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Hussain stars in Bin Jamal victory
Nazar Hussain of Bin Jamal Cars extended his superb form to the second week in the Abu Dhabi Duty Free Division Two Cricket tournament being organised by the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:15 April 17, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Nazar Hussain of Bin Jamal Cars extended his superb form to the second week in the Abu Dhabi Duty Free Division Two Cricket tournament being organised by the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council.
The former Thrifty Cars batsman, who scored an unbeaten century in Bin Jamal's win last week was again in red hot form as he slammed 94 in his team's 15-run win over Aldar.
Hussain slammed five sixes and five fours in his innings of 94 which helped Bin Jamal reach 163 for 7.
In reply, skipper Sajjad Ahmad picked up three wickets as Aldar were bowled out for 148.
Mohammad Aleem and Mohammad Raza chipped in with two wickets each.
Kashif Butt and Imran Khan also shared the weekend's honours to help Atlas Telecom post a convincing 146-run victory over Khyber, according to an ADCC press release. Kashif stroked the only century from the ten games and Imran took five for 25 from his quota of five overs to restrict Khyber to 139 for nine in reply to Atlas Telecom's 285 for four in the allotted 25 overs.
Brief scores
Bin Jamal Cars bt Aldar by 15 runs. Bin Jamal Cars: 163 for 7 in 25 overs. Aldar: 148 all out in 23 overs.
Atlas Telecom bt Khyber by 146 runs. Atlas Telecom: 285 for 4 in 25 overs. Khyber: 139 for 9 in 25 overs.
William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana bt Al Muhairi by 76 runs. Abu Dhabi Gymkhana: 225 for 6 in 25 overs. Al Muhairi: 149 all out in 18.5 overs.
Avis Rent-A-Car bt ABN-AMRO by 47 runs. Avis: 216 for 3 in 25 overs. ABN-AMRO: 169 all out in 23 overs.
United Bank Limited bt Ace by 32 runs. UBL: 197 for 6 in 25 overs. Ace: 165 for 8 in 25 overs.
Al Marjan Herbs bt Seven Stars by 4 wickets. Seven Stars: 121 all out in 24 overs. Al Marjan Herbs: 122 for 5 in 16 overs.
Darwish bin Ahmad bt Amadeus by 30 runs. Darwish bin Ahmad: 181 for 5 in 22 overs. Amadeus: 151 for 9 in 22 overs.
Nissan Al Masaood bt Babcock by 216 runs. Nissan Al Masaood: 285 for 5 in 25 overs. Babcock: 69 all out in 21 overs.
Electro Cooling Centre bt Bin Moosa Daly by one wicket. Bin Moosa Daly: 115 all out in 19.5 overs. Electro Cooling Centre: 116 for 9 in 19 overs.
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