Fawad Ali’s brilliant ton guided NTDE to a massive 128-run win over Khaleej Times in a Sharjah Ramadan Cup match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Ali blazed his way to 127 off just 61 balls, smashing 12 fours and half a dozen sixes to help NTDE post an imposing 250 for three on the board and Khaleej Times finished well short on 122 for nine.
Ali got invaluable support from first Jauhar Hussain (45, 21b, 4x4, 3x6) and then Wasim Asad (36 not out, 21 balls, 2x4, 2x6) during his stay at the crease. He and Hussain added 95 runs for the third wicket before 98-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Asad.
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In the Al Dhaid Ramadan Cup, Waqas Raja was in irrepressible form with both bat and ball as he guided Red Flower Tourism to a 10-wicket win over Desert Cubs.
Asked to bat, the Desert Cubs struggled to get going against a mean Red Tourism attack, led by Raja (2-for-14) and Rizwan CP (2-for-19), and finished on an under-par 100 for nine in their 20 overs.
Chasing a modest target, Raja made sure Red Flower Tourism would get across the line without much fuss as he smashed a belligerent 77 off only 23 balls, with 72 of those runs (6x4, 8x6) coming in boundaries.
Waqas Ahmed, meanwhile, continued with his brilliant form for Multiplex International, smashing another half-century to lead his team to a 10-wicket win over Emitech Technical Services LLC Umm Al Quwain Ramadaan T20 Bash.
Ahmed, who had scored an unbeaten 60 and a 101 in his previous two visits to the crease for Multiplex in the Sharjah Ramadan Cup, set alight the Umm Al Quwain Cricket Club as well, smashing belligerent, unbeaten 80 (9x4, 6x6), off a mere 24 balls, as Multiplex International reached their target of 117 in only seven overs.
Syed Ali Zeeshan, Ahmed’s opening partner, contributed an 18-ball 31 from the other end.
The man of the match award, however, went to Qadeer Ahmed for his four for 15, which helped restrict Emitech to 116 for seven in their innings.
In the second match of the night in Umm Al Quwain, Unicon Real Estate defeated Aen Dubai by six wickets with Naseebullah (66: 34b, 8x4, 4x6) and Babar Malik (60 not out: 27b, 7x4, 3x6) helping them overhaul Aen Dubai’s 169-9 in just 15 overs.
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