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By K.R. Nayar Close finishes have made the ongoing Sharjah Ramadan League 2022 powered by Fancode S10 tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium a delight to watch. Ajman Heroes scored an exciting five-run win over V Eleven Cricket Club while Kabul Zalmi defeated Machos Cricket Club by eight runs and then went on to record a six-wicket win over Rehan Khan Events off the fifth ball of the last over in the pre-quarterfinals. Wajahat Rasool receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed InterGlobe Marine and Dubai Aviators recorded seven-wicket wins over Syed Agah Cricket Club and Machos Cricket Club respectively. MGM Cricket Club went on to record an emphatic 48-runs win over Al Moharb Cricket Academy. Allround show from Wajahat Rasool The best all-round show came from Wajahat Rasool of Ajman Heroes in their five runs win over V Eleven Cricket Club in the league round match.  Ajman Heroes, who were asked to bat first, could post only 94 for 7 in t...

By K.R. Nayar Sagar Kalyan scored an unbeaten 96 in Karwan Strikers’ emphatic 96-runs win over Dubai Aviators to lead five other batsmen who scored half centuries for their teams in the Sharjah Ramadan League 2022 powered by Fancode S10 tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The other match winning half centuries came from Al Shan Sharafu (50) and Syed Haider Shah (69n.o.) in Future Mattress’s 86-runs win over Machos Cricket Club. Khalil Ur Rehman hit 54 in HKSZ Stars 54 runs win over Kabul Zalmi. Jiju Janardahanan (74) and Muhammad Afzal (50) steered Brothers Gas to a 65 runs win over Rehan Khan Events. Meanwhile, MGM Cricket Club’s Rahul Chopra’s unbeaten 66 went in vain as his team lost to Colatta Chocolates by seven runs. In other two matches, Muhammad Zeeshan and Sajjad Malook bowled brilliantly to ensure victories for Colatta Chocolates and The Vision Shipping respectively. Ali Shan Sharafu and Syed Haider in big partnership Future Mattress produced a strong batting...

By K.R. Nayar The Vision Shipping won a match which was unique in many ways over Dubai Aviators in the Sharjah Ramadan League 2022 powered by Fancode S10 tournament. They posted a huge score of 140 for 6 in 10 overs but with no batsman posting a big score. Dubai Aviators scored only 83 for 3 in 10 overs and lost by 57 runs despite many wickets in hand. Interestingly, Dubai Aviators’ opener Ahsan Shahzad scored an unbeaten 64 out of the team’s total of 83. Only 19 runs came from the other batsmen. Out of the three wickets that Dubai Aviators lost, two were taken by Vision Shipping’s Irad Ali who also had hit an unbeaten 13 and was adjudged the player of the match. Ameer Hamza receives the Our Souq Player of the Match award from match referee Iftikhar Ali  The most outstanding performance of the day came from Karwan Strikers Ameer Hamza. He cracked 51 and also bagged two wickets to ensure a 32 run win over Al Moharb Cricket Academy. Niaz Khan of Karwan too bagged four wicket...

By K.R. Nayar Afsan Dyar, Khalil Ur Rehman, Laxman Sreekumar and Jiju Janardhanan carried their teams to victory with fine knocks while Chand and Sher Khan with a hat-trick bowled brilliantly to ensure victories for their teams in the in the Sharjah Ramadan League 2022 powered by Fancode S10 tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Asfan Dyar cracked 51 in Al Moharb Cricket Academy’s exciting six-run win over Dubai Aviators while Khalil scored 59 in HKSZ Stars’ morale boosting win over Future Mattress. Laxman Sreekumar scored 41 in Colatta Chocolates win over Ajman Heroes by 24 runs while Jiju Janardhanan hit a valuable unbeaten 48 in Brothers Gas’s 17 runs win over Fair Deal Defenders by 17 runs. The bowlers who sparkled were Chand and Sher Khan. Chand took two valuable wickets for 17 runs in VXI Cricket Club’s five-wicket win over formidable MGM Cricket Club while Sher Khan led the destruction of Rehan Khan Events in Syed Agah Cricket Club’s 56 runs victory with thre...

By K.R. Nayar When it comes to promoting cricket in places where there is enthusiasm for the game but lack of resources to play the sport, cricket enthusiast and businessman Shyam Bhatia has always tried to reach out to those places.  He recently travelled to the eastern state of India, Odisha, to distribute cricket kits through his Cricket for Care charity. His mission to help underprivileged children in remote areas who are keen to play the game thus continues. Shyam Bhatia addresses the gathering during his cricket kits distribution function organised by Odisha Cricket Association   One loses count of the number of places and countries Shyam Bhatia has reached out with his Cricket for Care charity. Be it South Africa, Zimbabwe and almost all Asian countries, including Japan, he has distributed cricket kits to children wanting to play this game. Most cricket boards have huge regard for Bhatia for continuously coming up with ways to boost the game. Many talented cricketer...

By K.R. Nayar The Sharjah Ramadan League 2022 powered by Fancode S10 tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium had everything that makes a 10 over format tournament exciting. A five wicket spell from Ansar Khan backed by a four wickets from Danish Qureshi destroyed Ajman Heroes’ batting to give MGM Cricket Club a thrilling two-wicket win off the last ball. The Vision Shipping pulled off a six-wicket win with just one ball remaining against Karwan Strkers through a sparkling unbeaten 62 from Shahbaz Ali. Like Shahbaz’s unbeaten knock, Sandeep Singh, cracking an unbeaten 59, ensured a fifth ball last over win for InterGlobe Marine over arch rivals Brothers Gas. There were other emphatic wins too in the other matches that provided entertainment through some brilliant individual performances.   Ansar and Danish share nine wickets MGM Cricket Club’s win over Sharjah Ramadan T20 Plate winners Ajman Heroes was a well fought one. Danish Qureshi and Ansar Khan shared nine wickets bet...

By K.R. Nayar Bangla Tigers, one of the most popular teams in the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, in association with Sports Spirit Federation, will host a unique tournament at the Ajman Oval and Eden Garden. This will be a talent hunting tournament mainly aimed to give exposure to talented cricketers. Eight teams will contest in this tournament, and it will be known as the Bangla Tigers T10 Hunting Cup. It will be held for 18 days from May 7 to 23. Bangla Tigers’ owner Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury, who is a passionate lover of the game and takes keen interest in promoting talent, has visualized this tournament. South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, who had captained the World XI team and South Africa, was the captain of Bangla Tigers in the last edition of the Abu Dhabi T10.  Yasin Chowdhury   Preparation for a stronger team for next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 has commenced, but at the same time this franchise is keen to give exposure to talented players. Elaborating on the benefits o...