Seven Seas lift National Day trophy

Dubai: Seven Seas Shipchandlers defeated Mega Carpets to lift the UAE National Day Seven-A-Side Cricket Cup at the Seven Seas cricket ground.

It was a close match, with Seven Seas scoring 64 for 4 wickets in their allotted five overs. Mohsin, Waqas and Zubair pitched in after early losses.

Chasing the total, Mega Carpet got off to a bad start and never recovered, with star batsman Iqbal getting bowled off the first ball of the match, thanks to an unplayable delivery from skipper Freddy Sidhwa.

Top performer

Sidhwa won the man of the match award for conceding just three runs in the crucial over. Carpets were restricted to 56 for 3.

Meanwhile, a seven-a-side cricket festival will be held on the second day of Eid Al Adha on December 9 at the Seven Seas ground.

Brief scores: Lions Club bt City Diamond by 3 wkts, Pakistan Association bt Channels Media by 4 wkts. Seven Seas Shipchandlers bt Mega Carpet B by 23 runs, Jabeen Club bt Eslam Group by 31 runs, Mega Carpet bt Globelink Westar by 28 runs.

First semifinals: Seven Seas bt Jabeen C.C. by 4 runs

Second semi-final: Mega Carpet beat Pakistan Association by 6 wickets

Final: Seven Seas bt Mega Carpet Seven Seas Shipchandlers 64 for 4 in 5 overs. (Mohsin 17, Waqas 19; Harshad 1 for 10, Iqbal 1 for 12). Mega Carpet 56 for 3 in 5 overs. (Saby 18, Harshad 15; Freddy Sidhwa 1 for 3, Jamil 1 for 10). Man of the match: Freddy Sidhwa.

Individual Prizes: Best Batsman: Waqas of Jabeen C.C.

Best bowler: Freddy Sidhwa of Seven Seas Shipchandlers.

Man of the tournament: Asif of Seven Seas Shipchandlers.