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OCT RUWI STUN ORIENT TRAVELS , DESIGN GROUP BRUSH PAST MANIS CT

12/29/2022POSTED BY OMAN Cricket Admin


OCT RUWI STUN ORIENT TRAVELS , DESIGN GROUP BRUSH PAST MANIS CT

Muscat, Oman : OCT Ruwi beat Orient Travels by 48 runs in the A Division League powered by Khimji Ramdas and Design Group brushed past Manis CT by 2 runs in the B Division League powered by Al Ansari Group of Companies.
 
OCT Ruwi were put to bat as Orient Travels call right and elect to field. Orient Travels picked 2 wickets in the powerplay with the score tinkering at 32/2. Zubair Al Balushi once again being their batting backbone scored an half century to hold the OCT Ruwi innings helping them cruise through the middle overs when wickets kept falling at regular intervals at the other end. Wasim Al Balushi’s 33 of 19 balls blitz help OCT Ruwi to post 236 runs at the end of the innings. Ibrar Hussain bagged 3 wickets and Tanveer Rana, Syed Amir Ali and Qayyum Mudasir claimed 2 wickets each. In response, Orient Travels lost 2 wickets within 5 balls in the 5th and 6th over but Adil Khan and Ibrar Hussain’s determined approach stitched a 83-run partnership putting Orient Travels ahead in the chase. Middle overs charisma from Zubair Al Balushi and Nawed Al Balushi claiming 3 wickets-a-piece bundle down Orient Travels at 188 short of the target by 48 runs. Brief Scores: OCT Ruwi 236/10 in 49.4 overs (Zubair Al Balushi 69(91) 8x4 ; Ibrar Hussain 46/3 , Tanveer Rana 30/2 , Syed Amir Ali 37/2 , Qayyum Mudassir 44/2) beat Orient Travels 188/10 in 45.2 overs (Adil Khan 56(56) 6x4 ; Zubair Al Balushi 34/3 , Nawed Al Balushi 36/3) by 48 runs.
 
In the B division clash, Design Group won the toss and elected to bat first. Although choosing to bat first, Design Group found themselves in a puddle with 3 of their top order batters back in the hut within the powerplay. However, a 130 run stand and half centuries by Alif Khan and Altaf Mohammed challenged the Manis CT bowlers with a quick fire 39 by Nishan S taking them to a respectable total of 225 runs. Rana Zeeshan and Aneek Chakraborty picked 2 wickets each for Manis CT. In response, Manis CT also lost their first 3 batsmen within the powerplay with the target looking close far from reachable. However, Krishna Pradhan and Adnan Ul Haq’s half-centuries helps Manis CT get back onto the chase and hunt for the victory. Samir Osman’s quickfire 34 of just 22 brought them close but left them 2 runs short of the target. Akhil Anilkumar and Midhun Sathyan were the pick of the bowlers for Design Group bagging 4 wickets and 2 wickets respectively. Brief Scores : Design Group Engg Consultants 225/6 in 30 overs (Althaf Mohammed 81(67) 12x4 , Alif Khan 50(46) 6x4 ; Rana Zeeshan 36/2 , Aneek Chakraborty 40/2) beat Manis Cricket Team 223/10 in 29.4 overs (Krishna Pradhan 69(58) 8x4,1x6 , Adnan Ul Haq 50(44) 9x4 ; Akhil Anilkumar 34/4 , Mithun Sathyan 32/2) by 2 runs.

 

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