Abu Dhabi: Rehman Gul followed up his opening round’s century with a double ton in the Midcom President’s Cup.
He smashed 204 for Thrifty Car Rental to amass 328 for four and emerge resounding winners over Schlumberger in the second weekend of the division-2 Twenty20 tournament at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council grounds.
Gul hit an amazing 21 sixes and 14 fours and shared a 274-run stand for the second wicket with opener Mohammad Muzammil (88). Schlumberger in reply could muster only 150 for nine. Arif Hussain took five wickets and hit 61 not out to guide Etihad Airport Services to a five-wicket triumph over Takreer.
Chathura Deshapriya stroked an unbeaten century to lead the Lions to their second successive victory in the competition.
The opener hit half-a-dozen sixes and an equal number of fours for his team to knock off the winning runs against Yadhgar in a high-scoring game with an over to spare.
