Al Faraa Whites’ Younster Nasir Butt in Pristine Touch

AL AIN - Youngster Nasir Butt of Al Faraa Whites continued his magnificent form with the bat with back to back centuries hitting another glorious 159 as Al Faraa Whites crushed Al Ain CC by 123 runs while Abu Dhabi warriors from the capital comprehensively beat Al Jabri CC by seven wickets in the first round matches of 15th Al Faraa-Nehru Cup played over the week-end.

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Published: Sun 28 Feb 2010, 1:20 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:32 AM

New to Al Ain Cricket, Nasir Butt cracked 159 (10x6s, 18x4s) sharing two century stands with opener Ashfaq Farooq (43) and Mohammad Kamran (43) as Al faraa Whites plundered a huge 319/5 in 23 overs. They restricted Al Ain CC to 196/9 winning by a massive 123 run margin.

In another ‘A’ division match, Abu Dhabi Warriors kept their winning streak, beating Al Jabri CC by 7 wickets.

Earlier, Abu Dhabi Warriors had a nervous win over WED CC by 5 wickets.

Brief scores: ‘A’ Division: Al Ain Whites beat Al Ain CC by 123 runs. Al Faraa Whites 319/5 in 23 overs (Nasir Butt 159, Ashfaq Farooq 43, Mohammad Kamran 43, Rana Kaleem 43) Al Ain CC 196 in 23 overs (Shahid Butt 54, Khalid 36, Awad 55, Irfan 22, Yusuf 23, Salem 3/35, Chetan Kansara 2/39, Omer 2/44)

Man of the match: Nasir Butt of Al Faraa Whites

Al Jabri CC lost to Abu Dhabi Warriors by 7 wickets. Al Jabri CC 195/9 23 overs (Abdul 21, Amanat Mughal 70, Shabir Ahmad 22, Riaz 4/39, Yasir 2/36) Abu Dhabi Warriors 196/3 in 19.1 overs (Faisal Shazad 79, Ashiq Mehmood 61, Shoab Iqbal 24 n.o., Saif Al Jabri 2/27). Man of the match: Faisal Shazad of Abu Dhabi Warriors

WED CC lost to Abu Dhabi Warriors by 5 wickets. WED CC 158/7 in 22 overs (Sajjad Hussain 64, Azeem Ansari 20, Imtiaz Ahmad 21, Yasir 3/29, Riaz 2/19) Abu Dhabi Warriors 159/5 in 19.1 overs (Faisal Shazad 39, Ashiq Mehmood 41, Shoab Iqbal 24)

Man of the match: Yaser of Abu Dhabi Warriors

‘B’ Division: Bin Moosa & Daley lost to Warriors XI by 10 wickets

Bin Moosa & Daley 161 in 19.1 overs (Kazi Zia 48, Mohammad Asif 43, Tahir 3/22, Siraj 2/21, Amir 3/25) Warriors XI 164/0 in 10.3 overs (Mujeeb Ali 81 n.o., Rizwan Ahmad 61 n.o.) Man of the match: Mujeeb Ali of Warriors XI Chinar CC lost to Kashmir CC by 9 wickets. Chinar CC 184/8 in 23 overs (Ashfaq Ahmad 28, Hussain Khan 38, Sajid raja 21, Masood Ahmad 35, Zulfiqar 3/49, Kabir 2/19, Sarfaraz 2/19) Kashmir CC 187/1 in 16.5 overs (Imran 107 n.o., Mehnaz 40, Aftab 31 n.o.).


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