Shan Foods v Adamjee Insurance
A brilliant and thrilling encounter took place between Shan Foods and Adamjee Insurance at Al Mansoora cricket ground. Batting first, Shan Foods lost opener Adnan Siddiqui early after he had scored 4 runs. Furqan with 18 and Shiraz with 7 followed soon after but Adeel Shamsi who had opened the innings remained undeterred and ended at 93 not out off just 55 balls at a strike rate of 169% in an innings which included 4 boundaries and 5 sixes. Majid contributed with 15 runs and Zohaib managed 24 runs as Shan Foods ended at a competitive 179 for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. For Adamjee Insurance, Imran picked up 2 wickets and Nasir took a wicket.
In reply, Adamjee Insurance lost Nasir Khan for just 12 runs but Rameez Mehboob batted well to get a half century as he ended at 52 runs off just 28 balls and his innings included 3 boundaries and 5 sixes. Jehanzeb scored a valuable 41 and Imran contributed 34 as Adamjee Insurance tried to dominate the bowling but wickets kept falling at regular intervals and the match tilted in favor of one team to another on regular intervals. While Rehan got 17 runs, it was Usman Siddiqui who managed a quick 16 runs off just 6 balls and his efforts ensured that the match was tied as Adamjee Insurance ended at 179 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Shan Foods, Saad starred picking up 3 wickets, Samano Khan 2 wickets and Zohaib took a wicket.
The match was tied.