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Anwar ton hands Yogi big victory

SHARJAH — Yogi Group, spearheaded by a blazing century from Shaiman Anwar, feasted on a threadbare Phoenix Medicines attack before chalking up a massive 285-run victory in a one-sided match of the 37th Bukhatir League “A’ Division Tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, at the Sharjah stadium on Wednesday night.

Anwar blasted 16 fours and four sixes in his stroke-filled innings of 167 while former Ranji Trophy player Swapnil Patil weighed in with an unbeaten 85 off 59 balls with six fours and four sixes to propel Yogi Group to a mammoth 362 for six in 50 overs.

Salman Faris (73 off 81 balls with eight fours and one six) and Asif Mumtaz (23 off 37 balls) also joined the party to add to the agony of a struggling Phoenix Medicines attack. Irfan Ansari took two wickets for 52 runs, but his spell failed to stop the run riot.

Phoenix Medicines, in reply, were shot out for 77 in 19 overs with Arshad Iqbal picking up four wickets for just 18 runs while Mohammed Ajmal snared for 14. Asif Mumtaz top-scored with 23, but Phoenix Medicines were never in the hunt.

Brief scores:

Yogi Group beat Phoenix Medicine by 285 runs: Yogi Group 362 for six in 50 overs (Shaiman Anwar 167, Swapnil Patil 85 not out, Salman Faris 73; Irfan Ansari 2-52) Phoenix Medicines 77 all out in 19 overs (Asif Mumtaz 23, Khawer Baloch 16; Arshad Iqbal 4-18, Mohammed Ajmal 2-14). Man of the match: Shaiman Anwar of Yogi Group.