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Hussain stars in WED’s victory against Mughal

DUBAI — An explosive unbeaten 165 by WED CC’s Sajjad Hussain proved decisive as they beat Mughal CC by 7 runs in a close ‘A’ division encounter while new entrant Al Ain Poultry Farm trounced Tabeer CC by a huge 103-run margin in ‘B’ division round match of 15th Jinnah Cup in Al Ain.

WED were given a 175-run solid start by opener Sajjad Hussain and skipper Tariq Ansari (44) before the latter retired hurt. Sajjad Hussain carried on to finish unbeaten at 165 (7x6s, 20x4s, 75b) as WED reached 242/1. In reply, Mughal CC put up a good fight with Amanat (60) and Tahir (70 not out) trying hard but in the end fell short by 7 runs.

In other ‘A’ division match, Al Jabri CC thrashed TNS CC by 117 runs. Al Jabri batsmen smashed 222 in 22 overs and then bowled out a lackluster TNS for a paltry 105 as Shabbir Hussan and Umair Butt shared seven wickets. Al Jabri’s second outing against Baloch CC ended in draw on a day interrupted by rain.

In ‘B’ division round matches, Johar was the only centurion as his match-winning 126-run knock was crucial for Royal CC to achieve a close nine-run win against Al Poultry. Royal’s second outing against Nael and Bin Harmal CC was a one-sided affair as Royal cruised to a seven-wicket win with Arif Ghazi remaining unbeaten at 76.

Al Ain Poultry performed better in their next outing, scoring 208 against Tabeer who were were bowled out for 105 with Fakher and Arshad taking three wickets each.

In other matches, Al Faraa Blues continued their winning streak with an impressive seven-wicket win over IWEMS with Rajneesh claiming five wickets. Nael Bin Harmal suffered a four-wicket defeat against KCC while BAHTI were smartly beaten by a rejuvenated AECC by six wickets. Kashmir won both their matches convincingly by beating Tabeer by four wickets and Al Ain Poultry Farm by 50 runs while IWEMS lost to Activa Emirates by four wickets.

Brief scores ‘A’ Division:

WED beat Mughal by 7 runs: WED 242/1 in 22 overs (Sajjad Hussain 165 not out, Tariq Ansari 44 not out, Khalid Shakir 20, Wasim 1/49) vs Mughal 235/4 in 22 overs (Tahir Mian 70 not out, Amanat 60, Tariq Mughal 23, Yaseen 19, Sajjad Hussain 2/32, Umair Aslam 1/32, Sheraz 1/40). Man-of-the-match: Sajjad Hussain.

Al Jabri beat TNS by 117 runs: Al Jabri 222/3 in 22 overs (Saud Jabri 56, Abdul Haq 71, Umar Butt 65 n.o., Tariq 2/30 Waseem 1/30) vs TNS 105 in 13 overs (Tahir Mian 33, Waseem Anwar 15, Shabbir Hussain 4/28, Umar Butt 3/31). Man-of-the-match: Umar Butt.

‘B’ Division:

Al Ain Poultry beat Tabeer by 103 runs: Al Ain Poultry 208/10 in 20.3 overs (Ali Zafar 34, Muzammil 49, Arshad 50, Riaz 4/42, Shah Zullah 2/19) vs Tabeer 105/8 in 17.1 overs (Fakher 3/19, Arshad 3/12, Ali Tariq 2/15). Man-of-the-match: Arshad. 
IWEMS lost to Al Faraa Blues by 7 wickets: IWEMS 171 in 22 overs (Habib 78, Amar 18, Hamza 18, Rajneesh 5/48, Tabreez 3/28, Faisal 2/19) vs Al Faraa Blues 174/3 in 18.5 overs (Kamran 22, Ashraf 74, Faisal 24 n.o., Sadiq 18, Tabrez 18 not out). Man-of-the-match: Rajneesh.

BAHIT lost to AECC by 6 wickets: BAHIT 175/8 in 22 overs (Naeem 43, Faisal 31, Benjit 2/27, Shanid Rahman 2/28, Bose Pratap 2/29) vs AECC 177/4 in 18.1 overs (Navneeth Subagaram 31, Farish Mohammad 71 n.o., Bose Pratap31, Waheed 2/40). Man-of-the-match: Farish Mohammad.