Muscat: An aggressive century by Asghar Khan, studded with 15 boundaries ensured that Bank Muscat easily brush aside OCT Muscat by 99 runs in the B Division match of the Oman Cricket League.
Asghar, who scored 102 off 68 balls, completely dominated the OCT bowling attack, helping Bank Muscat score 256 for the loss of seven wickets in 30 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat first.
In reply, OCT Muscat could muster only 157 before being bundled out in 30 overs. Munthir Al Balushi offered the only resistance with 40 runs while Mohsin Nazir chipped in with three wickets for Bank Muscat.
Brief Scores – Bank Muscat 256/7 in 30 overs (Asghar Khan 102 (68) 15x4; Mohamed Aslam Al Balushi – 26/1) won against OCT Muscat 157/10 in 30 Overs (Munthir Al Balushi 40 (37) 7x4; Mohsin Nazir 19/3) by 99 runs
In another B Division match of Oman Cricket league, Oct Ruwi was too hot to handle for Oct Al Hail ‘A’, winning their match by 8 wickets. Put into bat after losing the toss, Oct Al Hail ‘A’ could score only 166 before being all out in 29.5 overs. Waleed Al Balushi was the top-scorer with 57 runs, while Khalid Pir Baksh AlBalushi was the wrecker-in-chief, picking up four wickets for 15 runs.
In reply, opener Mohammed Al Balushi led from the front, scoring 82 off 57 balls with 13 hits to the fence and one six. Mohammed was ably supported by Zubair Ali AlBalushi who scored 59 runs. Mohammed Al Balushi was announced as the Player of the Match.
Brief Scores – Oct Al Hail ‘A’ 166/10 in 29.5 overs (Waleed Rahim Al Balushi 57(49) 8x4, Khalid Pir Baksh Albalushi – 15/4) lost against Oct Ruwi 167/2 in 24.2 Overs (Mohammed Al Balushi 17 82(57) 13x4, 1x6, Zubair Ali Akabr Albalushi 59 (73) 5x4; Hisham Shafi Hisham 34/1, Suhaib Abdul Ghani Al Balushi 37/1) by 8 Wickets
Division C match played on Friday; Ideal International beat Khalsa United CT by 8 wickets
Khalsa United CT won the toss and elected to Bat
Brief Scores – Khalsa United CT 150/10 in 20 overs (77 Asif Ilyas 51(32) 6x4, 1x6, Wasim Jamadar – 27/3) lost against Ideal International 151/2 in 14.3 Overs (Akbar Shaikh 67(37) 12x4, Ruban Durai 60(38) 9x4, 2x6; Muhammad Parvez 30/1, Muhammad Asif Munir Ahmed 39/1) by 8 Wickets
In another C Division match, Design Group Engineering Consultants got the better of Al Waad Trad & Contracting Enterprises by 7 wickets. Batting first after winning the toss, Al Waad could score only 121 before being bundled out in 18.5 overs. Jibin Kunnumpurath took two wickets and Parthipan Krishnan was the sole warrior with the bat, scoring 34 runs.
Replying to this score, Design Group knocked off the required target in 12.1 overs, with Karthik Rajappa scoring a quickfire 57 off 31 balls, with 11 boundaries. Sidhi Suman took two for 16 for Al Waad. Karthik Rajappa was adjudged the Player of the Match.
Brief Scores – Al Waad Trad & Contracting Enterprises 121/10 in 18.5 overs (Parthipan Krishnan 34(23) 3x4, Jibin Kunnumpurath – 15/2) lost against Design Group Engineering Consultants 125/3 in 12.1 Overs (Karthik Rajappa 57(31) 11x4, Sidhi Suman 16/2) by 7 Wickets
In a D Division match, Safara International got the better of Winner’s Jotun by 4 wickets. Put into bat after losing the toss, Winner’s Jotun were bundled out for 131 in 19.5 overs, with only Raj Amal among the runs with 46. Ali Akbar Husain Mulla and Sandesh Pusalkar were the leading wicket takers, each taking four wickets apiece.
In reply Safara International reached the target in 17.3 overs, losing six wickets in the bargain. Syed Uzair Saman led the scoring with 46 runs. Joby Abraham Chacko and Prasad Kalgutkar took two wickets each for Winner’s Jotun.
Brief Scores – Winner’s Jotun 131/10 in 19.5 overs (Raj Amal 46(45) 5x4, Ali Akbar Husain Mulla – 27/4, Sandesh Pusalkar 17/4) lost against Safara International 134/6 in 17.3 Overs (Syed Uzair Saman 46(39) 4x4, Joby Abraham Chacko 27/2, Prasad Nagesh Kalgutkar 15/2) by 4 Wickets
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