(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Noor Al Yemen Group dominated AAA Defenders in a completely one sided final of the 31st Sharjah Ramadan Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Noor Al Yemen had recently won the 45th Bukhatir Premier League title. In this tournament too they were on a roll beating opponents with relative ease right through till the semifinals.
The final was no different.
After winning the toss and sending Defenders in to bat, their bowlers did well to restrict them to a meager 130 in 19.5 overs.
Later their batsmen galloped towards the target in barely 10.4 overs to hand Noor a comprehensive seven wicket win.
It was a disappointing performance from Defenders especially when they had Faizan Asif and Umer Farooq who were adjudged the best batsman and best bowler of the tournament.
Defenders struggled from the word go when opener Sana Ul Haq faced only two balls before holing out a catch to Muhammad Usman to give Sheraz Ahmad his first of three wickets.
The inform Faizan was next to depart in a similar way, caught Usman bowled Sheraz. Wajid Khan joined both openers in the dugout after facing only five balls. This time again the bowler was Sheraz and Defenders were 26 for 3.
While Sheraz wreaked havoc at the top Waheed Ahmed (3-12) and Rohan Mustafa (2-14) made life miserable for Defenders in the middle order.
Thanks to Mohammad Yasir Ali's 33, Saud Afzal's 22, Nasir Aziz's 22 and Fahad Tariq's 21 which helped Defenders to 130.
But with Waqas Ahmed stroking 78 from 29 balls it hardly gave Defenders a whiff of a victory chance.
Waqas smashed seven sixes and an equal number of fours.
Rohan Mustafa chipped in with 22 while Man-of-the-Match Waheed applied the finishing touches clobbering two sixes in his 16 from 6 balls.
One-sided affair (final):
Defenders 130 all out in 19.5 overs (Mohammad Yasir Ali 33, Saud Afzal 22, Nasir Aziz 22, Fahad Tariq 21; Sheraz Ahmad 3-26, Waheed Ahmed 3-12, Rohan Mustafa 2-14) lost to Noor Al Yemen 136 for 3 in 10.4 overs (Waqas Ahmed 78, Rohan Mustafa 22, Waheed Ahmed 16 n.o.; Rizwan Amanat 2-20) by 7 wkts. Man-of-the-Match: Waheed Ahmed.
PRIZES:
Winners: Noor Al Yemen (Dh15,000 cash)
Runners up: AAA Defenders (Dh10,000 cash)
Best batsman: Faizan Asif of Defenders (324 runs, Trophy + AED500 cash)
Best bowler: Umer Farooq of Defenders (11 wickets, Trophy + AED500 cash)
Player of the Tournament: Rohan Mustafa of Noor Al Yemen (160 runs & 10 wickets, Trophy + AED1000 cash).
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