Nabeel Arshad and Haider Ali of Seven Districts wreck The Vision Shipping for a seven wicket win in the third quarterfinal clash

By K.R. Nayar

Nabeel Arshad (4 for 12) and Haider Ali (3 for 9) bowled out The Vision Shipping for a paltry 61 runs in 14.5 overs and recorded an emphatic seven-wicket win in 8.1 overs in the third quarterfinal match of the 29th Bukhatir League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday night.


Nabeel Arshad and Haider Ali’s spell

Seven Districts won the toss and elected to field. The Vision Shipping opener and captain, Saqib Mehmood, fell at the score of 6 to the second ball of the second over from Abdul Ghaffar for 3. One-drop Kamran Atta got out at the score of 15, caught behind by wicketkeeper Muhammad Kashif off Zeeshan Naseer for 4. Zeeshan Naseer also dismissed Mayank Choudhary for 4 at the score of 23. Fayaz Frank and opener Muhammad Sheraz pushed the score to 43 when Fayaz was clean bowled by Nabeel Arshad for 8.

When Shahnawaz Khan was clean bowled by Haider Ali for 3, The Vision Shipping's hopes of crossing the 100-run mark began to fade. Four runs later, Umar Arshad became another victim of Nabeel Arshad, scoring 1. Nabeel Arshad also removed Shahbaz Ali for a duck, reducing The Vision Shipping to 51 for 8. Haider Ali picked up the valuable wicket of Sajjad Malook for 6, and Nabeel Arshad completed his four-wicket spell by dismissing Rohid for a duck. The Vision Shipping were thus bowled out for 61 in 14.5 overs.


Chasing the easy target, Seven Districts also lost their opener Muhammad Kashif early. He fell to the fourth ball of the first over, caught behind by wicketkeeper Umar Arshad off Saqib Mehmood for 2. The consistent Raees Ahmad swelled the total to 43 in four overs, hitting 27 runs in 11 balls with six boundaries. He got out caught behind by wicketkeeper Umar Arshad off Shahbaz Ali.

One-drop Lahiru Sandaruwan got out for 5, giving wicketkeeper Umar Arshad his third catch, but off Shahbaz Ali for 5. One-drop Farman Ali and Muhammad Saghir Khan steered Seven Districts to the target in just 8.1 overs. Farman Ali remained unbeaten on 16, and Muhammad Saghir Khan (8n.o) recorded a comfortable seven-wicket win.

Brief scores:

Seven Districts bt The Vision Shipping by 7 wkts. The Vision Shipping 61 in 14.5 overs (Zeeshan Naseer 2 for 16, Haider Ali 3 for 9, Nabeel Arshad 4 for 12) Seven Districts 63 for 3 in 8.1 overs (Raees Ahmad 27, Shahbaz Ali 2 for 26)
Player of the Match: Nabeel Arshad

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