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Zaheer hits ton as Al Hamad win

SHARJAH - Zaheer Baig hit a solid century to steer Al Hamad Contracting to a convincing 131-run victory over Nucaf Tellicherry in the 37th Bukhatir League ‘A’ Division Tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, at the Sharjah stadium on Tuesday night, a press release said.

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Published: Sat 7 May 2011, 12:41 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 7:29 AM

Zaheer cracked an unbeaten 103 off 138 balls with eight fours and two sixes while Kasim Butt (61 off 52 balls) and Ateequr Rehman (52 off 49 balls) chipped in with equally-impressive half-centuries to propel Al Hamad Contracting to a healthy 303 for seven in the allotted 50 overs.

Asif Iqbal (32 off 28 balls) and Mohammed Azam (20 off 12 balls) then consolidated the Al Hamad Contracting innings. Zahid Shah took three wickets for 29 runs and Aman Shirazi returned with a two-wicket haul for 66 runs, but their efforts were not good enough to prevent Al Hamad Contracting from running away with the initiative.

Nucaf Tellicherry, in reply, were restricted to 172 for nine with Mohammed Adnan taking three wickets for 37 runs. Usman Khalid (49 off 57 balls) and Aman Shirazi (28 not out off 28 balls) were among the runs, but Nucaf Tellicherry could never match pace with the asking rate.

Brief scores:

Al Hamad Contracting CC beat Nucaf Telicherry by 131 runs: Al Hamad Contracting CC 303 for seven in 50 overs (Zaheer Baig 103 not out, Kasim Butt 61, Ateequr Rehman 52, Asif Iqbal 32, Mohammed Azam 20; Zahhid Shah 3-29, Aman Shirazi 2-66) Nucaf Telicherry 172 for nine (Usman Khalid 49, Aman Sherazi 28 not out; Mohammed Adnan 3-37, Mohammed Tariq 2-45). Man of the match: Zaheer Baig.