Peter Rodrigues hit a whirlwind 83 and the ever-reliable Khurram Khan weighed in with 61 runs to help Emirates tame Emirates Bank International Limited (EBIL) in a high-scoring match.

Chasing 223 for victory, opener Rodrigues took the fight into the EBIL camp with his dashing knock. His 83 runs came from 76 deliveries and contained one six and six fours.

Khan took over after Rodrigues was caught by Zulfiqar off Salim's bowling to keep up the run-rate and achieve victory with five balls to spare.

Earlier, EBIL had put up a respectable 222 for 8 in their 30 overs with experienced Akbar Rana finding his touch to score a healthy 70 runs off 64 balls. His knock included eight fours and two sixes. With wickets falling at regular intervals, Usman Kutty did a magnificent job to score an unbeaten 44 off only 26 balls to further consolidate the EBIL total.

Shankar was the most successful bowler picking up four wickets at the cost of 44 fling.

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Atif excels for Expats

Syed Atif Ali was another batsman to be among the runs as he slashed an unbeaten 71 runs from only 56 balls to help Expats CC to an easy nine wicket win over Bin Belaila CC.

Set to overhaul a target of 160, Syed Atif and his opening partner Arshad Ali went about their task on a planned manner. Arshad scored 46 from only 23 balls, including seven hits to the fence. After the departure of Arshad, Ali and Jairaj Thakur (30 n.o.) ensured victory with any further hitch.

Earlier, Bin Belaila were bundled out for 160 in 28.1 overs with opener Arif Sherifuddin top scoring with 77 from 63 balls. Khurram and Vikrant scalped three wickets each.

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ISC fire Tellicherry

Sujith conceded just six runs for his four-wicket haul as Indian Sports Club defeated Nucaf Tellicherry by four wickets in a low-scoring match.

Niranjan (3 for 16) and Munnappa (3 for 12) also produced nagging spells to fire out Tellicherry for a meagre 57. Only two batsmen could cross the double-digit mark in the face of incisive ISC attack.

The ISC bowlers did well to wrap up the Tellichery inning for just 57 runs with Sujith bagging four wickets, and Niranjan Naik and Munappa picking up three apiece.

Chasing such a small target, ISC were off to one of their most bizarre starts as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Devender Taneja did a fine job to steady the boat with a gritty 22, before Agnelo and Sujith managed to take the team through in the 16th over.

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Dulsco march on

Dulsco Stevedores scored an exciting eight-run victory over Solanki Construction CC in another low-scoring match.

Dulsco Stevedores, aided by a fine all-round performance from Sajid Rashid Butt (34 and two for 12) defeated Solanki Construction by eight runs in an exciting match.

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Monday, November 13, 2000.
source : UAEcricket.com.

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