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DOHA
Local star batsman Muhammad Tanveer clobbered four sixes and three boundaries in his unbeaten knock as Desert Riders handed a comfortable seven-wicket defeat to Swift Gallopers on the second day of the Qatar T10 League.
At the Asian Town Stadium in Industrial Area, Desert Riders, chasing a demanding 94-run target, reached home with seven balls to spare with Tanveer cracking 49 not out off just 21 balls. Adnan Mirza made 23 in 13 balls with five hits to the rope. Sufyan Mehmood, Ravinderpal Singh and Inam-ul-Haq all picked a scalp each.
Earlier, Swift Gallopers got to 93 for five after being asked to set the target. Pakistani batsman Kamran Akmal faced just 13 balls and hit 29, including two sixes and as many boundaries. Ravinderpal Singh added 21, which contained two sixes. Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Hafeez shared four wickets.
On Saturday, the Qatar Cricket Association launched its ambitious T10 Cricket League with Flying Oryx, powered by skipper Hussain Talal’s unbeaten 59, thumping Pearl Gladiators by nine wickets on Saturday.
QCA President Yousef Jeham al Kuwari presided over the opening ceremony and unveiled the trophy in presence of team owners, QCA officials and players.
Cricket is a popular sport in Qatar and the QCA is using the league as the spring board to build a strong base here so that they can excel in all forms of the game in future. During the ceremony, Kuwari said, “We are very proud to launch the T10 league, which is the second biggest in the world with players from nearly all major cricket playing nations present here.
“This is the first time for to host so many international players. We are committed to improving it and making it a huge success in future,” he added.
The QCA entire team, including Operations Manager Manzoor Ahmad and Domestic Head Gul Khan Jadoon, handled the launch appreciably and everything went off very smoothly.
On the opening day, only match was scheduled between Flying Oryx and Pearl Gladiators. After being put in to bat first, Pearl Gladiators were restricted to 83 for five, averaging 8.3 runs each over.
Faisal Javed, who opens for the Qatar national team as well, was the top scorer for his team. His 27 off 26 balls included a six and a four before he was run out Nouman Sarwar. Adnan Ilyas (18 in 8 balls with two sixes and a four) and Saqlain Arshad (15 in 10 balls with a six and a four) were other main contributors.
Naved Malik grabbed two wickets for 26 and Harmandeep Singh got one for 11, while two players were run out.
Captain Hussain Talat launched a blistering counter-attack on the rival bowlers after an early loss of Valeed Veetil (4). He blasted three sixes and eight boundaries in his unbeaten 59, facing just 29 balls.
Assad Borham finished unbeaten with 20 in 15 balls, which contained a six and a four, before he shared an unbroken second-wicket stand of 80 runs with Talat to set up the win with 14 balls to go.scoresDesert Riders beat Swift Gallopers by seven wkts
Swift Gallopers: 93 for five (Kamran Akmal 29 in 13 balls, Inam-ul-Haq 16 in 16 balls, Ravinderpal Singh 21 in 14 balls; Sohail Tanveer 2/16, Mohammad Hafeez 2/13)
Desert Riders: 94 for three in 8.5 overs (Adnan Mirza 23 in 13 balls, Muhammad Tanveer 49 not out in 21 balls)
Man of the match: Muhammad Tanveer (Desert Riders)
Flying Oryx beat Pearl Gladiators by nine wkts
Pearl Gladiators: 83 for five (Faisal Javed 27 in 26 balls, Adnan Ilyas 18 in 8 balls; Naved Malik 2/26, Harmandeep Singh 1/11)
Flying Oryx: 85 for one in 7.4 overs (Assad Borham 20 not out in 15 balls, Hussain Talal 59 not out in 29 balls)
Man of the match: Hussain Talat (Flying Oryx)
DOHA
Local star batsman Muhammad Tanveer clobbered four sixes and three boundaries in his unbeaten knock as Desert Riders handed a comfortable seven-wicket defeat to Swift Gallopers on the second day of the Qatar T10 League.
At the Asian Town Stadium in Industrial Area, Desert Riders, chasing a demanding 94-run target, reached home with seven balls to spare with Tanveer cracking 49 not out off just 21 balls. Adnan Mirza made 23 in 13 balls with five hits to the rope. Sufyan Mehmood, Ravinderpal Singh and Inam-ul-Haq all picked a scalp each.
Earlier, Swift Gallopers got to 93 for five after being asked to set the target. Pakistani batsman Kamran Akmal faced just 13 balls and hit 29, including two sixes and as many boundaries. Ravinderpal Singh added 21, which contained two sixes. Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Hafeez shared four wickets.
On Saturday, the Qatar Cricket Association launched its ambitious T10 Cricket League with Flying Oryx, powered by skipper Hussain Talal’s unbeaten 59, thumping Pearl Gladiators by nine wickets on Saturday.
QCA President Yousef Jeham al Kuwari presided over the opening ceremony and unveiled the trophy in presence of team owners, QCA officials and players.
Cricket is a popular sport in Qatar and the QCA is using the league as the spring board to build a strong base here so that they can excel in all forms of the game in future. During the ceremony, Kuwari said, “We are very proud to launch the T10 league, which is the second biggest in the world with players from nearly all major cricket playing nations present here.
“This is the first time for to host so many international players. We are committed to improving it and making it a huge success in future,” he added.
The QCA entire team, including Operations Manager Manzoor Ahmad and Domestic Head Gul Khan Jadoon, handled the launch appreciably and everything went off very smoothly.
On the opening day, only match was scheduled between Flying Oryx and Pearl Gladiators. After being put in to bat first, Pearl Gladiators were restricted to 83 for five, averaging 8.3 runs each over.
Faisal Javed, who opens for the Qatar national team as well, was the top scorer for his team. His 27 off 26 balls included a six and a four before he was run out Nouman Sarwar. Adnan Ilyas (18 in 8 balls with two sixes and a four) and Saqlain Arshad (15 in 10 balls with a six and a four) were other main contributors.
Naved Malik grabbed two wickets for 26 and Harmandeep Singh got one for 11, while two players were run out.
Captain Hussain Talat launched a blistering counter-attack on the rival bowlers after an early loss of Valeed Veetil (4). He blasted three sixes and eight boundaries in his unbeaten 59, facing just 29 balls.
Assad Borham finished unbeaten with 20 in 15 balls, which contained a six and a four, before he shared an unbroken second-wicket stand of 80 runs with Talat to set up the win with 14 balls to go.scoresDesert Riders beat Swift Gallopers by seven wkts
Swift Gallopers: 93 for five (Kamran Akmal 29 in 13 balls, Inam-ul-Haq 16 in 16 balls, Ravinderpal Singh 21 in 14 balls; Sohail Tanveer 2/16, Mohammad Hafeez 2/13)
Desert Riders: 94 for three in 8.5 overs (Adnan Mirza 23 in 13 balls, Muhammad Tanveer 49 not out in 21 balls)
Man of the match: Muhammad Tanveer (Desert Riders)
Flying Oryx beat Pearl Gladiators by nine wkts
Pearl Gladiators: 83 for five (Faisal Javed 27 in 26 balls, Adnan Ilyas 18 in 8 balls; Naved Malik 2/26, Harmandeep Singh 1/11)
Flying Oryx: 85 for one in 7.4 overs (Assad Borham 20 not out in 15 balls, Hussain Talal 59 not out in 29 balls)
Man of the match: Hussain Talat (Flying Oryx)
