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Ajman Lions stun Al Badar C.C.
Minnows Ajman Lions caused a major upset when they pipped fancied Al Badar C.C. by a narrow
margin of 4 runs in their opening match of the Bukhatir League 'B' division, conducted by
the Sharjah Cricket Council.
Though Al Badar did reasonably well to dismiss Ajman Lions for modest 167 in 24.4 overs,
their batting let them down which appeared rusty in the opening tie of the season. Veteran
wily fox Aamir Salaria's fine effort (4 for 38) went in vain as Al Badar slumped on their
way and finished short by 4 runs despite being sitting pretty at 88 for 1 in 10 overs at one
stage, losing as many as 8 wickets for 75 runs in the next 15 overs. Amjad Ali (61) and Sohail
(33) were the main run getters for Ajman Lions while Manal. Javed (54) and Junaid Saleem (66)
excelled for Al Badar.
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New entrants Applied C.C. cruise to victory
Debutante Applied C.C. were in irresistible form as they handed a 41 runs defeat to Al Futtaim
Tarmac in a high scoring match. Applied C.C. seemed to he cruising to an easy victory as their
rivals stumped to a hopeless 85 for 7 chasing a mammoth 266 for 6 in 25 overs. The tail,
however, put up an incredible fight back led by Zulfiqar who lashed a majestic 56-ball 94
including 5 fours and as many as 8 sixes and Mohammed (49 off 26 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes).
The due added 121 runs at breakneck speed for the 8th wicket to bring back new life into the
game. Their heroics, however, came rather too late as Applied C.C. still romped home with a
comfortable margin.
Earlier man of the match Shahbaz had led the blitz with a blazing unbeaten 67 off mere 25 balls
with 5 fours and 6 sixes to help his team post the highest total of the day. Nasser (58) and
Anwar (40) were the other principal run-getters. Peter and Sarzameen picked up three and two
wickets respectively, while Shahbaz, Nasser and Jaffer were the successful bowlers with two
wickets apiece for the victors.
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Ramesh steer Grand Slam to victory
In another match, Grand Slam C.C. also played well and defeated Emirates Airline 'B' by a big
margin of 71 runs. Belligerent Ramesh hit a breezy 67 off only 24 balls with half a dozen fours
and sixes each that propelled his team to a big total of 258 for 7 which proved adequate as
Emirates Airline 'B' ultimately fell short for 187 after the initial fight.
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DULSCO roll on
Elsewhere DULSCO continued their impressive run as they beat Jashanmal by a big margin of 8
wickets. Their batting led by redoubtable Taskeen Siddique (67) and Rashid (79 n.o.) proved
too strong as they easily overhauled the victory target of 203 for the loss of only two
wickets with plenty of overs to spare.
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Sharjah C.C. spoil CTC's party
Sharjah C.C. also kept pace with the front runners and crossed a major hurdle when they disposed
off CTC Club by 6 wickets in a crucial match. Veteran Mansoor Pasha (54) and Jamil (48) took the
match away in a sparkling opening stand to overhaul a stiff victory target of 195 rather
easily in 19.4 overs. Earlier Jitesh did well in the final total of 194 for 8, which CTC
ultimately put up.
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Hard fought battle for Rainbow C.C.
Rainbow C.C. who rather did well to beat ECB Greens whom they ultimately subdued by 11 runs in
a close match. Man of the match Basvaraj won the laurels for his team who defended their good
total of 184 for 9 rather well and restricted the ECB Greens to 174 for 9 in 25 overs.
Fardan (49) top scored for the ECB Greens.
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source : UAEcricket.com.
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