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Atlas and Nissan book semifinal berth
Reach last four of ADCC President's Cup
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:06 March 26, 2008
Abu Dhabi Atlas Telecom and Nissan Al Masaood moved into the semifinals of the second ADCC President's Cup division-2 tournament despite the latter team going down by 76 runs here at the council grounds.
Atlas Telecom took the field needing a win and achieved it quite comfortably after posting a challenging 261 with three deliveries shy of their allotted 40 overs. The automobile dealers made 185 for seven in reply to garner enough points to advance into the last four.
Triumph
Avis Rent-A-Car was the unfortunate side to suffer after all three teams had finished on equal points in Group B.
Opener Ghafoor Butt stroked a fine 88 to lay the foundation for Atlas telecom total. His knock contained six sixes and five fours, and then Fayyaz Ahmad bagged four for 31 from his quota of eight overs to put Al Masaood on the back foot.
Electro Cooling Centre kept their hopes alive in Group A with a five wicket triumph over United Bank Limited.
UBL electing to bat first were bundled out for 185 and Electro Cooling Centre knocked off the winning runs in 31.1 overs.
Brief scores: Atlas Telecom bt Nissan Al Masaood by 76 runs. Atlas Telecom 261 all out in 39.1 overs (Ghafoor Butt 88, Razik Khan 3-34). Nissan Al Masaood 185 for 7 in 40 overs (Iftikhar Masih 34, Harsha de Silva 50 not out, Fayyaz Ahmad 4-31).
Electro Cooling Centre bt United Bank Limited by 5 wickets. UBL 185 all out in 38.2 overs (Amjad Ali 47, Asanka Chandana 2-19). Electro Cooling Centre 186 for 5 in 31.1 overs (Asanka Chandana 73, Fahad Butt 24 not out, Shahzad Khan 4-41).
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