Abu Dhabi: Emirates Islamic Bank beat Fly Emirates by six wickets, while Arab Udupi and the Inter-Oil Companies beat Emirates Cricket Board Blues and Seven Seas, respectively, in laste weekend's ADCC Division 1 fixtures here at the Shaikh Zayed Stadium.
The bankers dismissed Fly Emirates for 209 and knocked off the winning runs in 33.3 overs, thanks to an unbroken 116-run stand between Mohammad Adnan and Usman Saleem, an ADCC press release said.
Adnan stroked a top score of 70 not out for his side to resurrect their inning when they were 97 for four. He hit 9 fours and 3 sixes, while Saleem chipped in with a useful unbeaten 45, as the pair took the team's total past the target in 33.3 overs.
Zahid Shah and Naeem Khan did the early damage by claiming three wickets each, while Arshad Ali (51) and Saby Fernandes (56) were the only batsmen to chip in with useful contributions for Fly Emirates.
Brief scores: Emirates Islamic Bank beat Fly Emirates by 6 wickets. Fly Emirates 209 all out in 42.2 overs (Amjad Javed 21, Arshad Ali 51, Saby Fernandes 56, Zahid Shah 3-39, Asim Kaleem 2-42, Naeem Khan 3-30). Emirates Islamic Bank 213 for 4 in 33.3 overs (Faizan Asif 54, Azhar Gul 22, Mohammad Adnan 70 not out, Usman Saleem 45 not out). Arab Udupi beat ECB Blues by 6 wickets. ECB Blues 176 all out in 39.5 overs (Amjad Ali 56, Abdul Rehman 26, Ahmad Raza 48, C.T.K.Mashood 2-21, Sudheer Sawanth 2-24, Sharan Pinto 3-19, Ojas Mehta 2-21). Arab Udupi 179 for 4 in 23.5 overs (Prasanth Braggs 67, Vikrant Shetty 56 not out, Syed Maqsood 34 not out, Fahad Al Hashmi 3-54). Inter Oil Companies beat Seven Seas by 4 wickets. Seven Seas: 91 all out in 25 overs (Sugath Kumara 3-31, Mubashir Ishaq 3-20, Mohammad Qasim 3-11). Inter Oil Companies: 92 for 6 in 23.5 overs (Mohammad Badshah 38, Imran Ahmad 23 not out, Mohammad Jamil 2-29, Freddy Sidhwa 2-19).
