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Fly Emirates comprising top UAE players bow to Khatri Club
The Fly Emirates team that supply the majority of the players to the UAE national squad bowed before a determined Khatri Cricket Club in the quarterfinal of the Rosy Blue Twenty20 Summer Cup at the Sharjah Stadium.
- By K.R. Nayar, Senior Reporter
- Published: 00:08 July 14, 2008
Sharjah: The Fly Emirates team that supply the majority of the players to the UAE national squad bowed before a determined Khatri Cricket Club in the quarterfinal of the Rosy Blue Twenty20 Summer Cup at the Sharjah Stadium.
Khatri bowled out Emirates for just 118 runs in 19.4 overs and won the match by six wickets.
Teams with lesser known players have stunned favourites in this tournament, which is to conclude on Thursday.
Little known Tech Group had shocked Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Blues team, made up of some top UAE players, budding youngsters and probables for the UAE team, last Friday. The semifinal is expected to a keen battle between Millennium Metals and Khatri while Tech Group will take on Digicom Zahira Colombo.
The star performer for Khatri against Fly Emirates was Salman Khan. He cracked an unbeaten 67 off 45 balls with six fours and two sixes. He also took two wickets to restrict Emirates strong batting line up to just 118 runs.
Javed Esmail top scored with 30 but Umair Ahmad took three wickets for just 13 runs with good support from Irfan Ansari, who also chipped in with two wickets.
The other quarterfinal also lived upto the full excitement of a Twenty20 match with Millennium Metals scoring a thrilling two-run win over Emirates Islamic Bank team.
Batting first, Millennium Metals posted 147 runs through Rajeev's 33 and Asif Malek's 23. Mushtaq Khan with a three wicket spell checked the run flow.
Emirates Islamic Bank chased well through Asim Kaleem's 42 and Naveed Abbas's quick 24 off 12 balls with two fours and one six
Jayaprakash Shetty and Naveen Olivera taking three wickets each prevented Emirates from reaching the target.
Summarised Scores
Khatri CC bt Fly Emirates by six wickets: Fly Emirates 118 in 19.4 overs (Javed Esmail 30, Umair Ahmad 3 for 13, Saleem Khan 2 for 26, Irfan Ansari 2 for 23) Khatri CC 122 for 4 in 19.3 overs (Salman Khan 67n.o). Man of the match: Salman Khan of Khatri CC
Millennium Metals bt Emirates Islamic Bank by two runs: Millennium Metals 147 in 19.4 overs (Rajeev 33, Asif Malek 23; Mushtaq Khan 3 for 26, Adnan Arif 2 for 13) Emirates Islamic Bank 145 for 7 in 20 overs (Asim Kaleem 42, Naveed Abbas 24; Jayaprakash Shetty 3 for 33, Naveen Olivera 3 for 21). Man of the match: Jayaprakash Shetty of Millennium Metals.
Semifinal line up: Millennium Metals vs Khatri Cricket Club.
Tech Group vs Digicom Zahira Colombo.
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