OCT Seeb, OCT Muscat emerge victorious
Published: 03:04 PM,Apr 07,2022 | EDITED : 07:04 PM,Apr 07,2022
All-Omani tournament Day 2 and 3
Muscat: OCT Seeb and OCT Muscat registered their first wins of the All-Omani T20 tournament at the Oman Cricket Academy on April 5 and 6.
On day 2 of the competition, what OCT Seeb’s scorecard lacked in standout individual tallies, it made up for with its symmetry. After electing to bat first, openers Issa al Balushi and Osman Ab started proceedings briskly with scores of 25 and 14 respectively but the two subsequent batters were unable to cross single figures.
Neither could the pair that came after Abbas al Balushi’s 16-run knock - one that acted as a mirror that flipped the card. Sami Othman Mahmood and Issam Othman provided the late impetus needed for OCT Seeb to finish strongly on 128-8 after 20 overs. They matched Issa and Osman’s efforts from earlier in the day with scores of 25 and 14.
Nasser Haider al Balushi was the pick of OCT Al Amerat’s bowling unit. He finished with figures of 3-21. Anaya Allah was the other with more than one wicket to his name.
In response, OCT Al Amerat were cleaned out for 95 with 7 balls to spare. Ateef Yousuf al Balushi was their most impressive performer with the bat by a distance. His 38-ball 31 was the only double-digit score that the second innings witnessed.
With the ball, OCT Seeb’s Younis Ab was unplayable. His 4 overs brought 4 wickets while producing just 9 runs. Skipper Issa al Balushi deepened his imprint on the game with a 3-wicket haul of his own. Samir Othman Amir Attaullah al Balushi and Warith al Balushi accounted for all other wickets.
OCT MUSCAT BOUNCE BACK
In game 4 of the tournament, OCT Muscat bounced back after their loss against OCT Ruwi
with a comprehensive 104-run victory over OCT Al Hail ‘B’.
After electing to bat first, OCT Muscat’s top order stood tall. Majid Hussein Doshambeh al Balushi and Muzaffar Shiralkar erected an 81-run opening stand to place their side in firm control of the tie.
Muzaffar was dismissed 2 runs shy of a deserved half-century but Majid continued his onslaught of the OCT Al Hail ‘B’ bowling attack. Fresh from leading the scoring for his team in the previous game, he did so once again with a 57-ball 64-run knock.
Majid was kept company during the middle overs by Rashad al Balushi whose unbeaten, quickfire 48 propelled OCT Muscat to a daunting first innings total of 170-2.
In the second phase of play, OCT Al Hail ‘B’ were unable to match up to the steep task at hand. A lack of partnerships let them down, their highest one amounting to 18 runs. The batsmen that did get starts, namely Adil Ishaq and Shohaib Ghulam, were unable to convert them into anything substantial. Both of them were dismissed for identical scores of 16.
Ultimately, the asking rate was far too high and the OCT Muscat’s efforts on the field were far too concerted for OCT Al Hail ‘B’ to get anywhere close. They finished on 66-9 at the end of their 20 overs.
For the bowling side, Arif al Balushi and Mohamed Aslam al Balushi were highly potent. Both of them picked up 3 wickets each, with the remainder going to Munthir al Balushi, Shaed al Balushi and Rashad al Balushi.
BRIEF SCORES:
OCT Seeb 128-8 in 20 overs (Issa al Balushi 25 (20b, 3x4, 1x6) Sami Othman Mahmood 25 (15b, 2x4, 1x6); Nasser Haider al Balushi 3-21) beat OCT Al Amerat 95 all out in 18.5 overs (Ateef Yousuf al Balushi 31 (38b, 3x4); Younis Ab 4-9) by 33 runs.
OCT Muscat 170-2 in 20 overs (Majid Hussein Doshambeh al Balushi 64 (57b, 8x4), Muzaffar Shiralkar 48 (28b, 5x4, 3x6); Khalid Rahim Bakhsh al Balushi 1-26) beat OCT Al Hail ‘B’ 66-9 in 20 overs (Adil Ishaq 16 (24b, 1x4); Mohamed Aslam al Balushi 3-14, Arif al Balushi 3-16) by 104 runs.
On day 2 of the competition, what OCT Seeb’s scorecard lacked in standout individual tallies, it made up for with its symmetry. After electing to bat first, openers Issa al Balushi and Osman Ab started proceedings briskly with scores of 25 and 14 respectively but the two subsequent batters were unable to cross single figures.
Neither could the pair that came after Abbas al Balushi’s 16-run knock - one that acted as a mirror that flipped the card. Sami Othman Mahmood and Issam Othman provided the late impetus needed for OCT Seeb to finish strongly on 128-8 after 20 overs. They matched Issa and Osman’s efforts from earlier in the day with scores of 25 and 14.
Nasser Haider al Balushi was the pick of OCT Al Amerat’s bowling unit. He finished with figures of 3-21. Anaya Allah was the other with more than one wicket to his name.
In response, OCT Al Amerat were cleaned out for 95 with 7 balls to spare. Ateef Yousuf al Balushi was their most impressive performer with the bat by a distance. His 38-ball 31 was the only double-digit score that the second innings witnessed.
With the ball, OCT Seeb’s Younis Ab was unplayable. His 4 overs brought 4 wickets while producing just 9 runs. Skipper Issa al Balushi deepened his imprint on the game with a 3-wicket haul of his own. Samir Othman Amir Attaullah al Balushi and Warith al Balushi accounted for all other wickets.
OCT MUSCAT BOUNCE BACK
In game 4 of the tournament, OCT Muscat bounced back after their loss against OCT Ruwi
with a comprehensive 104-run victory over OCT Al Hail ‘B’.
After electing to bat first, OCT Muscat’s top order stood tall. Majid Hussein Doshambeh al Balushi and Muzaffar Shiralkar erected an 81-run opening stand to place their side in firm control of the tie.
Muzaffar was dismissed 2 runs shy of a deserved half-century but Majid continued his onslaught of the OCT Al Hail ‘B’ bowling attack. Fresh from leading the scoring for his team in the previous game, he did so once again with a 57-ball 64-run knock.
Majid was kept company during the middle overs by Rashad al Balushi whose unbeaten, quickfire 48 propelled OCT Muscat to a daunting first innings total of 170-2.
In the second phase of play, OCT Al Hail ‘B’ were unable to match up to the steep task at hand. A lack of partnerships let them down, their highest one amounting to 18 runs. The batsmen that did get starts, namely Adil Ishaq and Shohaib Ghulam, were unable to convert them into anything substantial. Both of them were dismissed for identical scores of 16.
Ultimately, the asking rate was far too high and the OCT Muscat’s efforts on the field were far too concerted for OCT Al Hail ‘B’ to get anywhere close. They finished on 66-9 at the end of their 20 overs.
For the bowling side, Arif al Balushi and Mohamed Aslam al Balushi were highly potent. Both of them picked up 3 wickets each, with the remainder going to Munthir al Balushi, Shaed al Balushi and Rashad al Balushi.
BRIEF SCORES:
OCT Seeb 128-8 in 20 overs (Issa al Balushi 25 (20b, 3x4, 1x6) Sami Othman Mahmood 25 (15b, 2x4, 1x6); Nasser Haider al Balushi 3-21) beat OCT Al Amerat 95 all out in 18.5 overs (Ateef Yousuf al Balushi 31 (38b, 3x4); Younis Ab 4-9) by 33 runs.
OCT Muscat 170-2 in 20 overs (Majid Hussein Doshambeh al Balushi 64 (57b, 8x4), Muzaffar Shiralkar 48 (28b, 5x4, 3x6); Khalid Rahim Bakhsh al Balushi 1-26) beat OCT Al Hail ‘B’ 66-9 in 20 overs (Adil Ishaq 16 (24b, 1x4); Mohamed Aslam al Balushi 3-14, Arif al Balushi 3-16) by 104 runs.