Wednesday 30 / October / 2024
MUSCAT: AWS Engineering recorded a 70 run win against ABT Spartans in an "I" division match played during the weekend at the MOSA ground in Al Amerat.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first AWS Engineering opening batsman Kirit smashed a blistering unbeaten century in 60 balls, and was ably supported by fellow opener Vivek who scored a useful 24 runs off 19 balls.
Coming one down Chetan remained not out on 33 off 23 balls to post a total of 202 for loss of 5 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs.
Chandra of ABT Spartans was the pick of the bowlers claiming a hat-trick of wickets for 24 runs in 3 overs. Majid took 2 wickets for ABT Spartans, giving away only 25 runs in 4 overs.
Requiring 203 runs for victory ABT Spartans in reply managed only 132 runs for loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs with Imran, Faisal and Chandra all playing a crucial role scoring 38, 36 and 23 runs respectively. Bhaumik was pick of bowlers for AWS taking 5 wickets for 16 runs in his 4 overs. Chetan, Hemant and Mayuresh claimed 1 wicket each, bowling economically, while Nimesh and Vivek supported the team well in bowling.
Brief scores: AWS Engineering 202 for 5in 20 overs (Kirit 100 – 60 balls, Vivek 24 – 19 balls, Chetan 33 – 23 balls; Chandra 3-24, Majid 2- 25) beat ABT Spartans 132 - 8 in 20 overs (Imran 38, Faisal 36 and Chandra 23; Bhaumik 5-16).
