Bahadurabad XI v Royal Stars
Bahadurabad XI played against Royal Stars at Al Mansoora Cricket ground this past Saturday. Bahadurabad XI batted first and lost 3 early wickets of Sajjad, Naqeeb and Bilal. However, contributions by Siddique with 36, Agha with 22 and A Basit with 16 ensured their team reached a competitive 182 runs for loss of 9 wickets in the designated 20 overs. For Royal Stars, Mubashir was the key wicket taker with 3 scalps while Fawad and Waleed took 2 wickets each and Hammad got a wicket.
In reply, Royal Stars had a good start as Waleed scored 30 runs and Naqash Bilwani got 12 runs. Subsequently, 3 quick wickets fell of Ashraf, Waseem and Wajahat but Royal Stars batsmen showed determination and Shaheer with 47 off 25 and Fawad with 42 off 27 ensured that their team crossed the finish line with 3 wickets intact. For Bahadurabad XI who must be credited for having fought very hard in this close encounter, the bowlers who took wickets were Agha who took 3 wickets while A Basit, Sajjad and Zaid got a wicket each.
Royal Stars won by 3 wickets.
