MUSCAT: In the first match of Day 2 of the D10 League held at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, the Ghubrah Giants clinched a comfortable 8-wicket victory against the Khuwair Warriors.

Put to bat first, the Warriors managed to put a competitive 80-5 on the board. Danish Mohammad top-scored with 32 runs. Kashif Ali and Moshin Qureshi were both excellent with the ball for the Giants and picked up 2 wickets apiece.

But the Al Khuwair team’s total proved nowhere near enough, thanks to Kashif Ali’s swashbuckling knock. His 20-ball 44 effectively settled the contest and alongside double figure contributions from Pranav Mehta and Dean Foxcroft took the Giants home with 17 balls to spare.

In the second game, D20 Champions Ruwi Rangers got off to a winning start. They beat the Bousher Busters by 26 runs.

The Busters elected to field first after winning the toss but were met with a Rangers’ top order in frightening form. Opener Sanuth Ebrahim looked brilliant for his 29-ball 44. On the other end, Khalid Kail made his way to the first half-century of the D10 league. He finished on 51 and the Rangers finished on 107-2 after 10 overs.

In response, the Busters lost wickets at regular intervals and fell well short in the end. Asif Khan and Mahmood Sufyan were the only batters to cross 20 runs. Sanuth Ebrahim continued his memorable day on the field with a hat-trick in the second innings. Jitenkumar Ramanandi was also superb with the ball for the Rangers and ended the day with figures of 2-19.

The Qurum Thunders beat the Darsait Titans by 7 runs in the day’s thrilling third tie.

Electing to bat first, the Thunders finished on a symmetric 88-8 after 10 overs. There were valuable contributions around the 18-run mark from multiple batsmen. Pranav Athawale top-scored with a 15-ball 20. For the Titans, Mohammed Ayoob was phenomenal with the ball. He picked up 3 wickets in his 2 overs while giving away just 7 runs.

Chasing, the D20 finalists could only muster a total of 81-4 in the second innings. Although the Titans had wickets in hand throughout the run chase, the high asking rate proved decisive. Khurram Khan led the scoring with 26-ball 36. Ubaid Ullah was the other batter to reach double figures.

AMERAT ROYALS PREVAIL

The Amerat Royals ended the day’s proceedings with a comprehensive 58-run victory over the Azaiba XI.

Batting first after winning the toss, the Royals posted a colossal first innings total of 139-3. Akshaykumar Patel led the charge with a destructive 26-ball 57. His opening partner Pratik Athavale also looked in fine form for his 30 runs, as did Rafi Ullah for his unbeaten 28.

In response, the Azaiba XI could only accumulate 81 runs in their 10 overs.

Arsalan Bashir played a magnificent hand with an unbeaten 62 – D10’s highest individual score so far. But ultimately, the game was decided in the first innings. Hemalkumar Tandel and Vinay Khandelwal picked up 2 wickets each for the Royals.

BRIEF SCORES:

Khuwair Warriors 80-5 in 10 overs (Danish Mohammad 32 (21b, 1×4, 2×6; Kashif Ali 2-10 Moshin Qureshi 2-13) lost to Ghubrah Giants 81-2 in 7.1overs (Kashif Ali 44 (20b, 5×4, 3×6); Aamir Kaleem 1-6) by 8 wickets.

Ruwi Rangers 107-2 in 10 overs (Khalid Kail 51(26b, 4×4, 3×6) Sanuth Ebrahim 44 (29b, 6×4, 1×6); Bilal Muhammad 1-16) beat Bousher Busters 81-7 in 10 overs (Asif Khan 26 (17b, 2×4, 2×6; Sanuth Ebrahim 3-12, Jitenkumar Ramanandi 2-19) by 26 runs.

Qurum Thunders 88-8 in 10 overs (Pranav Athawale 20 (15b, 1×4, 1×6; Mohammed Ayoob 3-7, Amanpreet Singh 2-12) beat Darsait Titans 81-4 in 10 overs (Khurram Khan 36 (26b, 3×4, 1×6; Samay Shrivastava 1-8) by 7 runs.

Amerat Royals 139-3 in 10 overs (Akshaykumar Patel 57 (26b, 2×4, 6×6), Pratik Athawale 30 (12b, 6×4), Rafi Ullah 28 (12b, 1×4, 3×6; Waseem Akhtar 1-20) beat Azaiba XI 81-6 in 10 overs (Arsalan Bashir 62 (37b, 7×4, 2×6; Hemalkumar Tandel 2-11, Vinay Khandelwal 2-18) by 58 runs.