Muscat: Bank Muscat emerged victorious against Sarco in the A Division League 2023-24 powered by Khimji Ramdas LLC at OCA Turf 2 on Saturday.
Sarco struggled to put up a competitive total, managing only 115 runs, thanks to an impressive 6-wicket haul by Deepak Kumar and 3 wickets by Ali Hussnain. Mohd Kamran Shiekh top-scored for Sarco with 24 runs. In their chase, Bank Muscat dominated the game as Usman Ali Shah smashed a brilliant 53 runs, leading them to a comfortable 5-wicket win. Nazish Mohammed picked up 3 wickets for Sarco.
The final scores were as follows: Sarco 115/10 in 23.2 overs (Mohd Kamran Sheikh 24(28); Deepak Kumar 6/75, Ali Hussnain 3/20) lost to Bank Muscat 119/5 in 18.1 overs (Usman Ali Shah 53(46); Nazish Mohd 3/27) by 5 wickets.
In another match, Ideal International defeated Khalsa United CT in the B Division League 2023-24 powered by Al Ansari Group of Companies LLC at Amerat – Municipality Ground 1 on Friday.
Khalsa United CT posted a competitive total of 218 runs, with half-centuries from Majid Rafique and Sushil Kadam. Sandesh Pusalkar and Kirit Tandel took 3 wickets each for Ideal International. In response, Wasim Jamadar of Ideal International played a sensational innings, scoring an impressive 126 off just 71 balls, guiding his team to an easy 8-wicket victory.
Khalsa United CT suffered a defeat against Ideal International in a thrilling match. Khalsa United CT scored 218/8 in 30 overs, with Majid Rafique contributing 52 runs off 27 balls. Sandesh Pusalkar was the standout bowler for Ideal International, taking 3 wickets for 32 runs. In response, Ideal International chased down the target of 219 runs in just 22.2 overs, thanks to an outstanding innings of 126 runs off 71 balls by Wasim Jamadar. Muhd Parvez managed to take 1 wicket for Khalsa United CT, but it wasn't enough as Ideal International won the match by 2 wickets.
In another match, Team Titans emerged victorious against Al Waad Trad in the D Division League 2023-24. Seetharaman Ramakrishnan played a crucial role in Team Titans' successful chase of 200 runs, scoring 92 runs. Sankarlal and Shameershah also contributed with half-centuries. Rudhi Rasheed was the top performer with the ball for Team Titans, taking 3 wickets. Al Waad Trad managed to score 199/9 in 20 overs, with Sankarlal S scoring 61 runs off 37 balls. However, it wasn't enough as Team Titans reached the target with 4 wickets in hand.
In the F Division League 2023-24, Jotun Anchery Blasters secured a narrow victory over Al Danube. Sadhik PM played a quickfire innings of 62 runs to help Jotun Anchery Blasters post a total of 154 runs. Naik Abdul Gani was the standout bowler for Al Danube, taking 3 wickets. In response, Al Danube fell short by 6 runs, scoring 148 runs. Iqbal Ahmed scored a half-century, but it wasn't enough to secure a win. Lenimon and Suneesh picked 2 wickets each for Jotun Anchery Blasters.
