Seven Seas Strikers A, Phoenix Medicines up

DUBAI — Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ and Phoenix Medicines stormed into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Super Sixes winning their Group C matches at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, said a press release.

Published: Sun 10 Oct 2010, 10:59 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 1:20 PM

An inspired Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ stole the show by scripting three magnificent victories. In their first match on Thursday evening, Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ restricted Ericsson to only 10 runs — the lowest score in the tournament so far. They managed to chase that score in just one ball, thanks to a poor bowling display by their opponents that saw seven extras being bowled.

In their first match against Teknoware on Friday, Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ after electing to bat, riding on Qadir Nawaz’s 40 off 15 balls posted an imposing total of 92 runs — the highest in the tournament so far.

In response, Teknoware could manage only 52 for the loss of 2 wickets.

Later in the night, while playing against Emirates NBD, Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ came close to breaking their own record when they made 91 runs batting first. Opening batsman Asif made a brilliant 40 in 12 balls before being retired out. Emirates NBD could manage only 38 for 1 wicket. With the win, Seven Seas Strikers earned a place in the quarter-finals to be played out on October 15.

The other team to qualify for the quarter-finals from Group ‘B’ was Phoenix Medicines which displayed some impressive all-round performances. In their first match against Great Weld Steel Grating, Phoenix Medicines batted first and mustered 70 runs in five overs. Great Weld gave a tough fight but could manage only 62 runs for 4 wickets.

In their second match, Phoenix Medicines beat Standard Chartered Bank by 27 runs. Powerful knocks by captain Adil Mirza (32) and Shahzad (30) took Phoenix to a towering 74 runs. In return, Standard Chartered could only make 47 runs. The qualifying match saw Phoenix taking on Jumbo Electronics where once again they batted first and set a difficult target of 81 runs. Jumbo gave away 33 runs as extras. Rohan Mustafa topscored for Phoenix with 25 runs off 16 balls. Chasing the huge score, Jumbo could make only 61.

Both Group B teams — Phoenix Medicines and Seven Seas Strikers ‘A’ — now join Fly Emirates Green and Synergy Cargo from Group A that qualified last week. Group C matches will be played today with some of the big names in the group — Drydocks World Dubai, Landmark Group, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Seven Seas Strikers ‘B’, Fly Emirates Blue, Lloyds TSB M.E. and Khaleej Times trying to make a mark.

Group C Teams: Gulf Beauty International, Drydocks World Dubai, Landmark Group, Asea Brown Boveri, Desert King Waterproofing, Petrofac Engineering Services, Gulf Oil Middle East, Production House Advertising, Adnic, Badar Al Lail, NSCSA, Seven Seas Strikers ‘B’, Fly Emirates Blue, Zultec Technical Services, Lloyds TSB Middle East, Khaleej Times.