Sealine Legends win Falcon Ramadan League 2017 title

Dubai - Qazi Eleven suffer 99-run defeat in final

Ashfaq Ahmed's superlative century and a good bowling spell guided Sealine Legends to a 99-run victory against Qazi Eleven in the final of the Falcon Ramadan League 2017 organised by Falcon at the Sharjah Hamriyah ground on Friday.
Invited to bat first, Sealine Legends lost Vinu's wicket quite early, but the man in form Ashfaq Ahmed had no difficulty as he smashed the rival bowlers all over the ground to complete his third century in the tournament before being dismissed for 102 in 42 balls. Apart from Ahmed, Vishnu Sukumaran (56) and Praveen Achuthan (54) scored superb fifties and late fireworks from Gopakumar (30 off 12 balls) powered Sealine Legends to 267 for 5 in 20 overs. For Qazi Eleven, Junaid, Saeed, Aamir, Labeeb and Ayub picked a wicket each.
Chasing 268 for victory, Qazi Eleven lost their wickets at regular interval as they failed to counter the disciplined Sealine bowling attack. Only Rinku Singh (38) and Labeeb (36) offered some resistance as Waqas Ali (three wickets) proved to be their tormentor. Sajjad Malok, Akash Dev and Ashfaq Ahmed claiming two wickets each to bundle out Qazi Eleven for 168 runs in 18.3 overs
Sealine Legends captain Ajmal Masahir and team owner Dev Kumar received the trophy and cash prize of Dh10,000.
Brief scores: Sealine Legends beat Qazi Eleven by 99 runs. Sealine Legends 267 for 5 in 20 Overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 102, Vishnu 56, Previn 54, Labeeb 1 for 38) vs Qazi Eleven 168 for 10 in 18.3 overs (Rinku Singh 38, Labeeb 36, Waqas Ali 3 for 31, Sajjad Malok 2 for 22, Akash Dev 2 for 27, Ashfaq 2 for 48).
Other prizes:
Best Batsman: Ashfaq Ahmed of Sealine Legends (664 runs)
Man of the tournament: Ashfaq Ahmed (664 runs,12 wickets)
Best bowler: Yasitha Abayaakoon of Asian Rangers (13 wickets)