Maqsood helps CSS overcome Fly Emirates

Consolidated Shipping Services (CSS) overcame Fly Emirates Cricket Club by 66 runs in the Dulsco Ramadan Floodlit Cricket tournament at the Dubai Cricket Council ground.

The victory was sweet revenge for CSS, who were recently beaten by Fly Emirates, in the Emirates airlines Gold Cup tournament.

Emirates, despite winning the toss elected to field. CSS got off to a bad start with both their openers back in the pavilion for just five runs. Ali Atif and Javed Ismail bowled brilliantly. With the score on 12, Atif trapped the consistent Asghar Ali leg before for a duck.

Syed Maqsood, who joined Saqib Ali, added 70 runs for the fourth wicket before Ali was stumped by Gaurav Arora off Sandesh Deshi for 33.

Next man Sameer Nayak gave support to Maqsood and the pair put on 65 runs for the fifth wicket. Nayak opened out and hit two sixes before being out for 43 (36 balls).

Maqsood too made 58 (87b, 3x4). Saby Fernandez (4 for 37), prevented the rest of the batsmen from hitting a big score and CSS were bowled out for 200 in 35 overs.

Chasing the target, Emirates took off badly. They struggled against the bowling of Mohammed Naseem and Maqsood. Amjad Javed was the first to go at the score of 16, bowled by Naseem for 8. One-drop Raveendra Kumar was trapped leg before by Naseem for a duck.

To make matter worse, Maqsood had Fahad Usman caught by Kashif Ahmed for another duck. To further sink Emirates into trouble, opener Mohammed Ishtiq was run out for 13. Maqsood trapped Gaurav Arora leg before for 2 and half the side were back in the pavilion for just 28 runs.

Javed Ismail stood amongst the ruins, waiting for some support. With five down batsman Mohammed Iqbal, Ismail added 22 runs. At the score on 50. Iqbal fell for 8.

Saby Fernandez defended well and together with Ismail added 66 valuable runs for the seventh wicket. However, Kashif Ahmed dismissed Fernandez for 27.

At the score on 132 in the 28th over, Ismail was caught by Aqeel Latif off Sameer Nayak for 51 (76b, 2x4) and Emirates chase too ended with it.

Summarised scores:
Consolidated Shipping Services 200 in 35 overs (Saqib Ali 33, Syed Maqsood 58, Sameer Nayak 43, Javed Ismail 2 for 26, Ali Atif 2 for 37, Saby Fernandez 4 for 37) bt Fly Emirates 134 in 29.2 overs (Javed Ismail 51, Saby Fernandez 27, Mohammed Naseem 2 for 16, Syed Maqsood 2 for 27, Kashif Ahmed 3 for 29) Man of the match: Syed Maqsood.