DUBAI: Devrajan Srinivasan’s all-round show guided Nad Al Sheba to a 17-run win over Jumeirah in the third League of Mammoths, being played at The Sevens ground in Dubai over the weekend.

The tournament is being organised by Dubai Mammoths, under the auspices of the Dubai Cricket Council.

Electing to bat, dominating openers Srinivasan (51 off 48 balls) and Qais Farooq (65 off 54 balls) laid the foundation for Nad Al Sheba. After their exit, Prashanth Shetty continued the onslaught with a destructive 53 off just 21 balls (4x6, 5x4) to take the match away from their rivals. Shajil Balan’s 12-ball 26 only added to Jumeirah’s woes as Nad Al Sheba reached 220 for 5 in the allotted 25 overs.

At one stage Jumeirah never looked like chasing the target with four down for 54. But Adnan Khan (25) and Sameer Khan (30) gave them some hope with a 41-run partnership and later Gaurav Rajkumar’s 71 off 47 balls (4x6, 4x4) kept Jumeirah in the chase, but their hopes vanished with Gaurav’s exit. Devrajan was rightly adjudged man of the match after a four-wicket haul.

In another close match Shindagha Mammoths beat Zabeel Mammoths by one wicket. Put in to bat, Javed Siddique struck 49 to help a struggling Zabeel reach 117 in 20.3 overs against an inspired bowling from man of the match Santosh Kotian (3-14) and Vinay Tolani (2-12).

Shindagha received a good start from Lucky Abbas (36) but faltered in the middle and were reduced to 89 for eight. Raj Dheeraj (18), Vinay Tolani (10) and Yuvraj Kurup took them home in 19.3 overs. Navin Punjabi (3-23), Javed Siddique (2-25) and Abhay Chavan (2-51) bowled their hearts out but in vain.

Even the first round clash witnessed a close match as Javed Siddique’s five-wicket haul and 24 runs and Ibtisham Mohammad’s unbeaten 69 enabled Zabeel Mammoths eke out a last-ball win over Nad Al Sheba Mammoths.

In another match, Shindagha Mammoths made light work of Jumeirah to cruise to a four-wicket win.

Brief scores:

Second round:

Shindagha Mammoths beat Zabeel Mammoths by 1 wicket. Zabeel 117 in 20.3 overs (Javed Siddique 49; Santosh Kotian 3-14, Vinay Tolani 2-12) Shindagha 118 for 9 in 19.3 overs (Lucky Abbas 36, Raj Dheeraj 18; Navin Punjabi 3-23, Javed Siddique 2-25, Abhay Chavan 2-51). Man of the match: Santosh Kotian.

Nad Al Sheba Mammoths beat Jumeirah Mammoths by 17 runs. NAS 220 for 5 in 25 overs (Qais Farooq 65, Prashanth Shetty 53, Devrajan Srinivasan 51, Shajil Balan 26; Adnan Khan 2-60) Jumeirah 203 for 9 in 25 overs (Gaurav Rajkumar 71, Sameer Khan 30, Adnan Khan 25; Devrajan Srinivasan 4-33, Rajesh Thadani 2-37). Man of the match: Devrajan Srinivasan.

First round:

Shindagha Mammoths beat Jumeirah Mammoths by 4 wickets. Jumeirah 159 in 24.5 overs (Khurram Khawaja 46, Ambey Parwatkar 28, Mahesh Vangani 20; Lucky Abbas 3-25, Vinay Tolani 3-21, Santosh Kotian 3-24) Shindagha 165 for 6 in 21.5 overs (Sunil Raheja 53, Abid Choudhary 55 n.o., Yuvraj Kurup 21; Mahesh Vangani 2-21, Neil Ojha 2-12). Man of the match: Vinay Tolani.

Zabeel Mammoths beat Nad Al Sheba Mammoths by 2 wickets. NAS 177 for 8 in 25 overs (Naeem Mohammad 48, Prashanth Shetty 48, Devrajan Srinivasan 28; Javed Siddique 5-22) Zabeel 178 for 8 in 25 overs (Ibtisham Mohammad 69 n.o., Javed Siddique 24, Sujit Salian 23; Deepak Patel 2-21). Man of the match: Javed Siddique.