Amigos defeat Sky Bridge in Insportz cricket

Amigos and Danube Juniors scored victories in the Insportz Ramadan Cricket Tournament.

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Published: Fri 2 Aug 2013, 1:12 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 6:49 PM

In a “B” Division clash, Amigos thrashed Sky Bridge Freight Solutions to claim all points. Sky Bridge batted first to put up only 29 on the scoreboard after an overwhelming bowling performance by Amigos. Masood Mohamed and Danish Farooqi batted valiantly for Sky Bridge to score 28 and 21 respectively, but were let down by the rest of the team’s performance. Titty Mathew and Prajith Nair were the best bowlers for Amigos, claiming 4 wickets each in their spells. In the second innings, Amigos batted fiercely to score 127, with Terry Mathew claiming highest score with 27 runs off the bat.

In the Premier Division, Knight Riders were defeated by Xpress Money UAE Xchange, who seems to be invincible in the tournament so far. Xpress Money batted first to score 74 after displaying some cheeky and memorable strokes, with Imtiaz and Zeeshan forming a crucial partnership of 29 runs. Amir bowled well for Knight Riders, taking 3 wickets in his stride. In the second innings, Knight Riders were contained to 57 runs after Xpress Money put up an amazing bowling attack. Shanil from Xpress Money was man of the match with 18 runs and 4 wickets.

In the “C” Division, Cutters recorded another outstanding victory, after defeating Rowdy Cricketers. Rowdy Cricketers were left astounded as they ended the first innings with a negative 10 runs on the scoreboard after Cutters’ brilliant bowling performance, where Ashish Bhatia and Amrit Advani claimed 5 amazing wickets. In reply, Cutters scored 75 runs to claim all seven points in the match. Leonid was best batsman for Cutters with 16 runs.

In another “C” Division match, BPN finally claimed their first win of the tournament over Ghusais Champs. Ghusais Champs scored only 26 runs after some weak batting and silly mistakes. Mohd. Naushad from BPN impressed with the ball, claiming 4 wickets. In the second innings, BPN scored 100 to win the match with Mohd. Tayub making 25.

In a close “D” Division match, Danube Juniors clinched a victory against Sports 360, who were finally defeated after two consecutive wins. Sports 360 set a target of 65, after opener Bobby scored a smashing 20 runs.


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