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Desert Cubs Beat Al Ain Sportplex by 17 Runs

Opting to bat first, Desert Cubs scored 113 runs before being bowled out in 24.1 overs. Second drop batsman, Kulith Rabel was the top scorer for Desert Cubs, as he notched up 20 runs off 38 balls. Kulith’s fine innings came to an end when he was caught by Naseem off the bowling of Zafar. Nihal Samual was the only other Desert Cubs batsman to cross into double figures with 13 off 29 balls, before he too was caught by Naseem off Muqeet.

With no other batsmen contributing to the scores, Desert Cubs benefited from the generosity of the Al Ain Sportplex bowlers, who gave away 48 runs in sundries.

Ismail, Muqeet and Naseem all claimed two wickets each for Al Ain Sportplex. In reply, the Desert Cubs disciplined bowling backed by some sharp fielding which saw three run-outs, restricted Al Ain Sportplex to 96 runs for six wickets in the allotted overs.

Brief scores: Under 14: Desert Cubs CA bt Al Ain Sportplex by 17 runs. Desert Cubs CA 113 al out (Kulith Rabel 20, Nihal Samual 13; Ismail 2/1, Naseem 2/17, Muqeet 2/11). Al Ain Sportplex 96 for 6 (Nabeel 17, Alan 18, Naseem 16). Man of the match: Kulith Rabel of Desert Cubs.