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WED CC win Nehru Cup

WED CC’s opener Sajjad Husain continued his terrific form with back to back centuries as he blasted an unbeaten 173 (74balls,7x6s,23x4s) sharing an unbroken 252-runs 4^th wicket record stand with Khalid Adeeb who also cracked an unbeaten 103 (47balls, 3x6s, 16x4s) to completely outwit Al Ain CC bowlers who were helpless as WED CC amassed 314/3 in 24 overs. Kamil was the most successful of Al Ain CC’s bowlers taking 2/50.

Chasing more than 13 runs an over proved too difficult for Al Ain CC as at 125/5 in the 10^th over, they conceded the match, losing by 189 runs. WED CC’s Khalid Shakir took 2/34 while Azeem Ansari & Khalid Adeeb bowled a tight spell chipping in with a wicket each.

In the ‘B’ Division final, Warriors XI overpowered Kashmir CC in an exciting contest winning by 30 runs. Mujeeb’s 85 was the main contribution as Warriors XI piled up 243/7 in 25 overs. Kashmir CC tried hard but fell short by 30 runs as none of the batsmen could play a match-winning innings. Namshi bagged 3/40 while Aamer and Tahir took two wickets each.

Brief scores: Finals:‘A’ Division:

WED CC beat Al Ain Club by 189 runs. WED CC 314/3 in 24 overs (Sajjad Hussain 173 n.o., Khalid Adeeb 103 n.o., Kamil 2/50) Al Ain CC 125 in 9.3 overs (conceded the match) (Bilal 37, Awad 30, Khalid Shakir 2/34, Azeem Ansari 1/18, Khalid Adeeb 1/12). Man of the match: Sajjad Hussain of WED CC

‘B’ Division: Warriors XI beat Kashmir CC by 30 runs. Warriors XI 243/7 in 25 overs (Mujeeb 85, Ashraf 18, Aamer 22, Tahir 38, Kamran 3/31, Mehnaz 2/46) Kashmir CC 213 in 22 overs (Mehnaz 26, Sajid 29, Aftab 29, Kamran 48, Nasir 22, Namshi 3/40, Aamer 2/38, Tahir 2/43). Man of the match: Tahir of Warriors XI.