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Al Masaood stumble; Omeir Travels win
Al Masaood lost to ATB in a thrilling match by 2 runs while
Omeir Travels thrashed their opponents by a comfortable margin in the
Qatar Airways Rolling Trophy organized by Abu Dhabi Cricket Council.
Al Masaood go down to ATB
Al Masaood's Kiran D'Souza's fine all-round performance was in vain as
his team ended on the wrong side of victory in the opening match of the
Qatar Airways Rolling Trophy.
Chasing a modest 137 for victory set by the Abu Dhabi
Travel Bureau (ATB), Al Masaood found the going
tough inspite of a spectacular knock of 43 from Kiran D'Souza.
Electing to bat first, the ATB batsmen could not come
to terms with some hostile bowling from Al Masaood
Travels as they wilted to 136 all out in 22.1 overs. ATB owe
their modest total to man of the match Wency Rodriguez
who lashed out 37 runs. D'Souza's fine howling spell
fetched him 4 wickets for 19 runs, while Asif Masaood
claimed 3 for 39.
The Al Maaaood's reply was none too dashing as they lost
wickets at regular intervals even as D'Souza put a
brave fight with 43. Al Masaood were finally howled
out for 134 in 24.4 overs, falling short by only two runs.
Joseph and Shine Abdul Majeed claimed 2 wickets each.
Click here for brief Scorecard.
Omeir travel thrash SBY
In another match, Omeir Travels, one of the strong contenders
for the title, gained an easy nine-wicket win over (SBY) Sultan Bin Yousuf C.C..
Batting first, SBY scored 149 for eight with Kajid Afzal
top scoring with 40. Lodhi (29) and Kamal Azfal (22) were
their other run-getters. Lionell Fernandez bowled a
tight spell taking 4 wickets for 29.
Omeir Travels knocked up the required runs for victory
for the loss of only one wicket with Eapen John (50 n.o.) and
Hyder Ah (35 n.o.) remaining unbeaten. Man of the match
John had a brief opening partnership with Allan Saldanha (39).
The opening match was attended by Abu Dhabi Cricket
Council chairman Saeed Atiq Salem, BR Shetty, Vice President;
Inam-Ul-Haq, General secretary, Wajahat Hussain, Joint secretary and Saeed
Parkar, Area manager, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, Qatar Airways.
Click here for brief Scorecard.
Tuesday, November 07, 2000.
source : UAEcricket.com.
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