Dubai: Oxford Marine suffered double trouble with two losses in one night as the Super Six stage of the Ramadan Indoor Tournament burst into life at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City.

Oxford Marine, runner-up in the summer’s first indoor tournament at the ICC Academy, the Midnight League, twice failed to chase down targets and lost by five runs against Dubai Lions and by 16 runs against Radio 4.

Although Oxford Marine still occupy fourth spot in the Super Six table — enough to guarantee a semi-final spot if they stay there — Radio 4, one place behind, have a match in hand.

In other results on the second night of Super Six action, DBMSC Steel 1 beat Radio 4 by 21 runs and Danube, the Midnight League champions, made it five wins out of five with a 73-run success against Emirates Money.

It means Danube, DBMSC Steel 1, Dubai Lions and Oxford Marine occupy the all-important semi-final spots, with Radio 4 and Emirates Money battling to overtake one of them and secure last-four spots of their own.

Both Oxford Marine and Radio 4 played two matches in the session, something each of the teams will have to do at some point as the Super Six stage takes place over four days ahead of two semi-finals and a Grand Final on July 30.

Oxford Marine will view the match against Dubai Lions — the side they beat to reach the final of the Midnight League — as one that got away. The Lions totalled only 50 from 12 overs with Faisal Karim taking three wickets for minus three runs and that appeared very much in hand as a chase for Oxford Marine.

But requiring just 12 from the final three overs, the match turned on its head with two quick wickets and, in the end, Oxford Marine could muster only 45.

Each match is 12 overs per side and sees eight players batting in pairs for three overs each, with five runs deducted every time a wicket falls.

Faisal Karim was named man of the match, not only for his bowling but also for nine runs when he batted, but that was bittersweet for him and Oxford Marine.

Radio 4 were Oxford’s second opponents of the night and they desperately needed a win after losing earlier to DBMSC Steel 1 by 21 runs.

Thanks to a superb display of bowling and fielding, that win was exactly what the broadcasters got.

Defending just 62, Radio 4’s bowling and fielding was superb as they took eight Oxford Marine wickets, six of them to run-outs, with the result that Oxford Marine scored just 46.

Radio 4’s success followed their 21-run defeat at the hands of DBMSC Steel 1. Radio 4 scored 55 with acting captain Shahbaaz Latif making 15 while Sameer Nayak took two wickets for minus three runs for the steel men.

In reply, DBMSC Steel 1 cruised past the target, ending with 76 and securing their second win in the process.

That win leaves them joint top of the Super Six standings with Danube, who marched on with a convincing win over Emirates Money.

Danube made 91 batting first as Umar Shah, with 18, top-scored for the second match in a row. In response, Emirates Money reached just 18 as Kamal Karapur finished with man of the match honours for Danube thanks to his all-round contribution of 14 and three wickets for minus seven runs.

ICC Academy Head Coach Mudassar Nazar, the former Pakistan all-rounder, said: “We saw two ends of the scale in the latest round of matches in the Ramadan Indoor Tournament.

“On the one hand, Danube and DBMSC Steel 1 continued to impress, but on the other Oxford Marine found itself on the wrong end of two results that really make things very interesting.

“Dubai Lions, Oxford Marine and Radio 4 appear to be battling for just two semi-final spots and one of them is going to end up unlucky. But that is the beauty of this tournament and the battle looks set to go right down to the wire.”

ICC Academy General Manager David Jenkins added: “With the Super Six stage spread over just four sessions, all part of this short, sharp tournament spread over just 19 nights, it is now a test of teams’ stamina as well as their skills.

“Two early wins for Danube and DBMSC Steel 1 have placed them in pole positions for semi-final spots but it is still very much all to play for, except for Emirates Money which, with three losses, appears out of contention.”

The teams in the Ramadan Indoor Tournament were divided into six groups of four, with the top line-ups from each group going forward to a Super Six stage followed by semi-finals and a Grand Final and it meant every team was guaranteed at least three matches.

The sides that make it all the way through to that Grand Final will play 10 matches, with the winners collecting Dh6,500, while the runners-up will take away Dh2,500 for their efforts.

There are individual prizes too with IPhone 5s for the man of the match in the final and the man of the tournament, as well as for the tournament’s best bowler and best batsman, all courtesy of Alokozay, which is also providing tea for the players and officials every evening.

Crystal Gallery has provided the trophies for the event — for the winning team, the runner-up, the man of the match in the final and the man of the tournament.

The Ramadan Indoor Tournament can be followed via Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/ICCAcademy, @ICCAcademy and #rt13. Entry to matches is free with the action getting underway at 8pm every evening and going on until 11.30pm.

The event, the second indoor tournament of the summer at the ICC Academy, follows on from the success of the inaugural Midnight League won by Danube, who beat Oxford Marine in the final late last month.

Jenkins added that indoor cricket was only a part of what the ICC Academy could offer to keep cricket lovers and their families happy and active during the summer months.

“We have junior coaching from Cricket Cubs, which starts for children of walking age, right through to under-18 level,” he said.

“Two of our junior Warriors squads have toured Kenya over the past month and we are getting ready for a massive season of outdoor action including the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers and the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

“It may be hot outside but thanks to our superb indoor and outdoor facilities we can offer action to all age-groups 365 days a year.”