Dubai: A valiant unbeaten 70 from Harish Pai could not pull Nad Al Sheba to victory after they were chasing a stiff target of 193. In the end, Shindagha scampered home by four runs for their third straight win to top the standings in the third League of Mammoths cricket tournament being played at The Sevens ground in Dubai.
The tournament is organised by Dubai Mammoths under the auspices of the Dubai Cricket Council.
Shindagha won the toss and with a half century from Naeem Ahmad (53, 1x6, 2x4), a rapid 49 (2x6, 5x4) from man of the match Abid Choudhary and small, but useful contributions from Vinay Tolani (16 not out), Raj Dheeraj (10) and A.K. Satish (14), they managed to reach 192 for 7 in 25 overs.
NAS were off to a bad start. No. 3 batsman Qais Farooq held fort but wickets kept tumbling at the other end until Harish Pai made his entry
In the other match, Jumeirah Mammoths suffered their third straight loss. After being put in by Zabeel Mammoths, they were restricted to 159 for 9 in 25 overs.
In the third Dubai Cricket Council Silver Challenge Cricket Tournament. Lions Mavericks and Roaring Lions played out a tie while another match ended in a five runs win for Dubai Mammoths.
Brief scores:
League of Mammoths tournament: Zabeel Mammoths bt Jumeirah Mammoths by 8 wickets. Jumeirah 159 for 9 in 25 overs (Adnan Khan 36, Ambey Parwatkar 35; Sheridan H 3 for 22, Ajay Joshi 2 for 21, Abhay Singh Chavan 2 for 25) Zabeel 162 for 2 in 22.1 overs (Abhay Singh Chavan 70 n.o., Javed Siddique 44, Sujit Salian 26 n.o.; Khurram Khawaja 2 for 29). Man of the match: Abhay Singh Chavan.
Shindagha Mammoths bt Nad Al Sheba Mammoths by 4 runs
Shindagha 192 for 7 in 25 overs (Naeem Ahmad 53, Abid Choudhary 49; Chriag Mehtani 2 for 34; NAS 188 for 9 in 25 overs (Harish Pai 70 n.o., Qais Farooq 47; Abid Choudhary 2 for 34). Man of the match: Abid Choudhary.
DCC Silver Challenge tournament: Match tied between Mavericks CC and Roaring Lions Mavericks 193 for 7 in 25 overs (Syed Danish 54, Asad Badani 43; Bose Pratap 2 for 21) Roaring Lions 193 for 9 in 25 overs (Karthik Srinivasan 43, Deepak Nicholas 35, Hashim Ahmad 33, Rajeeb Naug 23). Man of the match: Syed Danish.
Dubai Mammoths bt Farooq CC by 5 runs Dubai Mammoths 134 in 19.4 overs (Ambey Parwatkar 42, Shajil Balan 33, Abid Choudhary 23; Raaghul Krishna 4 for 33, Chethiya Deshan 3 for 32) Farooq CC 129 for 8 in 25 overs (Clive Alfonso 34, Nabil Iqbal 29, Tushar Tugaint 28, Siddarth Tugaint 22; Ambey Parwatkar 2 for 24). Man of the match: Ambey Parwatkar.
