Dubai: The battle for the top four positions in the Capital-Kerala Premier League has intensified following Yogi Group Thrissur joined Dunes Kannur in joint second place on the table with eight points
Thrissur, through a six-wicket win over Wedlock Malappuram Knights picked two points to move up the ranks. CSS Alleppey is at the top with 12 points from six matches. This emphatic win has lifted the spirits of Thrissur who had lost to Alleppey in the league match.
The hero of Thrissur's victory was Faizan Asif, who cracked an unbeaten 53 runs off 49 balls with two towering sixes and seven boundaries to steer his team past the target at the ICC Global Academy grounds
Malappuram won the toss but slipped into trouble losing three wickets with just 19 runs Mohammed Rameez, Shadeep Silva and Naveed Malik picked up a wicket each. Former UAE player turned Coach Akbar Rana lead the fight back with skipper Saneesh Kakkot.
They put on 83 runs in 14 overs before Akbar was dismissed up by former Goa Ranji Trophy player Avadoot Amonkar for 26. Saneesh too followed for 31 runs. Amonkar also trapped Shakeer leg before to check Mallappuram run flow and restrict them to 114 runs.
Thrissur knocked off the small target in 14.4 overs with Asif in full flow. Before Thrissur reached the target they lost Swapnil Patil and Avadoot Amonkar but Shaiman Butt accelerated the run rate hitting two sixes and four boundaries to hit 32 runs from 18 balls. .
