Mulk Holdings storm into final

AJMAN — Mohammad Azam played an outstanding unbeaten knock of 159 runs off just 69 balls to help Mulk Holdings reach the final of Ajman Cricket Council Mulk Holdings Twenty20 Cup, beating Spartans CC by 7 wickets.

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Published: Thu 14 Jun 2012, 12:20 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 1:56 PM

Batting first, Spartans CC put on 252 in their allotted 20 overs.

Hassan Saood played an entertaining knock of 151 not out while Shahid and Ashfaq chipped in with 32 and 28 runs respectively. Azam, Samiullah and Sharif took one wicket each.

In reply, Mulk Holdings exhibited great character by chasing down the daunting target in 18.2 overs. Azam’s was a belligerent knock and he was ably assisted by Samiullah (43). Shahzad, Hassan and Ashfaq got one wicket each.

Azam was declared man-of-the-match. Mulk Holdings face the winners of the Age Steel-Al Jabeen game.

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Brief scores

Mulk Holdings T20 Cup Quarter-finals:

  • Spartans CC beat HSBC by 97 runs: Spartans CC 273/3 in 20 overs (Hassan Saood 159 n.o., Ahmed 29, Shabbir 28, Salman 2-50) HSBC 176/8 in 12.3 overs (Fahad 45, Saqlain 28, Amir 43, Shahid 3-45, Ibrar 2-18, Ashfaq 2-14, man-of-the-match: Hassan Saood of Spartans CC).
  • Al Jabeen beat Dubai Islamic Bank by 110 runs: Al Jabeen 281/9 in 20 overs (Yaqoob 90, Sultan 36, Atique 44, Amir 3-61, Adil 2-37, Zia 2-36) Dubai Islamic Bank 172/10 in 18.4 overs (Adil 40, Ghalib 24, Kashif 20, Siraj 2-30, Umair 3-24, Sultan 2-18, man-of-the-match: Yaqoob of Al Jabeen CC).
  • Mulk Holdings beat Cricket Asia by 93 runs: Mulk Holdings 246/6 in 20 overs (Abdul Rehman 78, Waqas Alvi 48, Zulfiqar Ali 71, Hiteh 2-46, Avinash 2-38) Cricket Asia 153 (Ajith 70, Adnan 3-21, Vikrant 3-10, man-of-the-match: Abdul Rehman.
  • Age Steel beat P2 XI by 128 runs: Age Steel 227/7 in 20 overs (Innam Fareed 69, M. Qasim 55, Fayyaz 38, Qasim 4-30,Waseem 1-27) P2 XI 99/8 in 10.4 overs (Mian Tahir 48, Kamran Riaz 20, Shahbaz 3-25, Nadeem 2-18, Qasim 2-2, man-of-the-match: Innam Fareed of Age Steel).

Semi-final:

  • Mulk Holdings beat Spartans CC by 7 wkts: Spartans CC 252/3 in 20 overs (Hassan Saood 151 n.o., Shahid 32, Ashfaq 28, Azam 1-22, Samiullah 1-55, Sharif 1-48) Mulk Holdings 253/3 in 18.2 overs (Mohammad Azam 159 n.o., Waqas 23, Samiullah 43, Shahzad 1-27, Hassan 1-53, Ashfaq 1-33, man-of-the-match: Mohammad Azam of Mulk Holdings)

Juniors Champions Trophy Quarter-final:

  • Age Steel beat Blue XI by 86 runs: Age Steel 255/6 in 20 overs (Manal 76, Qasim 100, Wasim 28) Blue XI 169/10 in 19 overs (Ibtisham 66, Rahul 25, Mohsin 3-24, Saqib 2-26, Manal 2-15, man-of-the-match: Qasim of Age Steel.


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