Ibsons continue winning spree in Ramadan cricket

Abu Dhabi: Ibsons scored their third successive victory and in the bargain showed the door to First Gulf Bank in the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council's Ramadan Twenty20 cricket tournament for the Fortune Cup.

Ibsons inflicted a three-wicket win over First Gulf Bank who failed to advance to the next stage.

After restricting the bankers to 115 for nine, opener Mohammad Amjad belted 70 runs off just 30 deliveries to ensure Ibsons were home. Amjad slammed five sixes and seven fours and more than made up for his fellow batsmen.

Ibsons lead group D and will tomorrow face UAE Exchange Centre, who must win to make it a three-way tie for the quarter final spots with William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana.

In the second match played on Sunday night, Electro Cooling Centre kept their hopes alive with victory over Ace in Group C. ECC scored 167 for nine and dismissed their opponents for 115 to win by 52 runs.

Jamshid Butt slammed 45 off just 21 balls with six sixes and one four while Asanka Chandana picked up 3 for 18 to play the lead roles in ECC's win.

Scores

First Gulf Bank: 115 for 9 in 20 overs (Masood Hameed 2-22, Israr Butt 2-17).

Ibsons: 119 for 7 in 14.2 overs (Mohammad Amjad 70)

Electro Cooling Centre: 167 for 8 in 20 overs (Amir Khan 30, Jamshid Butt 45, Bilal Sulaiman 2-27, Ali Abbas 3-20).

Ace 115: all out in 20 overs (Fawad Hussain 48, Faisal Ayaz 2-21, Asanka Chandana 3-18).

UAE Exchange Centre: 123 all out in 18.1 overs (Owais Aftab 2-18, Abdul Haq 4-25). William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana: 125 for 2 in 14.5 overs (Irfan Haider 39, Haroon Iftikhar 39 not out).

Fortune Group: 197 for 8 in 20 overs (Humayun Taj 74, Saeed Bhutta 36, Irfan Akram 28, Isman Mansoor 3-46, Avdoot Amonkar 2-24, Ambey Parwamor 3-32).

Yogi Group: 167 for 7 in 20 overs (Prabodhan Kanse 31, Amber Parwamor 30, Mohammad Nadeem 3-25, Iftikhar Ahmad 3-26).