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Naeem, Majid shine in Multiplex win

Naeem Khan took five wickets while Majid Ali scored a half century as Multiplex humbled IQPC by eight wickets in the inaugural Desert Premier League organised by Infoquest and held under the auspices of the Sharjah Cricket Council at the Skyline University College grounds, a Press release stated.

Choosing to bat first, IQPC got off to a fine start with openers Merwyn Fernandes (24) and Gerard Andrade (39) milking 49 runs for the first wicket.

But Naeem foiled their further progress bagging five wickets during his four overs giving away only 20 runs. Vaibhav Gharat managed 25 while Vijay Shahdad struck 16 that helped IQPC reach a competitive 127 for seven in 20 overs.

In reply, Majid raced to a quick 64 from 44 balls with five boundaries and three sixes to give Multiplex a rousing start. Yasir Mohammad (23) and Mohammad Zahid (29) took it from there to finish off the formalities in the 16^th over.

In another match, Shaimon Butt hit a quickfire half century to propel Wings Warriors to a convincing 30-run victory over Kuwait Dashers. Butt’s 76 from only 35 deliveries contained seven boundaries and five sixes. He was well aided by Khurram Khan who scored 32 from 27 balls including two fours and a six and Raziq Khan who hit an unbeaten 28 using 13 balls as Wings Warrior reached 199 for six in 20 overs.

In reply, Kuwait Dashers managed 169 for nine in 20 overs.

Brief scores

Multiplex bt IQPC by eight wickets. IQPC: 127 for seven in 20 overs (Merwyn Fernandes 24, Gerard Andrade 39, Vaibhav Gharat 25, Vijay Shahdad 16; Naeem Khan 5 for 20). Multiplex: 128 for 2 in 15.2 overs (Majid Ali 64, Yasir Mohammad 23 not out, Mohammad Zahid 29 not out). Man of the Match: Naeem Khan.

Wings Warrior bt Kuwait Dashers by 30 runs. Wings Warriors: 199 for six in 20 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 20, Shaiman Butt 76, Khurram Khan 32, Bilal Arshad 19, Raziq Khan 28; Sajid Anjilath 2 for 34, Sanal Govind 2 for 32). Kuwait Dashers: 169 for nine in 20 overs (Khalid Butt 33, Yasir Idrees 15, Kashif Shareef 35, Saad Khalid 44, Dinesh Kumar 16; Wasim Ashraf 4 for 34). Man of the Match: Shaiman Butt.

Drehomes Welkin bt Issar Legends CC by 88 runs. Drehomes Welkin: 185 for six in 20 overs (Ehsan Ellahi 37, Shahzad Hussain 22, Babar Ghazanfar 33, Mudassar Mushtaq 18, Qamar Javed 32 not out, Shahid Farooq 18; Hashmath 3 for 26, Shabbir 2 for 40). Issar Legends: 97 all out in 16.3 overs (Imtiaz 15, Arif 16; Mudassar Mushtaq 3 for 12, Umer Anwar 3 for 11). Man of the Match: Mudassar Mushtaq.