WED Cricket Club Upset Al Faraa Whites by 14 runs in Semifinals

AL AIN - WED CC caused an upset beating reigning champions Al Faraa Whites by 14 runs while Al Ain Club trounced Abu Dhabi Warriors by 21 runs in the ‘A’ division semifinals of 15th Al Faraa-Nehru Cup 2010 played in Al Ain.

Published: Fri 26 Mar 2010, 1:00 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:43 AM

WED CC cruised to the Nehru Cup final with a professional display outplaying a strong Al Faraa side. Put in to bat, WED CC’s opener Sajjad Hussain hit a brilliant 134 (2x6s, 18x4s, 62 balls) smashing Al Faraa CC bowlers all over the ground.

Sajjad shared a match-winning 160-run partnership with Imtiaz Ahmad (57,1x6,8x4s) as WED CC piled up a challenging 221/6 in 23 overs. Azeem Akbar took 3/48 while Mohammad Kamran bagged 2/41.

In reply, Al Faraa Whites’ batsmen were tested against a disciplined WED CC bowling attack and wilted under pressure and could manage only 207/6 with Mohammad Kamran (53) and Azeem Akbar (78 n.o) providing some resistance.

WED CC’s young Azeem Ansari bowled an outstanding spell taking 2/25 in 4 overs at the crucial juncture of the game. WED CC will now meet Al Ain Club in the prestigious Nehru Cup final this Friday.

In the other ‘A’ division semi-final, Al Ain Club amassed 269/7 against Warriors from Abu Dhabi with in-form Shahid Butt (81, 4x6s,13x4s, 33 balls), Awad Barghout (72, 9x4s) and Kamil (65, 7x6s, 2x4s) being the main contributors. Yasir took 3/45.

Brief scores: ‘A’ Division: Semi finals: WED CC beat Al Faraa Whites by 14 runs: WED CC 221/6 in 23 overs (Sajjad Hussain 134, Imtiaz Ahmad 57, Azeem Akbar 3/48, Mohammad Kamran 2/41) Al Faraa Whites 207/6 in 23 overs (Mohammad Kamran 53, Azeem Akbar 78 n.o., Faisal 27, Umar 22, Azeem Ansari 2/25). Man of the match: Sajjad Hussain of WED CC.

Al Ain Club beat Abu Dhabi Warriors by 21 runs: Al Ain CC 269/7 in 23 overs (Shahid Butt 81, Awad 72, Kamil 65, Yaser 3/45, Farooq 2/58) Abu Dhabi Warriors 248/9 (Ashiq Mehmud 53, Naveed Hussain 55, Riyaz Mohammad 24, Nisar 4/52, Bilal 2/31, Kamil 2/35). Man of the match: Ch. Nisar of Al Ain Club

‘B’ Division: Al Ain Royals lost to Warriors XI by 4 wickets. Al Ain Royals 213/6 in 23 overs (Shah 76, Rinku 54 n.o., Amir 2/32) Warriors XI 215/6 in 17 overs (Rizwan 36, Ashraf 52, Shahzad 56 n.o., Zahid 30, Usman 2/26, Shah 2/35). Man of the match: Shahzad of Warriors XI

Ex-XI CC lost to Kashmir CC by seven wickets: Ex-XI CC 201/9 in 23 overs ( Mubashar 76, Arshad 34, Imran 2/35, Mushtaq 2/34) Kashmir CC 204/3 16.4 overs (Imran 46, Sajid 65, Kabir 43 n.o., Sayyed 31 n.o., Faisal 2/16. Man of the match: Imran of Kashmir CC.