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By K.R. Nayar When two of the finest teams in the tournament and in UAE’s domestic cricket clash for the  CBFS powered by Fancode S10 tournament  title, it is bound to be a thriller. The final ended in a nail-biting finish with MGM Cricket Club emerging as the champions defeating InterGlobe Marine by five runs on Friday. It was a spotless performance from MGM Cricket Club that remained unbeaten in this tournament, and they stopped InterGlobe Marine, champions of the CBFS T20 tournament, from recording a double triumph. MGM Cricket Club celebrates as champions of the CBFS powered by Fancode S10 tournament  The hero of the final was left-arm spinner Ahmad Shafiq who took the valuable wickets of the dangerous and aggressive InterGlobe Marine openers Asif Khan and Sandeep Singh to restrict them to 79 for 7 while chasing MGM Cricket Club’s moderate total of 84 for 8. Ahmad Shafiq of MGM Cricket Club receives the Man of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed  It looked like I

By K.R. Nayar The two outstanding teams in the  CBFS powered by Fancode S10 tournament have reached the final with MGM Cricket Club scoring an emphatic eight-wicket win over Prim Heights Transport and InterGlobe Marine defeating Alubond Tigers by 41 runs in the semi-final clashes held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The question in everyone’s mind now is whether InterGlobe Marine can stop the unbeaten MGM Cricket Club in the final. InterGlobe Marine carries with them the confidence of being the champions of the CBFS T20 tournament.  The architect of MGM Cricket Club’s win was left-arm pacer Saifullah Noor who bagged three crucial wickets to restrict Prim Height Transport to 67 runs. The star of InterGlobe Marine's win was once again their experienced Asif Khan, who cracked a crucial 49 runs in their team’s 41-run win over Alubond Tigers.  The clash of the first and second finishers from Group A for the title is expected to be keenly fought from 7.30pm on Friday nigh

By K.R. Nayar It was a day of upsets at the CBFS powered by Fancode S10 tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Unfancied Prim Heights Transport shocked Brothers Gas to win by four wickets in the first match of the day and in the second match Alubond Tigers stunned Fair Deal Defenders, who were unbeaten in this event, by five wickets.  It was Mehboob Ali’s spell of two wickets for five runs that set the tempo to restrict Brothers Gas’ strong batting line up to 86 for 8 and race into the semifinal. In Alubond’s victory, their opener Sagar Kalyan, through a breezy 38, that included 32 runs in one over, chased down Fair Deal Defenders’ impressive total of 123 for 5 in 8.1 overs. Quarterfinal 3:  None expected Group A’s third ranked Prim Heights Transport to outplay Brothers Gas, who were the runners up of CBFS T20 tournament and had finished second in Group B. Prim Heights won the toss and elected to field.  Brothers Gas’ opener Usman Khan began in his usual aggressive man

By K.R. Nayar InterGlobe Marine skipper Asif Mumtaz produced his best when it mattered most and proved why he has been a successful leader that won them the CBFS T20 tournament title. Through a nerve-cracking contest in the CBFS powered by Fancode S10 tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday that ended in a Super Over finish against Qudran International, he carried InterGlobe Marine into the semifinal of this event.  Mumtaz produced a spectacular display of accurate off spin bowling to bag five wickets for 12 runs to restrict Qudran International to 99 for 8, and in the Super Over, he bagged two more wickets giving away no runs for a total of seven wickets for 12 runs.  In the first match, Muhammad Hassan, who had steered MGM Cricket Club into the quarterfinals through his unbeaten 42n.o against Arqum Cricket Club, sparkled with the ball this time. He bagged three wickets for eight runs to ensure his team a place in the semifinal through a nine-wicket win over NFL Falcons.

By K.R. Nayar It’s not youngsters alone who are now coming out to play cricket in the UAE, but past cricketers over the age of 50 are also returning to play the game.  The trend of attracting over 50’s began when a group of former cricketers who had played international cricket for the UAE or their country of birth but now living in the UAE decided to return to the cricket field and launched the Over 50’s cricket. As the first step, net practice sessions have commenced at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Over 50's  cricketers after their practice session at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium During this net session, cricketers, who once won laurels through heroic performances during their playing days, displayed their skills which they hadn’t polished ever since they had stopped playing regularly. Bowlers were on target and almost all batsmen were not only middling the ball well but also playing delectable shots, proving that the basics of the game learned well will never be forgotten.  “

By K.R. Nayar MGM Cricket Club produced a sterling allround show to stun InterGlobe Marine in the 28 th  match of the  CBFS powered by Fancode T10 tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The Sunday contests thus got off to a splendid start with the mighty InterGlobe Marine, winners of the CBFS T20 tournament, being restricted to 95 for 9. The hero of this match was MGM’s off-spinner  Aitizaz Habib who produced a spell of 4 for 20 well backed by left-arm pacer Saifullah Noor (3 for 7). MGM thus won the match by six wickets with two balls to spare and remain unbeaten in all their five matches. Aitizaz Habib receives the Man of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed It was a bowler’s day at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium with Prim Height Transport’s left arm spinner Riaz Khaliq producing a deadly three wicket spell to restrict Alubond Tigers to 66 and win the match by nine wickets. In the third match of the day it was NFL Falcons’ right arm medium pacer Ameer Hamza, wh

By K.R. Nayar Muhammad Hassan ensured that MGM Cricket Club marches ahead undefeated and record their fourth win through an unbeaten 42 in the 25 th  match of the  CBFS powered by Fancode T10 tournament at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After restricting Arqum Cricket Club to 64 for 7, Muhammad Hassan hit an unbeaten 42 off 24 balls with five boundaries to ensure his team’s win in 7.3 overs. Muhammad Hassan receives the Man of the Match award from match referee Iftikhar Ali In the second match of the day, Shama Stylish Living recorded their first win defeating Al Aziz Developers by six wickets. Muzamil Khan’s allround show with three wickets for 10 runs and a crucial 28 runs ensured Shama Stylish Living an impressive win. The third match saw NFL Falcons fight hard but could not stop Brothers Gas from registering their fourth win in five matches. Consistent Usman Khan was once again the match winner through a knock of 66 off 27 balls with five sixes and six boundaries to giv