Gymkhana continue top form in UBL T20

Fine team work helped heavyweights William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana (WHADG) defeat Petroleum Institute in a Group C fixture of the UBL Twenty20 Trophy at the Shaikh Zayed International Cricket Stadium over the weekend.

By James Jose

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Published: Tue 1 May 2012, 9:58 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 1:57 PM

William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana won by 155 runs and complete the group stage unbeaten.

Batting first, opener Saqib Shah clubbed 95 from 54 balls with 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was also involved in a 116-run partnership with Haroon Iftikhar for the second wicket. Iftikhar made 61 from 31 deliveries. Sajjad Saeed then joined Shah and the duo took them to a mammoth 257 for three. Saeed made an entertaining and unbeaten 55 from 22 balls with six sixes and a boundary. The duo also shared a 92-run stand for the third wicket.

In reply, Petroleum Institute were shot out for 102 in 17.1 overs. Sajjad Saeed also shone with the ball, taking three for 11. Zeeshan Safeer picked up three for seven, whil Asim Khurshid and Owais Aftab took two each.

In a Group B game, United Bank Limited (UBL) scored their third win in the tournament with a 61-run victory over Royal Gymkhana. The win edged them closer to a spot in the last eight.

Put into bat, UBL made 208 for four with Abdullah Afzal making an unbeateh 89 from 41 deliveries. He also put on an unfinished 126 for the fifth wicket with Naeemuddin Aslam. Aslam made an unbeaten 38 from 26 balls.

Ijaz Basheer scored 33, while Amjad Ali made 25. Royal Gymkhana were restricte to 147 for four, in reply. Mohammed Asif scored 39, while Faisal Mustafa made an unbeaten 31. Mohammed Kaleem scored 27. Ahmed Raza took two for 23.

In a tightly bunched Group A, Nissan Al Masaood logged four points from three matches after a victory over Emirates Cricket Board Blues.

Zaheer Baig (58) and Mohammed Usman (45) shared a 92-run stand for the third wicket for the automobile dealers to recover from six runs for two wickets for them to post 169 for nine. ECB Blues could only muster 141 for five in reply with Chirag Suri top scoring with 56 off 51 deliveries. He also took three for 22 while Varun Totadri returned with three for 29 from their four overs each.

james@khaleejtimes.com

Brief scores

  • William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana 257 for 3 in 20 overs (Saqib Shah 95, Haroon Iftikhar 61, Sajjad Saeed 55 not out) bt Petroleum Institute 102 all out in 17.1 overs (Zeeshan Safeer 3-7, Sajjad Saeed 3-11, Asim Khurshid 2-22, Owais Aftab 2-22).
  • United Bank Limited 208 for 4 in 20 overs (Abdullah Afzal 89 not out, Naeemuddin Aslam 38 not out, Ijaz Basheer 33, Amjad Ali 25) bt Royal Gymkhana 147 for 4 in 20 overs (Mohammed Asif 39, Faisal Mustafa 31 not out, Mohammed Kaleem 27, Ahmed Raza 2-23).

Nissan Al Masaoud 169 for 9 in 20 overs (Zaheer Baig 58, Mohammed Usman 45, Chirag Suri 3-22, Varun Totadri 3-29) bt Emirates Cricket Board Blues 141 for 5 in 20 overs (Chirag Suri 56, Satya Ramesh 29, Sikander Baig 2-25).


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