Dubai: The cricket season has taken off in Dubai and Sharjah with exciting matches being held in the tournaments organised by the respective councils. The available pitches in Dubai and Sharjah are in huge demand following a fall in temperature after the summer heat.
In Dubai Cricket Council’s Gold Cup cricket tournament at the ICCA ground, the match between One Stop Tourism and Globelink West Star ended in a nail-biting tie.
The Sharjah Cricket Council’s T20 Bash organised by Sharjah Cricket Club at Sharjah Cricket Stadium began with Alubond Tigers recording a nail-biting two-run victory over Defender Cricket Club.
In Dubai, Globelink posted 150 runs from their 25 overs. Laxman Sreenivasan hit 54 runs off 59 balls with two sixes and two boundaries while Anfal PM hit 34 runs. Man of the match Umair Ali Khan took four for 23 to restrict Globelink total.
One Stop began their chase losing four wickets for 34 runs with UAE pacer Amjad Javed taking three of those wickets. Still, One Stop looked like cruising towards their target when Shyam Ramesh removed Mohammad Ikram for 32 to end with figures of three for 23, and Javed picking four for 30. Rizwan Inayat was left stranded with an unbeaten 35 although there were four balls left and match ended with scores at level.
In Sharjah, Defenders chasing 136 to win, began badly but Sandeep Singh (45) and along with Farrukh Kazmi (28) put on 77 runs for the second wicket Rizwan Amanat scored an unbeaten 22 off 25 balls but failed to reach the target. Alubond’s Muhammad Qasim was the architect of the victory taking four wickets for 27 runs.
Brief scores:
Dubai Gold Cup: Globelink West Star and One Stop Tourism match ended in a tie
Globelink 150 in 25 overs (Laxman Sree 54, Anfal PM 34; Umair Ali Khan 4 for 23, Imran Haider 2 for 35) One Stop 150 in 24.2 overs (Ayub Inayat 35 n.o., Mohammad Ikram 32; Amjad Javed 4 for 30, Shyam Ramesh 3 for 23). Man of the match: Umair Ali Khan.
Sharjah T20 Bash: Alubond Tigers bt Defenders CC by 2 runs. Alubond Tigers: 135 for 6 in 20 overs (Abdul Shakoor Sher 27, Samiullah Younis 38, Sultan Ahmed 23no; Ali Asad 2 for 19, Arslan Mughal 2 for 26). Defenders CC: 133 for 7 in 20 overs (Sandeep Singh 45, Farrukh Kazmi 28, Rizwan Amanat 22no; Muhammad Qasim 4 for 27). Man of the match: Muhammad Qasim.
