Ali's double ton guides ECB to thumping win

Abu Dhabi: Amjad Ali slammed a double century to lead Emirates Cricket Board Blues to a 476-run win over Abu Dhabi Airport Services in the ADCC Division One tournament here over the weekend.

Batting first, the ECB Blues compiled a record 570 runs in 50 overs against ADAS with Ali belting 32 boundaries and three sixes in his 205 off just 125 balls. Adas were bowled out for 94 with Khurram Syed and Amjad Javed picking up four wickets each.

The Abu Dhabi-based opening batsman, who will represent the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Shield against Bermuda next month, also became the first player to score a double hundred in a Division 1 or A Division event in the UAE.

Ali shared a 221-run second wicket partnership with Khurram Khan (86) and later a 176-run partnership with Abdul Rahman (79).

In other matches of this Division One event, Arab Udupi joined New Medical Centre in the last four after a massive 351-run win over a hapless Emirates Realty.

They amassed 459 for five as Prashanth Braggs and Arshad Ali, the veteran UAE opener, helped themselves to centuries and shared a 252-run opening stand.

Emirates Realty in reply were skittled out for 108 in the group B at the Zayed Stadium.

Summarised scores:

Emirates Cricket Board Blues bt Abu Dhabi Airport Services by 476 runs. ECB Blues: 570 for 7 in 50 overs (Amjad Ali 205, Khurram Khan 86, Abdul Rahman 79, Abdullah Azhar 55, Arjun Lamba 46); ADAS 94 all out in 17.2 overs (Amjad Javed 4-39, Khurram Syed 4-6).

Arab Udupi bt Emirates Realty by 351 runs. Arab Udupi 459 for 5 in 50 overs (Prashanth Braggs 101, Arshad Ali 176, Naeemuddin Aslam 43, Vikrant Shetty 63); Emirates Realty 108 all out in28 overs (Aman Ali 3-26).

Yogi Group bt Nissan Al Masaood by 4 wickets. Al Masaood 219 all out in 37 overs (Asif Butt 70, Avadoot Amonkar 3-32); Yogi 220 for 6 in 40.4 overs (Fayyaz Ahmad 101 not out).

Emirates Islamic Bank bt ABL by 3 wickets. ABL 199 all out in 37 overs (Pervaiz Nazir 48, Ali Asad 3-41, Murtaza Ali 3-55). Emirates Islamic Bank 201 for 7 in 44 overs (Kashif Ahmad 65 not out, Mohammad Tanveer 3-25, Pervaiz Nazir 3-34).