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Naik bags four wickets for four runs
It was one of the finest spells at Zabeel Park cricket ground. Niranjan Naik of Jotun Paints picked four wickets for just four runs including a hat-trick to destroy Wade Adams team in the Dulsco Ramadan tournament.
- Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:06 September 24, 2008
Dubai: It was one of the finest spells at Zabeel Park cricket ground. Niranjan Naik of Jotun Paints picked four wickets for just four runs including a hat-trick to destroy Wade Adams team in the Dulsco Ramadan tournament.
Jotun Paints then raced to a ten-wicket win.
Naik, with his gentle medium pace, wiped off the tail of Adam's team in his 1.5 overs. He got good support from Nihal and Usman, who took two wickets each. Jotun won in 15 overs with Prabhu hitting an unbeaten 45 and Bilal Murtaza chipping in with an unbeaten 26.
Meanwhile, Al Barakah moved closer to the quarterfinals registering their second victory and edging past AMI by five runs.
The star of the match was Al Barakah's Waqas Khan, who also produced a four-wicket spell to restrict AMI to 117 for 8.
Al Barakah had piled up 122 in 20 overs despite another four wicket spell from Rizmeen.
Scores
Jotun Paints bt WADE Adams by 10 wickets. WADE Adams 76 in 18.5 overs ( Niranjan Naik 4 for 4 Usman 2 for 8, Nihal 2 for 16). Jotun Paints 77 for no loss in 15 overs (Prabhu 45n.o, Bilal 26n.o). Man of the match: Niranjan Naik.
Al Barakah bt AMI by 5 runs.
Al Barakah 122 (Shamrooz 36, Rizmeen 4 for 22, Varun 2 for 28). AMI 117 for 8 (Gul 36, Eranga 27; Waqas 4 for 18, Abdullah 2 for 25). Man of the match: Waqas Khan.
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