Alleppey prevail in clash of the giants

Dubai: In a match touted as the rehearsal before the final of the Kerala Premier League (KPL) Consolidated Shipping Services Alleppey defeated Dunes Cuisine Kannur Veterans by three wickets.

Kannur were restricted to 127 for 8 through the deadly spell of UAE vice captain Mohammad Tauqir (3 for 14) and Asif Iqbal (2 for 18). Alleppey then raced to victory in 18 overs through Irfan Haji's half century.

Speaking to Gulf News, Hareesh Menon, the skipper of the Alleppey team, said: "It is indeed a creditable victory as Kannur is virtually the UAE national team with almost all the top players in their squad. We won mainly through our tight bowling and Haji's fine batting.."

UAE star batsman Saqib Ali, who played against England recently for ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate team top scored for Kannur with 32 runs.

Though C.T.K. Mashood also produced an allround show for Kannur with 26 runs and took three wickets, his effort went in vain.

Brief scores

Thumbay Kasargod Leopards bt Farooq C.C. Calicut Zamorins by 19 runs. Kasargod 153 for 8 in 20 overs (Haroon Iftikhar 30, Babar Ali 44, Shadab Khan 22, Libson 23 n.o., Moiz Shahid 2 for 37, A.R. Rashid 4 for 26 ) Calicut 129 for 8 in 20 overs (Nithin Bharathan 21, Ahmad Raza 25, Santamoorthy 2 for 23, Mukhtar Kadri 2 for 23 ) Man of the Match : Baber Ali.

Trotters Wayanad Highlanders bt Springs Cricket Academy - Trivandrum Royals by 8 wickets. Trivandrum 157 for 7 in 20 overs (Arun 22, Adnan Arif 58, Tarek 42, Nasser Aziz 3 for 28, Sajjad Saeed 2 for 27) Wayanad 158 for 2 in 18.3 overs(Raziq Khan 65, Danushka Dilhara Lokuhettige 66 notout, Nelson 2 for 21) Man of the Match : Danushka Dilhara Lokuhettige.

CSS Alleppey Ripples bt Dunes Cuisine - Kannur Veerans by 3 wickets

Dunes Kannur Veerans 127 for 8 in 20 overs(Saqib Ali 32, Mashood C.T.K 26, Asif Iqbal 2 for 18, Tauqir 3 for 14) CSS Alleppey Ripples 132 for 7 in 18 overs (Irfan Haji 50, Fayyaz Ahmad 30, Mashood C.T.K 3 for 21. Khurram Khan 2 for 39).