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29 March 2024

Easy wins for Continental, Al Jabeen in UAQ T20 League

Waqas of Continental Group hammered a 64-ball 168. (SUPPLIED)

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Continental Group, Al Jabeen Electronics and Boom Boom CC all registered comfortable victories in the 1st Car Fare Rent A Car T-20 League organised by the Umm Al Quwain Cricket Association.

The tournament was held under the supervision of the Emirates Cricket Board and played under the auspices of the Ajman Cricket Council and Domestic Cricket Development Committee.

A blistering knock from Waqas A who hammered a 64-ball 168 including 15 hits to the fence and 14 over it saw Continental Group trounce Interface Transworld by 124 runs.

His amazing knock and contributions from Biju Thomas (44), Nadir Husain (37) and Shehzad (28) helped Continental piled up a mammoth 297 for five in 20 overs.

In reply, Interface Transworld fumbled with Nadir Husain claiming four wickets while Rajesh and Waqas two each. Salman Babar put a lone fight to score 69 but despite his efforts Interface managed only 173 for eight.

In another match, Lucky Abbas (39 runs and two wickets) came up with a fine all-round performance as Al Jabeen Electronics defeated Maklai CC by six wickets.

Chasing 148 to win, Al Jabeen Electronics achieved the target in the 14th over. Saqlain Mohammed (28) and Yaqoob Masih (27) were the other scorers.

In another match, Boom Boom CC beat Universal Steel by 96 runs with Shakhil Ahmed top scoring with an unbeaten 65 while Aqib complimented him well with 49 not out as they scored 245 for two in 20 overs. Raees Nawaz claimed four wickets for the winners to bundle out Universal Steel for 149 in 20 overs.

Aen Dubai outclassed Sport360 by seven wickets while Fanatics CC got past Gourmet CC by 31 runs.

Brief scores:

Continental Group bt Interface Transworld by 124 runs:
Continental Group 297 for 5 in 20 overs (Waqas A 168, Biju Thomas A 44, Nadir Husain 37, Shehzad 28; Shobhi 2-45) Interface Transworld 173 for 8 in 14 overs (Salman Babar 69, Zeeshan Akmal A 30, Ibtisham 28; Nadir Husain 4-39, Rajesh 2-58, Waqas A 2-39) Man of the match: Waqas of Continental Group. Umpires: Zakir Ali and Kishor Gaire.

Al Jabeen Electronics bt Maklai CC by six wickets: Maklai CC 148 for 8 in 20 overs (Amin Maklai 29, Mehboob Butt 36, Salim Patni 31; Lucky Abbas 2-32) Al Jabeen Electronics: 149 for 4 in 14.3 overs (Yaqoob Masih 27, Ateeq Mehmood 19, Lucky Abbas 39, Saqlain Mohammed 28) Man of the match: Lucky Abbas of Al Jabeen. Umpires: Jamshed Hassan and Mohammad Umar.

Boom Boom CC bt Universal Steel by 96 runs: Boom Boom 245 for 2 in 20 overs (Zuhaib Hussain 21, Shakhil Ahmed 65 not out, Imad Mushtaq 71, Aqib 49 not out) Universal Steel 149 for 8 in 20 overs (Valerian 33, Jackon 17, Sharath 17, Oswin 25; Raees Nawaz 4-27) Man of the match: Imad Mushtaq of Boom Boom. Umpires: Mohammad Javed and Ajaz Ahmed.

Aen Dubai bt Sport360 by 7 wickets:
Sport360 168 for 4 in 20 overs (Mahesh Nair 51 not out, Antony Dias 37, Neeraj Malhotra 22 not out, Ashker Keloth 21, Sreedhar Suresh 19; Murtaza S Mogal 2-17) Aen Dubai 171 for 3 in 16 overs (Hatim Patwa 56, Murtaza S Mogal 50, Ali Boriawala 37; Sudesh Shankar 2-41) Man of the match: Murtaza S Mogal of Aen Dubai. Umpires: Ajaz Ahmed and Mohammed Akram.

Fanatics CC bt Gourmet CC by 31 runs:
Fanatics CC 195 for 3 in 20 overs (Vaidyanathan Paramesh 92 not out, Ajit Somashekhar 32, Mudaseer Wazir 31 not out) Gourmet CC 164 for 6 in 18 overs (Sagheer A 69, Fazil 29, Muneeb A 19; Ajit Somashekar 3-41, Shyam  Ambat 2-17). Man of the match: Vaidyanathan Paramesh of Fanatics CC. Umpires: Abdul Majid and Khizar Hussain.