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By K.R. Nayar Sharjah. Mayank Choudhary, hailing from Haryana, the birthplace of the legendary Kapil Dev, plotted an exciting six-run win for GHK Properties over Colatta Chocolates in the 49th Bukhatir League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Choudhary produced a splendid all-round show, scoring 48 runs and bagging three wickets for just two runs during the tense moments of the game. Mayank Choudhary receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed  Twenty-eight-year-old Choudhary’s performance rendered the in-form Chocolates batter Sohaib Khan’s 91 runs in vain. Sharjah Stadium, known for its thrilling matches, added one more to its list. Chocolates, needing just nine runs to win with three wickets in hand in 46.1 overs, slipped to a bitter defeat, with Choudhary taking all three wickets in a flash. It was a creditable show from GHK, who could post only 287 after electing to bat, yet managed to restrict the strong Chocolates batting line-up. Ma...

By K.R. Nayar   Sharjah. Consolidated Shipping Service (CSS) Group registered their third consecutive victory through a 26-run win over the formidable UAE Kings XI in the 49th Bukhatir League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. They lived up to their name through a consolidated effort, starting with fine knocks from Krishna Chandran Karate (88) and contributions from Albin Alias (30), Safeer Tariq (38), Danish Sarhadi (26), and an all-round show from Haidar Razzaq (46 and a spell of 2 for 43), inspired and guided by their skipper Renjith Mani (3 for 44). Haidar Razzaq receives the Player of the Match award from Match Referee Tehseen Javed  Electing to bat, CSS Group posted 258 in 43 overs and restricted Kings XI to 232 in 48.5 overs despite MD Shahdad, who is in tremendous form and fresh from a knock of 192 against Macwise Titans, top-scoring with 69 runs. CSS had won the opening match against defending champions Colatta Chocolates and then also beat Titans. Haider...

By K.R. Nayar Sharjah. Back-to-back centuries from Muhammad Aftab Javed gave Seven Districts Cricket Academy back-to-back victories in the 49th Bukhatir League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Seven Districts, who are also the sponsors of this tournament, had beaten Lexington Shotguns in their opening match by four wickets, riding on Javed’s knock of 120. On Thursday, they recorded an impressive 72-run victory over the strong Z Games Strikers through Javed’s unbeaten 131 off just 103 balls, which included nine boundaries and six sixes. Syed Haider Shah swelled Seven Districts’ total to a mammoth 331 for 5 through a breezy 90 off 71 balls with 12 boundaries and two sixes. Aftab Javed receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed  Z Games were restricted to 259 in 42.4 overs despite the consistent Lovepreet Bajwa scoring 103 runs off 93 balls with 14 boundaries and two sixes. Bajwa had hit an unbeaten 116 in his team’s four-wicket win against ...

By K.R. Nayar    Sharjah. Gems Education Cricket Club’s win in the 49th Bukhatir League, sponsored by Seven Districts, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, was a lesson for the UAE Development XI on how to win a match. UAE Development XI, made up of budding cricketers, after being asked to bat first, could muster only 179 in 42 overs. Gems Education raced to victory in 30 overs to record a five-wicket win. Muhammad Ali receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed  Pacer Muhammad Ali, producing excellent outswing deliveries, bagged three wickets for 25 runs and prevented Development XI from posting a challenging total. He was well backed by Maruf Bhabe (2 for 22) and Karan Saini Kohli (2 for 30). In fact, Development XI would have been bowled out for a smaller total but for left-handed Zainullah Khan’s brilliant knock of 75, which included four boundaries and two sixes, and No.9 batter Karan Dhiman’s unbeaten 31. Gems Education’s top ...

By K.R. Nayar Gopal Jasapara is not just one of the UAE’s renowned cricket coaches—he wears many hats, all related to cricket. Donning the cap of a player at the age of 57, he produced a remarkable spell of four overs, including two maidens, conceding just six runs and taking six wickets in the ongoing Crication tour match against East Molesey Cricket Club in England on Tuesday. His spell helped his touring team from the UAE secure a 55-run victory. East Molesey is one of England’s oldest cricket clubs, established in 1730. Coach Ian Trott congratulates Gopal Jasapara for his six wicket spell  Whatever cap Jasapara wears, he delivers his best. The passion with which he serves the game every day is an inspiration for cricket lovers. Appropriately, the website he launched is called cricketlovers.com. It showcases performances from the UAE’s cricket scene and is currently providing extensive coverage of the ongoing 49th Bukhatir League. Incidentally, on the same day Jasapara deliv...

By K.R. Nayar Kashmir is well known for the Kashmir Willow bats but a 24-year-old batter Muhammad Shahdad from this state, playing for UAE Kings XI, displayed what heroics can be done with a cricket bat in the 49th Bukhatir League League, sponsored by Seven Districts, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.     He stole the thunder through a spectacular unbeaten knock of 192 off just 142 balls comprising 14 boundaries and ten sixes.   Part of the UAE national squad but yet to make his international debut, Shahdad's innings stunned Macwise Titans, who had posted a massive 357 for 5, and emphatically announced that he is ready for the big stage. Muhammad Shahdad receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed Shahdad along with 45-year-old Muhammad Hussain, also known as Jawo, who hit 63 off 48 balls with eight boundaries and a six, gifted Kings XI a three wicket win, that too, with one over to spare.   None of the Titans players would have...

By K.R. Nayar Sharjah. The Seven Districts Cricket Academy, sponsors of the 49th Bukhatir League, got off to a winning start at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium by chasing down a steep target of 291 to beat Lexington Shotguns by four wickets. Their middle-order batter Aftab Javed scored a blazing 120 off just 97 balls, smashing 14 boundaries and four sixes, while opener Zainullah set the tempo with 67 off 88 balls, including nine boundaries. Aftab Javed receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed  Lexington, who were asked to bat first, paid the price for a poor start that prevented them from posting a total in excess of 300. Middle-order batter Faisal Baig hit a fluent 82 off 96 balls with 12 boundaries, while Muhammad Asif contributed 49 off 73 balls with three boundaries and two sixes. Together, they stitched a crucial 114-run stand for the sixth wicket. Later, Tahir Zaman played a breezy knock of 55 off 27 balls, hitting five boundaries and four sixes...

By K.R. Nayar Sharjah: Lovepreet Bajwa’s love for aggressive, match-winning knocks powered Z Games Strikers to a four-wicket win over Gems Education Cricket Club in the 49th Bukhatir League, sponsored by Seven Districts, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Bajwa remained unbeaten on 116 off 95 balls, striking nine boundaries and four sixes. He was well supported by UAE’s consistent batter Alishan Sharafu, who scored 50 off 47 balls with eight boundaries and one six, as they successfully chased down a target of 273 runs in 42 overs. Lovepreet Bajwa receives the Player of the Match award from match referee Tehseen Javed Gems Education, asked to bat first, were restricted to 272 in 44.2 overs, thanks to fine bowling by Gatin Wadhwa, who took 3 for 46. He was well supported by Aayan Afzal Khan (2 for 39) and Aryan Saxena (2 for 14). The standout performer for Gems Education was Ahmad Khalid, who played a gem of an innings, scoring 75 off 48 balls with six boundaries and six sixes. His vali...