Al Muthla, Earn Trust book easy wins

MUSCAT: Al Muthla Golden got the better of Y Horizon in an E Division T20 Cricket League game at OAC 3 ground in Seeb on Friday. Y Horizon posted 154 for 2 on the board thanks to superb 51 by Naresh Sudhakar and 47 by Jatin Patel. Sajith Chenganassery bowled well, taking 2 for 10.

Al Muthla raced to the target in only 16.4 overs, scoring 160 for 6 thanks to major contributions from Ruwan Rupa (35), Jeason Jacob (34) and Shyam Lekshman (27).

Brief Scores (E Division): Y Horizon 154 for 2 in 20 overs (Naresh Sudhakar 51 – 4×4, Jatin Patel 47 – 6×4. Sajith Chenganassery 2-10, Aravinthan Raja 2-35) lost to Al Muthla Golden CT 160 for 6 in 16.4 overs (Ruwan Rupa 35 – 3×4, Jeason Jacob 34 – 5×4, Shyam Lekshman 27 – 4×4, 1×6, Sanjay Makwana 2-27) by 4 wickets.

Arif helps Earn Trust win

Arif Hussain’s brilliant 43 off 33 balls helped Earn Trust CT to an exciting 5-wicket win over KCA Deutag in an F Division T20 match at Muscat Municipality ground 3 on Friday.

Chasing 118 to win, Earn Trust surpassed the total in 16 overs thanks to brilliant batting by Arif and Fizan Tufail (26).

Brief Scores (F Division): KCA Deutag 118 for 9 in 20 overs (Mubeen Ullah 31 – 3×4, Shameer Mohamed 2-15, Zaheer Abbas 2-25) lost to Earn Trust CT 119 for 5 in 16 overs (Arif Hussain 43 – 7×4, Fizan Tufail 26 – 3×4, Husnain Ali 2-28) by 5 wickets.

Karnik ton steers MCCC Red to victory

Young Karnik Samir’s excellent 103 was the highlight of MCCC Red’s thrilling win over MCCC Blue in a Junior League Under-13 match at Muscat Municipality ground 3.

Brief Scores (Junior Division U13): MCCC Blue U13 216 for 4 in 20 overs (Pranav Nivash 65 – 5×4, Abdul Muqsith 52 – 8×4) lost to MCCC Red U13 217 for 3 in 20 overs (Karnik Samir 103 – 10×4, Sivabalaji Siddeshwaran 65 – 9×4, Chintala Satish 3-33) by 7 wickets.

Sujay bats ISAS to big win

Sujay struck a magnificent 109 not out to pave the way for Indian School Al Seeb’s (ISAS) impressive 104-run victory against Indian School Wadi Kabir. ISAS openers Sujay and Jitendranath (95 not out) powered their side to 228 without loss in 20 overs. ISAS then bowled superbly to restrict ISWK to just 124 for 6 in 20 overs.

Brief Scores (Junior Division U13): ISAS 228 for 0 in 20 overs (Sujay 109 – 12×4, Jitendranath 95 – 8×4) beat ISWK-U13B 124 for 6 in 20 overs (Vivikta Dande 23 – 2×4) by 104 runs.