Al Ittihad edge SCC Academy in Conmix Cup

Al Ittihad, spearheaded by a fine knock of 46 by Shamroz, defeated SCC Academy by 13 runs in the second Al Dhaid Ramadan T-20 tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, for the Conmix Cup at Al Dhaid Cricket Village. In another match, Al Mawsim Engineering rode on a superb all-round performance by Abdul Ghafoor to get the better of Ibsons Group by 100 runs. Al Ittihad, batting first, scored 138 before being all out in the 19th over. Shamroz led the batting charge with a tidy innings. He was well supported by Rajas who made 34. Justin was the most successful bowler, taking four for 25. SCC Academy, in reply, could manage only 125 despite a fluent knock of 60 off 53 balls by Abdullah. Rohit (26) was the other main scorer. For Al Ittihad, Basheer and Sher Afzal, bowled well, taking three wickets each while Asif snared two for 24 to hasten the end of the SCC Academy innings. In the other match, Al Mawsim Engineering called the shots against Ibsons Group. Batting first, they posted a huge 215 for six in the allotted 20 overs and then bowled out Ibsons Group for 115 in the 17th over. Al Mawsim Engineering had built their innings around Ibrahim Mohammed who made 83 off 41 with eight fours and five sixes. Abdul Shakoor (45 off 43) and Abdul Ghafoor (40 off 26) also joined the party. Abdul Ghafoor rounded off a fine all-round performance when he took four for 16 to help his side bowl Ibsons Group for modest total. Umer (three for 28) and Zuhaib (two for 18) further added to the woes of a struggling Ibsons Group side. Brief scores: Al Ittihad CC beat SCC Academy by 13 runs: Al Ittihad 138 all out in 18.3 overs (Shamroz 46, Rajas 34; Justin 4-25, Waqas 2-21) SCC Academy 125 all out in 19.5 overs (Abdullah 60, Rohit 26; Basheer 3-28, Sher Afzal 3-19, Asif 2-24). Man of the match: Shamroz of Al Ittihad. Umpires: Hamid Mukhtar and BM Abdullah. Al Mawsim Engineering CC beat Ibsons Group by 100 runs: Al Mawsim 215 for 6 in 20 overs (Ibrahim Mohammed 83, Abdul Shakoor 45, Abdul Ghafoor 40; Irfan 3-46) Ibsons Group 115 all out in 17 overs (Tanvir 33, Irfan 27; Abdul Ghafoor 4-16, Umer 3-28, Zuhaib 2-18). Man of the match: Abdul Ghafoor of Al Mawsim Engineering CC. Umpires: Iftikhar Ali and Hassan Javed.