Swapnil Patil smashed a blistering half-century to power Yogi Group to a facile 71-run victory over Rufi Real Estate in the second Al Dhaid Ramadan T20 tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, for the Conmix Cup at Al Dhaid Cricket Village.
The former Mumbai Ranji Trophy player cracked 70 off just 45 balls with six fours and three sixes as Yogi Group, batting first, piled up a massive 198 for five in the allotted 20 overs.
Shaiman Butt (38 off 24 balls) and Avdoot (38 off 14 balls with three fours and three sixes) and Prabodhan Kanse (27 off 16 balls) also helped swell their total.
Rufi Real Estate, in reply, were bowled out for 128 in the 20th over with Salman Faris taking three wickets for just 14 runs. Ambey and Kamran Shezad further added to the woes of Rufi Real Estate batsmen, picking up two wickets each.
In the opening match of the tournament, Fayyaz Ahmed and Kashif combined effectively to steer Ibsons Group to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Al Futtain Panatech.
Fayyaz produced a tidy all-round performance while Kashif hit an entertaining half-century as Ibsons CC overhauled Al Futtaim Panatech’s total of 137 for seven in just 14.4 overs.
Fayyaz played a key role in restricting Al Futtaim Panatech to a modest score by picking up three wickets for 23 runs and then chipped in with 29 off 20 balls with one four and one six to earn the man of the match award.
Kashif, on the other hand, elegantly led the Ibsons Group’s run chase, with a blazing 50 off 31 balls which included six fours and two sixes.
Earlier, Al Futtaim Panatech, electing to first after winning the toss, built their innings around Harhirt Panwar who made 55 off 40 balls with eight fours and one six.
Brief scores:
Yogi Group beat Rufi Real Estate by 71 runs: Yogi 198 for 5 in 20 overs (Swapnil Patil 70, Shaiman Butt 38, Avdoot 38, Prabodhan Kanse 27; Rohan Mustafa 3-40) Rufi Real Estate 128 all out in 19.3 overs (Waseem Raja 19, Haroon Ahmed 18; Salman Faris 3-14, Ambey 2-10, Kamran Shezad 2-23) Man of the match: Swapnil Patil of Yogi Group. Umpires: Amin Shahid and Prem Mishra
Ibsons Group beat Al Futtaim Panatech by 7 wickets: Al Futtaim Panatech 137 for 7 in 20 overs (Harhirt Panwar 55, Abbas 29; Fayyaz Ahmed 3-23, Irfan 2-20) Ibsons Group 138 for 3 in 14.4 overs (Kashif 50, Fayyaz Ahmed 29; Shahhid 2-16), Man of the match: Fayyaz Ahmed of Ibsons CC. Umpires: Amin Shahid and Syed Shabbir Ali.
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