Sharjah: Swapnil Patil smashed a blistering half-century to power Yogi Group to a 71-run victory over Rufi Real Estate in the second Al Dhaid Ramadan T20 tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, for the Conmix Cup at Al Dhaid Cricket Village.
The former Mumbai Ranji Trophy player cracked 70 off just 45 balls with six fours and three sixes as Yogi Group, batting first, piled up a massive 198 for five in the allotted 20 overs.
Shaiman Butt (38 off 24 balls) and Avdoot (38 off 14 balls with three fours and three sixes) and Prabodhan Kanse (27 off 16 balls) also joined the party with some fluent innings.
Rufi Real Estate, in reply, were bowled out for 128 in the 20th over with Salman Faris taking three wickets for just 14 runs. Ambey and Kamran Shezad further added to the woes of Rufi batsmen, picking up two wickets each.
In the opening match of the tournament, Fayyaz Ahmad and Kashif had combined effectively to steer Ibsons Group to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Al Futtaim Panatech.
Fayyaz produced a tidy all-round performance while Kashif struck an entertaining half-century as Ibsons CC overhauled Al Futtaim Panatech's score of 137 for seven in just 14.4 overs.
Fayyaz played a key role in restricting Al Futtaim Panatech to a modest score by picking up three wickets for 23 runs and then chipped in with a fine 29 runs off 20 balls with one four and one six to earn the man of the match title.
