MUSCAT: The Qurum Thunders kick-started proceedings on Day 7 of the D10 league with a 6-wicket victory over the Azaiba XI at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground on March 19, 2022.
Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the Azaiba XI made a competitive 98/5 at the end of 10 overs. Arsalan Bashir continued his excellent form with the bat and top-scored for his side once again. Rao Waqar, Akmal Shahzad, Usman Haider and Haythim Bahar Ali were the others to register double figure totals.
The Thunders made light work of the task at hand and finished the job with 9 balls to spare.
Jatinder Singh was dismissed for a golden duck after etching his name in the record books with a 13-ball half-century in the previous game, but a 19-ball 44 from his opening partner Kashyap Prajapati was enough to take the Thunders past the finish line, alongside contributions from Shoaib Khan, Suraj Kumar Singh and Sandeep Goud.
In the day’s second game, the Bousher Busters registered a comfortable 8-wicket win over the Khuwair Warriors.
The Warriors chose to bat first and made their way to 93/6 at the end of their innings. Azam Ali was the star of the show with the bat. Opening the innings, he made a spectacular 28-ball 51 to anchor his side’s progress. But equally, his efforts were matched by Fawad Ali whose stunning 2-over spell yielded 4 wickets for the Busters.
Thanks to a 81-run opening partnership between Abdul Rauf Atta Ullah and Asif Khan, the second innings was a straightforward affair in its entirety, for the side from Bousher. The latter top scored with a devastating 18-ball 56, with Muzahir Raza of the Warriors in particular facing heavy punishment. Asif smashed 5 consecutive sixes off his solitary over. The Busters ended the contest with 23 balls to spare.
BRIEF SCORES:
Azaiba XI 98/5 in 10 overs (Arsalan Bashir 29(17) 2 x 4, 2 x 6 ; Chonira Aiyappa 11/1) lost to Qurum Thunders 101/4 in 8.3 overs (Kashyapkumar Prajapati 44(19) 3 x 4, 4 x 6 Sandeep Goud 24(13) 1 x 4, 2 x 6 ; Jasim Illahi NAsir Ali 22/1) by 6 wickets
Khuwair Warriors 93/6 in 10 overs (Azam Ali 51(28) 5 x 4, 2 x 6 ; Fawad Ali 12/4) lost to Bousher Busters 94/2 in 6.1 overs (Asif Khan 56(18) 3 x 4, 6 x 6 Abdul Rauf Atta Ullah 28(12) 1 x 4, 3 x
6 ; Arjun Suresh Dhiman 2/1) by 8 wickets
Darsait Titans 112/5 in 10 overs (Zeeshan Maqsood 50(31) 7 x 4, 2 x 6 Khurram Khan 35(18) 2
x 4, 3 x 6 ; Jitenkumar Ramanandi 20/2) lost to Ruwi Rangers 113/4 in 9 overs (Khalid Kail
43(17) 3 x 4, 4 x 6 ; Amanpreet Singh Sirah 8/1) by 6 wickets
Ghubrah Giants 123/6 in 10 overs (Kashif Ali 62(30) 2 x 4, 6 x 6 Dean Foxcroft 31(22) 3 x 4, 1
x 6 ; Rafi Ullah 15/4) beat Amerat Royals 116/3 in 10 overs (Akshaykumar Patel 33(17) 4 x 6
Vinayak Shukla 32(9) 1 x 4, 4 x 6 Pratik Athivale 28(26) 1 x 4, 1 x 6 ; Eameen Habib 11/1) by 7
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