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Debutante National Bank whip Applied C.C.
Debutante National Bank of Dubai stormed into the knockout stage in style
when they whipped Applied C.C. by a mammoth margin of 193 runs in the
ongoing Bukhatir League 'B' Division - 25 overs event, conducted by the
Sharjah Cricket Council.
A swashbuckling century from Remy Rodriguez and a rare haul of six
wickets from Mohsin marked the overwhelming win for NBD.
Remy Rodriguez was in great nick and was involved in a blazing 127 runs
partnership for the opening wicket in company of Waseem who too batted
exceedingly well. The duo took complete control of the innings with
increasing authority and batted the opponents out of the game. Remy blasted
a fine 107 that included 13 fours and 3 sixes while Waseem kept pace with
him and stroked a splendid 67 that included 4 sixes. Their dismissal
brought their rivals some respite, though NBD still ended at a big total of
240 for 7 in the allotted 25 overs. Shahbaz (3 for 33) bowled well along
with Jafar (2 for 30) and it was mainly their effort that retrieved the
situation to some extent as NBD slumped from 22 for 2 to 240 or 7 in the
last 5 overs.
Facing an uphill task, Applied C.C. in reply could not apply themselves and
inexplicably caved in meekly without a fight and were shot out for a
surprisingly low total of 47. Mohsin was the destroyer as he wrecked the
innings with amazing figures of 6 for 12 in company of Nazir who snared 3
for 12. The duo made merry as wickets fell like nine pins in which Applied
C.C. slumped from 28 for 1 to 47 all out to concede defeat by a record
margin. Mohsin's brilliant spell won him the joint man of the match award
with Remy.
Click here for brief Scorecard.
Powerful DULSCO continue relentless march
Powerful DULSCO continued their relentless march and added another scalp
when they subdued Emirates Abela by 28 runs.
An unbeaten 68 from Saqib and a useful 43 from Azim laid the foundation of
the eventual total of 192 for 6 put up by DULSCO who were not allowed to
control the game by Emirates Abela who did reasonably well to contain the
strong batting line up. Consistent Taskeen (28) and Rashid (21) provided
support while veteran Fonseka (2 for 32) did a commendable job.
A rare 5-wicket hail from Irfan Gul of DULSCO undermined Emirates Abela who
started rather well and registered a fine 66 run partnership for the
opening wicket between Rafiq and Murtaza who stroked an identical 31 runs
each. But once the promising partnership was broken, Irfan Gul stepped in
to cause the damage in a remarkable spell as the middle order of Emirates
Abela lost their way. Fiaz was the other bowler who worked in tandem and
returned impressive figures of 3 for 32.
Click here for brief Scorecard.
Monday, October 30, 2000.
source : UAEcricket.com.
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