Ajman: Nucaf Tellicherry showcased their canny blend of youth and experience as they lifted the Alubond T20 Trophy defeating Atlas Foundation by 50 runs. Nucaf’s younger players never had to look beyond the field for advice with a few coaches in their ranks. The tournament was held under the Ajman Cricket Council at the Ajman Eden Garden grounds.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Tellichery posted 158 for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs with Anoop Nair topscoring with 51 runs off 33 balls. Pravin Achuthan and Gopa Kumar chipped in with 24 runs and 27 runs respectively.
In reply, Atlas Foundation found the going tough in the face of some tight bowling led by former Kerala Ranji trophy player and Kricket Spero Academy coach CTK Mashood who was well backed up by Shyam Ramesh and Pradeep Hegde with two wickets apiece.
For Atlas Foundation, Iqbal Khan topscored with 30 while Mohammad Kaif hit 22 runs. Atlas were bowled out for 107 runs in 19 overs.
Anoop and Mashood were declared joint winners of the man of the match honours.
Pradeep Hegde of Tellichery was adjudged the best bowler of the tournament while Wajid Khan of Metal Plast won the best batsman award. Abdul Rahman of Atlas Foundation was declared as the player of the tournament.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing 29th Ramadan Rathath MF Cup organised by Sharjah Cricket Club, Shehan Fernando cracked an unbeaten century to ensure Metal Plast an 8-wicket win over Singh Diesel. Fernando hit an unbeaten 140 off 68 balls with 13 boundaries and eight sixes.
In another match, One Stop Tourism beat Bukhatir XI by 53 runs
Brief scores:
Ajman Alubond T20 final: Nucaf Tellicherry bt Atlas Foundation by 50 runs. Nucaf Tellichery 158 for 8 in 20 overs (Anoop Nair 51, Pravin Achuthan 24, Gopa Kumar 27) Atlas Foundation 107 in 19 overs (CTK Mashood 2 for 13 Shyam Ramesh 2 for 27 , Pradeep Hegde 2 for 19).
Sharjah Ramadan Rathath MF Cup: Metal Plast bt Sing Diesel by eight wickets. Singh Diesel: 198 for 6 in 20 overs (Farhan Babar 39, Abid Choudhry 43, Adnan Khan 53, Waseem Bari 35; Tariq Mehmood 2 for 28, Saheb Malhotra 2 for 23). Metal Plast: 199 for 2 in 19 overs (Sameen Kandanarachi 30, Shehan Fernando 140). Man of the match: Shehan Fernando.
One Stop Tourism bt Bukhatir XI by 53 runs. One Stop Tourism: 217 for 8 in 20 overs (Hafiz Kalee 28, Gulam Shabbir 43, Rohan Mustafa 38, Mohammad Usman 24, Umair Ali Khan 48; Hanif Ullah 3 for 46). Bukhatir XI: 164 for 7 in 20 overs (Mohammad Waseem 22, Adnan Mufti 69, Vishnu Sukumaran 21; Taswar Ali Jammu 2 for 22). Man of the match: Umair Ali Khan.
