Dubai: Sri Lankan international Mahela Udwatte dazzled with a superb all-round performance in Eurocon's comfortable 70-run win over HSBC in the Interface Ramadan Cup tournament organised by the Dubai Cricket Council at the ICC Global Cricket Academy.
Batting first, Eurocon enjoyed a 100-run third wicket partnership between man of the match Udwatte and UAE player Abdul Rahman, who came in at 47 for two wickets and played a very responsible knock to help steer Eurocon to a challenging total of 212 runs.
But Udwatte played the stellar role, blasting a whirlwind 80 runs off 44 balls laced with six sixes and three boundaries.
Responding to the Eurocon target, skipper Gul Khan blasted 63 runs off 35 balls but found little support. Udwatte picked up two wickets for 18 as HSBC were bowled out for 142 runs.
Brief scores: Eurocon bt HSBC by 70 runs. Eurocon 212 in 25 overs (Mahela Udwatte 80, Abdul Rahman 63; Gul Khan 3-24, Hemant M. 2-37, Fahad Siddiqi 2-22) HSBC 142 in 21.4 overs (Gul Khan 63, Fahad Siddiqi 24, Mohammad Azam 3-18, Mahela Udwatte 2-18, Vikrant Shetty 2-1). Man of the Match: Mahela Udwatte.