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Kaleem excels as Al Futtaim triumph

UMM AL QUWAIN - Mohammed Kaleem’s lightning century saw Al Futtaim Panatech lift the First Junior Corporate T-20 tournament which concluded at Umm Al Quwain recently, a press release said.

The tournament, held under the supervision of the Emirates Cricket Board, and played under the auspices of the Ajman Cricket Council, was organised under the leadership of Mushtaq Ahmed.

Kaleem hit 126 from just 34 balls and belted 17 sixes and three boundaries during his stay to help his team bat first and pile up 250 for the loss of six wickets. Their opponents, ETA Ascon Star could never come closer to the required target and managed 208 losing seven wickets, conceding defeat by 42 runs. Kaleem put the Eta Ascon attack to the sword and hit the rival bowlers with ease and was never afraid to take risks.

Harkirat slammed 39 from 23 deliveries and hit five fours and one six. Ahmed Hadi made 29 from 13 balls and hit five boundaries and one six while Pramod chipped in with 22 which included three fours and one six as he faced 30 deliveries.

For ETA Ascon, Ramesh claimed two wickets while conceding 55 runs. Yogesh Kumar, Khalid Mohammed, Anthony and Abdeen picked up one wicket each.

Facing a daunting task of making 12.5 runs an over, ETA Ascon batsmen fumbled under pressure and they lost wickets regularly. Arun Babu and Ramesh tried hard to reach the difficult target but despite making half-centuries they could not help their team reach anywhere close to the target.

Babu hit a 34-ball 62 which included seven boundaries and four sixes while Ramesh scored 50 from 22 deliveries and reached the fence nine times and hit one six.

Devi Kumar remained not out on 31 made from 24 deliveries.

Kaleem, who hit a brilliant century, also captured two wickets while conceding 38 runs.

Kaleem was named man-of-the-final for his all-round performance which helped Al Futtaim Panatech to clinch the First Junior Corporate Twenty20 tournament.

Brief scores

Al Futtaim Panatech beat ETA Ascon Star by 42 runs. Al Futtaim Panatech 250 for 6 (Mohammed Kaleem 126, Harkirat 39, Ahmed Hadi 29, Pramod 22; Ramesh 2/55, Khalid Mohammed 1/36, Anthony 1/37, Abdeen 1/46, Yogesh Kumar 1/48. ETA Ascon Star 208 for 7 (Arun Babu 62, Ramesh 50, Devi Kumar 31*; Mohammed Kaleem 2/38, Harkirat 2/46, Omar 1/20, Waseem 1/32, Ahmed Haidi 1/35. Man of the final: Mohammed Kaleem of Al Futtaim Panatech. Umpires: Vipin Singh and Hamid Mukhtar.