The 42-year-old former opener praised India's world-class bowlers for making a difference to the set-up
The all-rounder returned with excellent figures of 3.5-0-21-6 to bowl out Classic to 145 with a delivery to spare and Brooke Bond Unilever knocked off the winning runs in 17.3 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Saqib Ali and Shadeep Silva, the two UAE internationals, chipped in with useful contributions in the UAE Exchange Centre’s victory over Yogi Group. Ali anchored the inning with a solid 71 not out with eight fours after Silva had taken three for 25 to restrict Yogi to 140 for nine.
Brief scores:
Brooke Bond Unilever bt Classic by 7 wickets. Classic 145 all out in 19.5 overs (Mohammed Rizwan 57, Waseem Rashid 6-21). Brooke Bond 149 for 3 in 17.3 overs (Rajeeb Naug 40).
UAE Exchange Centre bt Yogi Group by 8 wickets. Yogi 140 for 9 in 20 overs (Shadeep Silva 3-25). UAE Exchange Centre 141 for 2 in 19.3 overs (Indika Sampath 41, Saqib Ali 71 not out).
Nissan Al Masaood bt Pal by 61 runs. Al Masaood 205 for 6 in 20 overs (Mohammed Usman 49, Maqsood Ahmed 3-26). Pal 144 for 9 in 20 overs (Zaheer Baig 3-26).
William Hare Abu Dhabi Gymkhana bt Etihad Airways by 7 wickets. Etihad 137 for 6 in 20 overs (Imran Ali 63). Abu Dhabi Gymkhana 139 for 3 in 16 overs (Owais Aftab 45).
Seven Seas bt United Bank Limited by 4 wickets. UBL 176 for 3 in 20 overs (Iqbal Ahmed 50, Asif Ijaz 73 not out). Seven seas 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Atiq ur Rehman 49, Qazi Ayub 3-15).
Abu Dhabi Juniors bt Abu Dhabi Warriors by 6 wickets. Warriors 108 for 6 in 20 overs. Juniors 109 for 4 in 12.1 overs (Haider Butt 68 not out).
Discount bt Darwish bin Ahmed by 10 wickets. Darwish bin Ahmed 131 for 7 in 20 overs. Discount 133 for no loss in 13.3 overs (Waqar Sarwar 85 not out, Mohammed Qasim 42 not out).
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