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Union action takes fizz out of Sprite!

November 16 - 22, 2016
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BFC Sponsored BCL Diamond League Report:

Union Group 120/5 in 18.3 overs (Sajith 33, Nadheem 29, Mujtaba 2/15) beat Sprite Super Star 119/6 in 20 overs (Zeeshan 32, Omar 24, Sajith 3/15) by 5 wickets.

The toss was won by Union and they elected to bowl first. With the help of their bowlers they restricted Sprite to 119 runs. While chasing, a healthy opening partnership helped Union to reach the target in 18.3 overs with five wickets remaining. 

Pristine CC 99/3 in 17.1 overs ( Faisal 34,Ibrar 1/8) beat Titans 97/7 in 20 overs (Jishad 30, Nadeem 20, Shaqeel Anwar3/14) by 7 wickets.

Titans won the toss and elected to bat first. They failed to put a fighting total together, with Pristine’s Shaqeel Anwar taking a hat-trick to decimate the Titans’ top order and leave them on 97 runs. Pristine lost only three wicket to chase down the total in 17.1 overs.

Young Blaster Sponsored BCL Golden League Report:

Alpha Fire Bahrain 112/5 in 18.5 overs(Amila 50, Thushara 23, Jobair 4/15) beat MAC Superstar 110/8 in 20 overs(Bijoy 36, Lalith 3/26, Suchira 2/18) by 5 wickets.

MAC won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 110/8. Lalith and Suchitra helped Alpha Fire to stop the runs flowing, and while chasing Amila’s 50 runs helped them to reach their target in 18.5 overs, losing just five wickets.

Hurricane CC 101/7 in 16.5 overs (Shafeek46, Rashid 5/14, Maneesh 2/14) beat Hempel Paints 100/10 (Rashid 20, Zahid2/13, Faisal 2/25) by 3 wickets.

Hempel called correctly and elected to bat first and scored 100 runs. While chasing, Hurricane opener Shafeek’s 46 runs helped his team to win the match by three wickets in 16.5 overs.







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