Gulf Foundation, Sabeel Al Khair in Intermediate Cup final

Sports Saturday 07/April/2018 17:57 PM
By: Times News Service
Gulf Foundation, Sabeel Al Khair in Intermediate Cup final

Muscat: Gulf Foundation and Sabeel Al Khair recorded contrasting victories to set up a title showdown in the Intermediate Cup of the ongoing Knockout Tournaments being organised by Oman Cricket Salalah on Friday.
In the semifinals, Gulf Foundation defeated Al Dhaman by 35 runs and Sabeel Al Khair recorded a 14-run win over Toufeeq United to book their places in the final.
Meanwhile, Abu Faris, Al Ameen Ayurvedic Clinic/Sweets of Oman, Diamond City and Creative Engineering reached the semifinals of the Senior Cup.
In the quarterfinal matches, Abu Faris defeated Khimji Ramdas by 53 runs, Al Ameen Ayurvedic Clinic/Sweets of Oman defeated Noor Gazal by two wickets, Diamond City scored a 82-run win over First Technology and Creative Engineering handed a three-wicket win over Danube.

Senior Cup results
Abu Faris Travels & Tours 227 for 6 in 20 overs (Mohammed Jewel 58, Arif Karim 48, Noor Hussain 45 n,o,; Alam 2/10, Juwel 2/52) bt Khimji Ramdas 174 in 19.3 overs (Subhash 74, Raes 15; Nesar 1/2, Arif 3/21, Mohammed Jewel 1/23). Man of the match: Mohammed Jewel. Umpires: Biji Babu, Shirish Jawalkar.
Noor Gazal 135 for 9 from 20 overs (Sameera Dassanayake 40, Janeesh 19; Shuhaib 3/11) lost to Al Ameen Ayurvedic Clinic/Sweets of Oman 139 for 8 in 18.5 overs (Shamesheer Ahammed 38, Shyam Lakshman 23, Sanooj 23; Noel 3/20, Nisham 2/13). Man of the match: Shamsheer Ahammed. Umpires: Nazeer Basra and Ramakrishna Sheshadri.
Danube 139 for 9 in 20 overs (Mohammed Tahir 57 n.o., Abdul Gani 16, Sohan 18; Sinu Krishnan 3/22, Jasanth 2/13) lost to Creative Engineering 140 for 7 in 18.3 overs (Rohith 32, Sinu Krishnan 32, Viji 23; Qalab Shah 3/24, Irfan Khan 3/25). Man of match: Sinu Krishnan. Umpires: Ravi M, Zafar Iqbal.
Diamond City 157 for 9 in 20 overs (Sarfaraz Ahammed 72, Habib-ur Rahman 28; Naveen 3/23, Faisal 4/21) bt First Technology 75 (Riju 16, Vishwanath 15; Kafayatulla 3/11, Naeem Abbas 3/24). Man of match: Sarfaraz Ahammed. Umpires: Noushad, Nandakumar Pillai.

Intermediate Cup results
Gulf Foundaton 150 for 8 in 20 overs (Azeem Bashir 33, Shanid 31, Jamshad 27; Rajeev 5/17, Pranav 2/27, Rakesh 2/22) bt Al Dhaman 115 in 16.3 overs (Anoop 35, Mahesh 16; Jamshad Ali 2/16, Ayyoob 2/11, Azeem 2/20). Man of the match: Azeem Bashir. Umpires: Ujwal Agarwal and Sujith.
Sabeel Al Khair 218 for 9 in 20 overs (Malik Tanveer 60; Noor Alam 3/30) bt Toufeeq United 204 in 17 overs (Munir 48; Mujahiid 3/47). Man of the match: Malik Tanveer. Umpires: Prabhakar Pillai and Moin Pasha.