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Shafiq Ton Powers Abu Dhabi Gymkhana

SHARJAH - Mohammed Shafiq slammed a superb century to guide Abu Dhabi Gymkhana a convincing five-wicket victory over ZAF Amazon in a high-scoring match of the second Al Dhaid Gold Cup 40-overs-a-side tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council.

In other matches, Emrates Islamic Bank, aided by a fine all-round performance from Naeem, defeated Derwish Ben Ahmed by 57 runs while Eurocon Alubond rode on a five-wicket by Nasir Aziz to beat Sharjah Club by five wickets.

Mohammed Shafiq cracked a fluent 112 as Abu Dhabi Gymkhana overhauled ZAH Amazon’s challenging total of 287 for nine in 33.3 overs. Owais (69) and Mairaz (61) were the other major scorers.

Earlier, ZAH Amazon had built their innings around Haroon (68), Ihasan (53) and Tariq (47). Asim and Nadeem were the most successful bowlers, claiming three wickets each.

Emirates Islamic Bank, powered by a solid 82 by Kashif, posted a huge 297 for nine against Derwish Ben Ahmed. Faizan Asif (58), Naeem Khan (57) and Asim Kaleem (41) also joined the party to add to the woes of a struggling Derwish attack. Derwish Ben Ahmed, in reply, were bowled out for 246 with Naeem, who was later named man of the match, taking three wickets for 41 runs. Ramachandran top-scored with 44.

Eurocon Alubond held sway against Sharjah Club with a decent team effort. They did well to bowl out Sharjah Club for 181 with Nasir Aziz snaring five wickets for 36 runs and then achieved the modest victory target in 31.5 overs with Azhar Gul (76) leading the batting charge.

Brief scores: Emirates Islamic Bank beat Derwish Ben Ahmed by 57 runs: Emirates Islamic Bank 297 for nine in 40 overs (Kashif 82, Faizan Asif 58, Naeem Khan 57, Asim Kaleem 41; Shailesh 4-30, Azim Jalani 2-39, Shahid 2-32) Derwish Ben Ahmed 246 all out in 39.4 overs (Ramachandran 44, Azeem 43, Mudassar 33, Shahid 30; Naeem 3-41, Usman 2-46, Ali Asad 2-42). Man of the match: Naeem of Emirates Islamic Bank. Umpires: Fidel Jaary and Arshad Ansari.

Eurocon Alubond CC beat Sharjah Club by five wickets: Sharjah Club 181 all out in 36.1 overs (Rashid Khan 74, Salman Farooq 26, Abdullah Azhar 22; Nasir Aziz 5-36, Vikrant Shetty 2-24, Azam Mohammed 2-18) Eurocon Alubdond CC 183 for five in 31.5 overs (Azhar Gul 76, Harris Baig 30, Amin Mujtaba 28, Safdar Niazi 21, Vikrant Shetty 21 not out; Moiz 2-32, Fahad Tariq 2-29). Man of the match: Nasir Aziz of Eurocon Alubond. Umpires: Fida Abbas and Rajiv Sharma.

Abu Dhabi Gymkhana beat ZAF Amazon by five wickets: ZAH Amazon 287 for nine in 40 overs (Haroon 68, Ihsan 53, Tariq 47, Shahzad 36, Hamid 28; Asim 3-51, Nadeem 3-54) Abu Dhabi Gymkhana 293 for five in 33.3 overs (Mohammed Shafiq 112, Owais 69, Mairaz 61; Haroon 2-58). Man of the match: Mohammed Shafiq of Abu Dhabi Gymkhana. Umpires: Iftikhar Ali and BM Abdullah.