Abu Dhabi: UAE captain Rohan Mustafa produced another masterful allround performance to guide One Stop Tourism (OST) to the final of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council Ramadan Twenty20 Cup.
Mustafa took two wickets and hit a breezy 52 not out for his side to emerge winners by seven wickets with more than six overs to spare over Royal Gymkhana at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
They will meet Alubond Tigers, who sent United Bank Limited packing in the first semi-final.
Gymkhana, electing to bat first, were jolted by the new ball bowlers Taswar Ali and Shoaib Laghari.
Taswar had veteran Mahmood Hassan (0) trapped leg before in the fourth ball of the first over and Laghari got one through the defences of Abrar Kalim (0) in the next over.
Gymkhana continued to lose wickets at regular intervals before scrambling to 106 for eight, a total that looked clearly insufficient against a side that boasted four UAE national team players and a First Class cricketer from Pakistan.
OST lost Adil Mirza (2), the captain, in the second ball of their inning but Mustafa and Hafiz Kaleem put up 56 in 46 balls for the second wicket ton get the run chase on track.
Mustafa hit four boundaries and a six in his 46-ball stay at the wicket while Kaleem smashed a 26-ball 33 studded with three hits to the fence and a couple clearing the grounds.
In the first semi-final, Alubond Tigers got the better of United Bank Limited by 44 runs.
Alubond posted 173 for three with all their batters chipping in with useful contributions before Sultan Ahmed and Fayyaz Ahmed grabbed six wickets between them to dismiss the bankers to 131.
Brief Scores: One Stop Tourism beat Royal Gymkhana by seven wickets. One Stop Tourism 109 for 3 in 13.3 overs (Rohan Mustafa 52 not out, Hafiz Kaleem 33) bt Royal Gymkhana 106 for 8 in 20 overs (Umair Ali 3-8). Alubond Tigers beat United Bank Limited 44 runs. Alubond Tigers 175 for 3 in 20 overs (Yasir Kaleem 41 not out, Wajahat Butt 40, Rinku Kumar 38, Mohammed Qasim 30) United Bank Limited 131 all out in 18.3 overs (Fayyaz Ahmed 3-7, Sultan Ahmed 3-39).
