Jubilant Bahrain could not lose at the prestigious 23rd RBSC International Cricket Sixes held in Thailand after both A and B sides reached the final.
Proud A team captain Captain Yaser Sadeq proudly took the trophy after his side batted first in and scored 77 for 1.
They were boosted by good knocks by Azeem ul Haq who retired at 31, and opener Shehzad Ahmed not out 24.
They dismissed the B team for 54. Only opener Imran Sajjad who top-scored with 21 and Kashif Latif ,15, reached double figures. Azeem ul Haq completed a fine double capturing two wickets for 16.
The Bahrain 'A' led by Yaser Sadeq along with Ashraf Baig, Azeem ul Haq, Rizwan Baig, Zafar Zaheer, Shahzad Ahmed, Adnan Butt, Sarfaraz Ahmed, & Adil Ahmed.
The Bahrain 'B' led by Fahad Sadeq along with Ashraf Mughal, Nasir Hilal, Adil Hanif, Mohd Asif, Imran Sajjad, Kashif Latif, Nadeem Mukhtar and Ahsan Baig.
Bahrain Cricket Club (BCC) has also announced that five more tours have been lined up for 2007/2008 to UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan and South Africa. The BCC management has yet to finalise the dates with the management of the above boards and associations. A 14-member squad will be selected for the above tours which will be sponsored by BCC along with Suha Travel & Tours WLL, Merrill Lynch, Al Ghanah Contracting WLL, Ernst & Young, Arepro WLL (for Architectural & Engineering Products), Genprise Co WLL, Aref Sadeq Design Consultants SPC, Bahrain Marble & Granite Co WLL, Bahrain Creative Aluminium, Landmark Bahrain, Kooheji Contractors, Tylos Building Material, Fairmech WLL, Intercol, 3D Interntional, MDA (Middle East) WLL, & Almas Decor.
scoreboard
Champions Tourney: Bahrain ‘A’ 77 for 1 Shehzad Ahmed not out 24, Azeem ul Haq retd 31, Yaser Sadeq 10, Kashif Latif 1 for 8) beat Bahrain ‘B’ 54 for 6 (Imran Sajjad 21, Kashif Latif not out 15, Azeem ul Haq 2 for 16). Semi-finals Bahrain ‘A’ 48 for 3, M. Deval 2 for 19) beat Young Starlets 47 (Anil 21); Bahrain ‘B’ 54 for 4, Ashraf Mughal 24, S. Ritesh 2 for 8) beat Indian Indoor SC 53 (Gurjeet 23, Parveen 14, Fahad Sadeq 1-6).
