SHARJAH — Vikrant Shetty returned with a five-wicket haul while Haris cracked a superb unbeaten half-century as Eurocon Alubond defeated Rufi Real Estate by nine wickets in the second Al Dhaid Gold Cup, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, a press release said.
In another match, Lanka Lions, aided by a fine all-round performance from Marlon, got the better of ECB Blues by eight wickets while William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana dominated their match against Emirates Islamic Bank before posting a comfortable 67-run victory.Vikrant conceded just 17 runs for his five-wicket haul as Rufi Real Estate, batting first, were bowled out for a modest 115. Only Usman (33) and Adil (27) offered some worthwhile resistance to a disciplined Eurocon attack.Eurocon Alubond, in reply, achieved the victory in just 11 overs with Haris remaining not out on 51. He was well assisted by Nasir Aziz who chipped in with a fluent 48.
Malintha Perera smashed an unbeaten 77 and Gyan made a solid 46 as Lanka Lions overhauled ECB Blues’ total of 200 all out in 32.1 overs. Earlier, ECB Blues had built their innings around Rahul Chatwari who weighed in with an entertaining 84.
William Hare Abu Dhabi rode on a brilliant knock of 80 by Faisal Ashraf to pile up a decent 249t. Emirates Islamic Bank, in reply, were shot out for 182 with Nadeem and Zeeshan taking three wickets each.
Brief scores:
Lanka Lions beat ECB Blues by eight wickets: ECB Blues 200 all out (Rahul Chatwari 84, Qasim Zubair 29, Abdul Rehman 15; Priyantha 4-38, Mithila 2-21, Darshana 2-45, Marlon 2-48) Lanka Lions 202 for two in 32.1 overs (Malintha Perera 77 not out, Gyan 46, Marlon 27 not out). Man of the match: Marlon of Lanka Lions. Umpires: B M Abdullah and Rajiv Sharma.
William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana beat Emirates Islamic Bank by 67 runs: William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana 249 all out (Faisal 80, Shafique 43, Irfan Haider 32, Asim 32; Ali Asad 5-51, Naeem Khan 3-32) Emirates Islamic Bank 182 all out (Ali Asad 46, Khurram 35, Kashif 30; Nadeem 3-19).
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Brief scores:
Lanka Lions beat ECB Blues by eight wickets: ECB Blues 200 all out (Rahul Chatwari 84, Qasim Zubair 29, Abdul Rehman 15; Priyantha 4-38, Mithila 2-21, Darshana 2-45, Marlon 2-48) Lanka Lions 202 for two in 32.1 overs (Malintha Perera 77 not out, Gyan 46, Marlon 27 not out). Man of the match: Marlon of Lanka Lions. Umpires: B M Abdullah and Rajiv Sharma.
William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana beat Emirates Islamic Bank by 67 runs: William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana 249 all out (Faisal 80, Shafique 43, Irfan Haider 32, Asim 32; Ali Asad 5-51, Naeem Khan 3-32) Emirates Islamic Bank 182 all out (Ali Asad 46, Khurram 35, Kashif 30; Nadeem 3-19).
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