Sharjah: C.P. Rizwan wrecked two teams with his accurate leg spin bowling in the Sharjah Summer Cup 2017, organised by Sharjah Cricket Club at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Playing for Bukhatir XI, Rizwan bagged four for 15 against Sealine Defenders to ensure his team to a 163-run victory and the next day he claimed three for 10 to destroy Al Massa Contracting and give his team a nine-wicket win.
Speaking to Gulf News, Rizwan said: “I have learnt over the years that while playing Twenty20 matches one has to keep up the pressure on the batsmen and then will force them to commit mistakes. In the first match I trapped three batsmen leg before and in the second match got two of them clean bowled. I believe if one can bowl a tight line wickets will come your way.”
In Bukhatir XI’s nine-wicket win, Rizwan also got good backing from Mohammad Sihan (3 for 16) and bowled out Al Massa for 110 in 17.2 overs.
Chasing the small target, Khalid Shah cracked an unbeaten 40-ball 61 runs supported by six boundaries and four sixes. Rizwan then chipped in with an unbeaten run-a-ball 18 runs after Muhammad Waseem hit 29 runs with three fours and a six to reach the target in only 12 overs.
Two four-wicket spells were the highlight of Multiplex International’s 14 runs win over Emirates Warriors and One Stop Toursim’s six wicket win over Globelink WestStar.
Saad Naseem, with a spell of four for 26, restricted Emirates Warriors to 160 for eight to defend Multiplex’s total of 174 for six while One Stop Tourism’s Amir Hayat bagged 3 for 36 to restrict Globelink to 166 for 7. One Stop Tourism reached the target in 14.5 overs.
Brief scores: Bukhatir XI bt Al Massa Contracting by 9 wickets. Al Massa Contracting: 110 in 17.2 overs (Rizwan Ahmed 37, Farooq Akhtar 20; Mohammad SIhan 3 for 16, CP Rizwan 3 for 10, Mohamed Halan 2 for 21). Bukhatir XI: 114 for 1 in 12 overs (Muhammad Waseem 29, Khalid Shah 61n.o, Rizwan CP 18n.o). Man of the match: CP Rizwan.
Multiplex International bt Emirates Warriors by 14 runs. Multiplex International: 174 for 6 in 20 overs (Balwinder Singh 50, Waqas Raja 23, Abdul Shakoor 22, Haroon Ahmed 28n.o; Nasir Aziz 3 for 25). Emirates Warriors: 160 for 8 in 20 overs (Farhan Babar 30, Abdul Hafeez 61, Fahad Tariq 36, Saad Naseem 4 for 26). Man of the match: Saad Naseem.
One Stop Toursim bt Globelink WestStar by 6 wickets. Globelink WestStar: 166/7 in 20 overs (Jiju Janardhanan 20, Renjith Mani 38, Laxman Sreekumar 23, Puneeth Kumar 27n.o; Amir Hayat 4 for 36). One Stop Tourism: 168 for 4 in 14.5 overs (Fahad Ansari 30, Rohan Mustafa 27, Muhammad Ikram Jora 35n.o, Muhammad Umsan 42, Ayoub Inayat 23n.o; Laxman Sreekumar 2 for 26). Man of the match: Amir Hayat.
