solid 54 whereas Shahid Naseem struck 45 as E&Y chased down the total with two balls to spare, scoring 226 for 9.
Rajesh Devashya, Muhammed Zeeshan and Toseef Ul Hassan all bagged two wickets each.
Brief Scores (A Division 50over League): ACT 225 all out in 37.2 overs (Hafiz Irfan 86 – 11x4, 3x6, Alkesh Joshi 3-38, Sultan Ahmed 3-40, Rana Zeeshan 2-55) lost to Ernst & Young 226 for 9 in 49.4 overs (Sultan Ahmed 54 – 3x4, Shahid Naseem 45 – 4x4, Rajesh Devashya 2-35, Muhammed Zeeshan 2-44, Toseef Ul Hassan 2-49) by 1 wickets.
Brief Scores (F Division T20 League): KCA Deutag 121 for 6 in 20 overs (Khalid Balushi 31 – 2x4, Sufiyan Muhammed 3-16, Yasir Jamal 2-19) lost to Israr Ghala 122 for 3 in 13.4 overs (Ahmed Tahir 44 – 5x4, Sagheer Muhammad 29 – 1x3, 3x6, Haneef Muhammad 2-22) by 7 wickets.
Brief Scores (F Division T20 League): BSI CT 136 for 7 in 20 overs (Usman Siddique 32 – 5x4, Mohammad Ali 2-21) lost to ACT Cricworld 137 for 9 in 19.5 overs (Mohammed Ali 86 – 11x4, 2x6, Saud Haroon 4-13, Druvin Shetty 3-15) by 1 wicket.