Khan stars for Abu Dhabi team

They finished on three wins each in Group F with Safwa, who got the better of Bin Ham Travels by five wickets to take top spot on a better run aggregate. Khan hit half-a-dozen sixes and five fours in a top score of 103 not out, and put on 3 for the opening wickets with Mohammed Imran, who chipped in with 32.

Mohsin Imran, the 18-year-old spinner from the MCC-Zayed Cricket Academy, took four for 16 from his five overs, but his side still went down by 83 runs to Abu Dhabi Gentlemen.

Brief scores:

Abu Dhabi Airport Services bt Hadiya by 8 wickets. Hadiya 156 for 9 in 25 overs (Murtaza Najmi 45) vs ADAS 158 for 2 in 18.2 overs (Asif Khan 103 not out).

Safwa bt Bin Ham Travels by 5 wickets. Bin Ham 138 for 5 in 20 overs (Mohammed Nisar 55) vs Safwa 139 for 5 in 8 overs (Mohammed Akram 46).

Abu Dhabi Gentlemen bt MCC-Zayed Academy by 83 runs. Gentlemen 215 for 5 in 25 overs (Afzal Hussain 90, Mohammed Nadeem 40 not out, Mohsin Imran 4-16) vs Zayed Academy 132 for 8 in 25 overs.

Tigers bt West Life by 5 wickets. West Life 118 for 6 in 20 overs vs Tigers 119 for 5 in 9 overs (Ejaz Kiyani 52 not out).

Etihad Airways bt Hyder by 96 runs. Etihad 171 for 7 in 25 overs (Sanket Nayak 45). Hyder 75 all out in 20 overs.

Infotech bt Serco by 19 runs. Infotech 125 all out in 20 overs. Serco 106 all out in 19 overs.

james@khaleejtimes.com