Cricket: Emphatic win for Mohammed Riaz and Co

MUSCAT: Mohammed Riaz & Co (MRC) registered an emphatic win when they defeated Abu Faris Travels by 8 wickets in an A Division Salalah Cricket League match organized by Oman Cricket Club, Salalah during the weekend. Winning the toss and electing to bat Abu Faris Travels were bundled out for 79 runs in 21.3 overs. Rassad top scoring with 21, Shahad and Nabeel took 3 wickets a piece. Requiring 80 runs to win Mohammed Riaz & Co., scored 81 for the loss of 2 wickets in 9.5 overs. Brief Scores: Abu Faris Travels 79/10 in 21.3 overs (Rassad scored 21 and Nur Hussain 13, Shahad 3/24 from 5 overs, Nabeel 3/9 from 4 overs) lost to Mohammed Riaz & Co., 81/2 in 9.5 overs.(Shahad 32n.o. Ali Zain 19, Mamun 2/15 from 3 overs). Man of the match: Shahad. FAS Aluminum win In the first B Division VR Virtual Games Cup sponsored match FAS Aluminum beat Eastern Trade Institute by 7 wickets. Batting first Eastern Trade Institute (ETI) were bowled all out for 104 in 19 overs with Najim and Naveed top scoring with 29 and 19 runs respectively. Shijil was the main wickettaker with 4 for 18 from 4 overs and was supported by Iqram and Ramshad who finished with 3 wickets a piece. Set a target of 105 runs to win FAS Aluminum surpassed the total in 12.1 overs with contributions from Iajz 28, Kaiser 29 and Muzaffar 24 runs respectively. Naveed took 2 for 19 from 4 overs. Brief Scores: Eastern Trade Institute all out for 104 in 19 overs (Najim 29 and Naveed 19, Shijil 4/18 from 4 overs, Iqram 3/19 and Ramshad 3/22) lost to FAS Aluminum 106/3 in 12.1 overs (Iajz 28, Kaiser 29 and Muzaffar 24, Naveed 2/19 from 4 overs). Man of the match: Shijil. Saeed stars in Ittin International win In the second B Division VR Virtual Games Cup Ittin International registered an emphatic win against Al Mamoorah Co. winning the match by 120 runs. Winning the toss and electing to bat Ittin International scored 184 for the loss of 4 wickets in their 20 overs. Saeed remained not out on a top score of 55 and was well supported by Oman 38 and Amin 42 runs respectively, Anoop, Mithun and Prasad took 1 wicket a piece. Chasing 185 runs to win Al Mamoorah Co., were bundled out for a paltry 64 runs in 15.4 overs. Awas the top wickettaker finished with 5 for 18 from 4 overs while Qamar took 4 for 10 from 4 overs. Brief Scores: Ittin International 184/4 from 20 overs (Saeed 55 no, Qamar 38 and Amin 42, Anoop, Manooj, Mithun and Prasad 1 wicket each) beat Al Mamoorah Co. 64/10 in 15.4 overs (Sarath 11 and Anoop 10, Awais 5/18, Qamar 4/10). Man of the match: Qamar. ABTC win The third B Division VR Virtual Games Cup Arabian Beach Tourism Co. (ABTC) defeated Abu Issra’a Digital Studio by 9 wickets. Brief Scores: Abu Issra’a Digital Studio 76/10 in 14.4 overs (Nobid 17 Pradeep and Parappa 12, Sachin 4/12 from 4 overs, Arun 3/13 and Waseem 3/15 from 4 overs) lost to Arabian Beach Tourism Co., 77/1 in 5 overs (Rinto 39 and Alvin 15, Pradeep 1/30). Man of the match: Sachin. Jobi stars for Naba Global A quickfire 57 from Jobi ensured that Naba Global beat Quick Start by 40 runs in a C Division match held at the Oman Cricket Club ground in Salalah. Brief Scores: Naba Global 163/10 in 19.3 overs (Jobi 57, Sherin 30, Swaroop 3/23 from 4 overs, Rakesh 2/32 and Kaussar 2/25 from 4 overs) beat Quick Start 122/10 from 19.2 overs – (Jamshed 59 and Kumar 10, Rajeesh 3/20. Sherin 2/16, Ganesh 2/22 and Hari 2/26). Man of the match: Jobi. Dhaka Travels win In the other C Division match which went down to the wire Dhaka Travels beat USG Boral Zawawi by 1 run. Brief Scores: Dhaka Travels 185/7 from 20 overs (Iftikhar 86no, Muhaimenul 29 and Roni 21, Sumit, 3/3, Uma 2/25) beat USG Boral Zawawi (Fahad 43, Vasinder 36, Alamin 2/23, Roni 2/23). Man of the match: Iftikhar. Al Zahf win In the last C Division match of the day Al Zahf defeated Zahoor Al Assafa by 17 runs. Brief Scores: Al Zahf 165/10 from 18 overs (Shahbaz 32, Mohd Usman 22, Nafeez 20, Sanil Kumar 15) beat Zahoor Al Assafa by 148/10 in 19 overs (Abdul Rahman 51, Azam 19, Sanil Kumar 3/15). Man of the match: Sanil Kumar. Gharbia Enterprises win In the first Chicko Eclairs Cup D Division match Gharbia Enterprises registered a 2 wicket win against Al Aqmar Trading. Brief Scores: Al Aqmar Trading - 132/10 in 18.1 overs (Mahesh 46,Vishnu 29, Noel 4/21, Rukmal 2/24 and Anuradha 2/26 ) lost to Gharbia Enterprises - 133/8 from 19 overs (Noel 41 no, Anuradha 36, Riyad 2/32, Jayaprakash, Shiva, Vishnu 1 wicket each). Man of the match: Noel. Palace Gate win In the other D Division match Palace Gate Trading beat Salalah Young Cricket Academy, Al Nasr Club (SYCA Al Nasr) by 3 wickets. Brief Scores: SYCA Al Nasr – 105/5 from 20 (Yeshwanth 44, Absar 26, Githesh, Jothish, Akhil and Mithwin 1 wicket each) lost to Palace Gate Trading -107/7 from 15.2 overs – (Qasim 41, Githesh 23, Yeshwanth 3/18, Absar, Parth 2 each). Man of the match: Yeshwanth