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DOHA
A stellar all-round display by man of the match Prem Sagar (four wkts for 24 and 50 runs) engineered a facile five-wicket victory for Tusker Club over strong Asian Club in the popular Qatar Airways Cricket Tournament for Premier Division teams.
Asian Club failed to resist the bowling of Sagar and Bipin (two for 34) at the West Bay Grounds and collapsed at 251 in 43.2 overs. Tariq Wal and Jasim tried in vain to hold the innings together. Wal cracked one six and 13 boundaries in his 44-ball 67 and Jasim chipped in with 42 with four boundaries.
Tusker Club had an initial setback at 18 during the chase but 57-run stand for the second between, shared by Deepu V (32 with three fours) and Waleed (38 with a six and seven fours) placed them firmly on the way to the target. This was followed by a 45-run alliance for the third wicket between Sagar and Waleed.
After Waleed was out, Sagar and Shakir joined hands and added 59 runs for the next wicket. Shakir, who blasted five fours in his 74-ball 60 not out, got another good partner in Rifai (26 off 20 balls) to complete the victory more than 11 overs before the finish.
Galfar Al Misnad, chasing a modest 199-run target against Commercial Bank Qatar, got themselves deeply into the hot waters. But Dharmang Patel and Sammy revived the innings from five down for 55 to 123 before helping them clinch their second triumph in three matches.
Commercial Bank got a small 198 in 46 overs with Mohammad Nadeem (four for 23) and Nadeem (two for 20) causing them the biggest damage. However, Rusharat Ali, who smashed 11 boundaries in 69 off 83 balls, and Zaheeruddeen’s 43 with five fours saw them close to 200-mark.
The bank men hit back while defending the total and removed half the rival team for just 55. Patel and Sammy staged a superb recovery and carried the score to 123. The sixth-wicket stand later proved the springboard for their victory which came off in 43.2 overs.
Patel smashed a six and eight fours to get 66 in 73 balls, while Sammy’s 58 in 52 balls included a six and seven hits to the rope. Philip was the pick of the bowlers with three for 41. Nayeem, Zaheeruddeen, Abdulla and Rafay got a wicket apiece.
Adnan Mirza fired a six and a dozen boundaries in 72 to lead defending champions Warriors Club to a comfortable six-wicket triumph over Royal Stars Club in another match of the day. This was the second win for Warriors Club, while Royal Stars suffered third loss on the trot.
Chasing a modest 207-run target, set up mainly by Yousef (44 with seven fours) and Mudassar (43 with seven fours), Warriors Club got an encouraging start through man of the match Mirza and Kamran Khan. They collected 89 runs in 13 overs.
Then Imal Liyanage contribute 30 in 26 balls before an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 52 runs, put up by Amir and Aneesh, had them racing to the victory in 28.5 overs. Amir’s unbeaten 47 was studded with four sixes and three boundaries.Qatar Airways Cricket: Premier DivisionQAC Scores: Asian Club: 251 all out in 43.2 overs (Tariq Wal 67 off 44, Jasim 42 off 54; Prem Sagar 4/24, Bipin 2/34) lost to Tusker Club: 252 for 5 in 38.2 overs (Shakir 60 not out off 74, Prem Sagar 50 off 51, Deepu V 32 off 30, Waleed 38 off 29; Jamil 2/33) Man of the match: Prem Sagar of Tusker Club (4 for 24 & 50 balls).
Commercial Bank Qatar: 198 all out in 46 overs (Rusharat Ali 69 off 83, Zaheeruddeen 43 off 70; Mohammad Nadeem 4/23, Himanshu 2/20) lost to Galfar Al Misnad: 201 for 6 in 43.2 overs (Dharmang Patel 66 off 73, Sammy 58 off 52, Philip 3/41) Man of the match: Dharmang Patel of Galfar Al Misnad (66 off 73 balls)
Royal Stars: 206 all out in 46.5 overs (Yousef 44 off 77, Mudassar 43 off 43; Owais 3/31, Iqbal 2/35) lost to Warriors Club: 211 for 4 in 28.5 overs (Adnan Mirza 72 off 54, Amir 47 not out off 20, Kamran Khan 35 off 43, Imal Liyanage 30 off 26; Inam 3/79) Man of the match: Adnan Mirza of Warriors Club (72 not out off 54 balls).
DOHA
A stellar all-round display by man of the match Prem Sagar (four wkts for 24 and 50 runs) engineered a facile five-wicket victory for Tusker Club over strong Asian Club in the popular Qatar Airways Cricket Tournament for Premier Division teams.
Asian Club failed to resist the bowling of Sagar and Bipin (two for 34) at the West Bay Grounds and collapsed at 251 in 43.2 overs. Tariq Wal and Jasim tried in vain to hold the innings together. Wal cracked one six and 13 boundaries in his 44-ball 67 and Jasim chipped in with 42 with four boundaries.
Tusker Club had an initial setback at 18 during the chase but 57-run stand for the second between, shared by Deepu V (32 with three fours) and Waleed (38 with a six and seven fours) placed them firmly on the way to the target. This was followed by a 45-run alliance for the third wicket between Sagar and Waleed.
After Waleed was out, Sagar and Shakir joined hands and added 59 runs for the next wicket. Shakir, who blasted five fours in his 74-ball 60 not out, got another good partner in Rifai (26 off 20 balls) to complete the victory more than 11 overs before the finish.
Galfar Al Misnad, chasing a modest 199-run target against Commercial Bank Qatar, got themselves deeply into the hot waters. But Dharmang Patel and Sammy revived the innings from five down for 55 to 123 before helping them clinch their second triumph in three matches.
Commercial Bank got a small 198 in 46 overs with Mohammad Nadeem (four for 23) and Nadeem (two for 20) causing them the biggest damage. However, Rusharat Ali, who smashed 11 boundaries in 69 off 83 balls, and Zaheeruddeen’s 43 with five fours saw them close to 200-mark.
The bank men hit back while defending the total and removed half the rival team for just 55. Patel and Sammy staged a superb recovery and carried the score to 123. The sixth-wicket stand later proved the springboard for their victory which came off in 43.2 overs.
Patel smashed a six and eight fours to get 66 in 73 balls, while Sammy’s 58 in 52 balls included a six and seven hits to the rope. Philip was the pick of the bowlers with three for 41. Nayeem, Zaheeruddeen, Abdulla and Rafay got a wicket apiece.
Adnan Mirza fired a six and a dozen boundaries in 72 to lead defending champions Warriors Club to a comfortable six-wicket triumph over Royal Stars Club in another match of the day. This was the second win for Warriors Club, while Royal Stars suffered third loss on the trot.
Chasing a modest 207-run target, set up mainly by Yousef (44 with seven fours) and Mudassar (43 with seven fours), Warriors Club got an encouraging start through man of the match Mirza and Kamran Khan. They collected 89 runs in 13 overs.
Then Imal Liyanage contribute 30 in 26 balls before an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 52 runs, put up by Amir and Aneesh, had them racing to the victory in 28.5 overs. Amir’s unbeaten 47 was studded with four sixes and three boundaries.Qatar Airways Cricket: Premier DivisionQAC Scores: Asian Club: 251 all out in 43.2 overs (Tariq Wal 67 off 44, Jasim 42 off 54; Prem Sagar 4/24, Bipin 2/34) lost to Tusker Club: 252 for 5 in 38.2 overs (Shakir 60 not out off 74, Prem Sagar 50 off 51, Deepu V 32 off 30, Waleed 38 off 29; Jamil 2/33) Man of the match: Prem Sagar of Tusker Club (4 for 24 & 50 balls).
Commercial Bank Qatar: 198 all out in 46 overs (Rusharat Ali 69 off 83, Zaheeruddeen 43 off 70; Mohammad Nadeem 4/23, Himanshu 2/20) lost to Galfar Al Misnad: 201 for 6 in 43.2 overs (Dharmang Patel 66 off 73, Sammy 58 off 52, Philip 3/41) Man of the match: Dharmang Patel of Galfar Al Misnad (66 off 73 balls)
Royal Stars: 206 all out in 46.5 overs (Yousef 44 off 77, Mudassar 43 off 43; Owais 3/31, Iqbal 2/35) lost to Warriors Club: 211 for 4 in 28.5 overs (Adnan Mirza 72 off 54, Amir 47 not out off 20, Kamran Khan 35 off 43, Imal Liyanage 30 off 26; Inam 3/79) Man of the match: Adnan Mirza of Warriors Club (72 not out off 54 balls).
