Muscat: A brilliant bowling display by Aamir Kaleem Syed, who chipped in with four wickets for 21 runs in his allotted 10 overs helped AER International Trad. & Contg. to sweep side Majees by five wickets in a low-scoring Premier Division match of the Oman Cricket League at the Al Amerat Turf 1 ground on Saturday.
Put into bat after AER won the toss, Majees could muster only 78 all out in the 31st over. Khurram Khan was the only batsman who entered double figures, scoring 14 off 26 balls.
Muzahir Raza ably supported Aamir Syed by taking 3 wickets for 33 runs while Aqiab Javeed picking up two for 7 off his five overs.
In reply, AER Trad. & Contg. also started badly, losing four wickets for 13 runs, both opening batsmen Muzaffar Shiralkar & Bilal Asim dismissed without disturbing the scorers. Arjun Suresh Dhiman was the highest scorer with 34 in 24 balls, studded by 5 boundaries, followed by Amir Kaleem Syed’s 25 in 22 deliveries. In the end, AER chased the target for loss of five wickets in the 12th over.
Brief Scores – Majees 78/10 in 30.3 Overs (Khurram Khan 14 (26) 1x4; Aamir Kaleem Syed 21/4) lost to AER 79/5 in 11.2 Overs (Arjun Suresh Dhiman 34 (24) – 5x4; Ubaid Ullah 29/2) by 5 wickets
In another Division A match of the Oman Cricket League played on Saturday Zawawi Powertech had a massive 129 run victory over Sunlight. Choosing to bat after winning the toss, Zawawi Powertech had a slow start losing openers Nishad KS & Arun Dev early. Vijay Anand Dayanandan was a notable contributor with the bat for Zawawi, scoring 55 off 66 balls, with seven boundaries.
Qasim Ali was the wrecker-in-chief from Sunlight, picking up four wickets for 29 runs.
In reply, Sunlight were bowled out for 72 runs in the 31st over. Madhur Bhatnagar (19) and Ishtiaq Muhammed (10) were the only batsmen who entered double figures, while Nishad K S was the pick of the bowlers, picking up four for 17.
Brief Scores – Zawawi Powertech 201/10 in 40.4 overs (Vijay Anand Dayana 55 (66) 7x4; Qasim Ali – 29/4) beat Sunlight 72/10 in 30.3 Overs (Madhur Bhatnagar 19; Nishad K S – 17/4) by 129 runs
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