FRiENDi Mobile Summer Cup off to exciting start

Muscat: The 19th edition of FRiENDi Mobile Summer Cup cricket tournament, organised by Jazz Boys Cricket Club, kicked off in style with exciting action witnessed on the opening day at Al Ghubra Power Plant's lush green ground.
While the participating teams produced some thrilling moments in all three departments - batting, bowling and fielding, the organisers lived up to their promise and gave away instant man of the match and special awards to 14 players during the day.
On the day, eight matches were played in the men's category and six in the women's tournament.
Al Jarwani Hospitality served lunch for members all participating teams.
Both men's and women's finals will be played on May 13.
The tournament is mainly sponsored by FRiENDi mobile, Al Hajiry Group, Strabag Oman, Khurshid Trading, Tile Marine, Al Jarwani Hospitality, Al Faisal and The Body Shop.
1st day's results
Men's tournament:
Khurshid Beatrice lost to OEC by 5 wkts. Man of the match: Salman (OEC).
BHR lost to Royal Challengers by 10 wkts. Man of the match: Nithin (Royal Challengers).
Asfandyar lost to Masters by 4 wkts. Man of the match: Ashfaq (Masters).
SS Friends beat Voltas by 45 runs. Man of the match: Iqbal (SS Friends).
Manglore United lost to Sialkot Stallions by 5 wkts. Man of the match: Nadeem (Sialkot Stallions).
Rangers lost to Future Oilfield by 6 wkts. Man of the match: Imran Mani (Future Oilfield).
Rahil lost to Klair by 6 wkts. Man of the match: Rauf (Klair).
Cheers beat Rain Riders by 53 runs. Man of the match: Tousim (Cheers).
Women's tournament:
Pitch Smashers beat ISG Green by 38 runs. Man of the match: Hina (Pitch Smashers).
ISM Strikers beat Sohar Challengers by 12 runs. Man of the match: Sujana (ISM Strikers).
Sohar Strikers beat ISG Green by 19 runs. Man of the match: Kavita (Sohar Strikers).
Sohar Challengers lost to ISG Blue by 10 wkts. Man of the match: Nayan (ISG Blue).
Sohar Strikers lost to Pitch Smashers by 8 wkts. Man of the match: Vaishali (Pitch Smashers).
ISM Strikers lost to ISG Blue by 9 wkts. Man of the match: Saya (ISG Blue).
May 13 fixtures
Men's tournament: Klair XI vs SS Friends (7.30 am), Cheers XI vs OEC (8.30 am), Future Oilfield vs Royal Challengers (9.30 am), Masters XI vs Sialkot Stallions (10.30 am), 1st semifinal (1.30 pm), 2nd semifinal (2.30pm), final (3.30 pm).
Women's tournament: Pitch Smashers vs ISG Blue (final – 4.30 pm).