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ABU DHABI: Fujairah bowlers led by Umair Ali Khan decimated Sharjah’s batting charge before Salman Khan and Nasir Faraz scored 29 each in the run chase to propel them to a resounding seven-wicket victory and into the Emirates D10 League final.

Put into bat first, Sharjah’s batting lineup failed in the semi-final and could raise a modest 76 for the loss of eight wickets in their quota of 10 overs.

None of the Sharjah batters could manage to score big in the knockout match while lower middle order batter Khalid Shah top-scored for them with 15 off eight deliveries.

Besides him, Fayyaz Ahmad (11) and Junaid Shamsuddin (13) were the other notable run-getters while five of their batters failed to make it into the double figures.

Umair Ali Khan led Fujairah’s commanding bowling charge as he returned with magnificent figures of 3/11 in his quota of two overs.

Haider Ali was also clinical with the ball for them as he picked up two wickets while Muhammad Rohid, Shahbaz Ali and Hafiz Almas struck out a batter apiece.

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Fujairah had a decent start to their 77-run pursuit as their openers Salman Khan and Hameed Khan (5) added 35 runs for the first wicket before the latter perished on the last delivery of the third over.

Fujairah then lost two more wickets in quick succession as Raees Ahmad (1) and Salman Khan both perished in the fourth over.

Salman struck four boundaries and a six on his way to a 15-ball 29 and remained the joint top-scorer for Fujairah.

Following the brief collapse, Muhammad Usman (8*) and Nasir Faraz put on a match-winning 40-run partnership for the fourth wicket and completed a comfortable victory for their side which bolstered them to book their spot in the Emirates D10 League final.

Nasir Faraz was the joint top-scorer for Fujairah; courtesy of a quickfire 29 from a mere 14 balls with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

Taimoor Bhatti led the bowling attack for Sharjah with 2/17 while Muhammad Uzair-Khan took a wicket.

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ABU DHABI: Ahaan Fernandes’ brisk 48-run knock before Umer Doger’s 4/16 propelled Emirates Red to a dominant 27-run triumph over Dubai in the 25th match of the ongoing Emirates D10 League.

Put into bat first, Emirates Red piled up a massive total of 115/6 in the allotted 10 overs at the back of quality knocks by Ahaan Fernandes and Muhammad Shahdad.

Earlier, Emirates Red got off to a poor start as they were two down with just 17 runs on the scoreboard as Uzair Haidar Naheed Ullah (1) and Muhammad Irfan-II (0).

Following the early hiccups, Ahaan Fernandes and Muhammad Shahdad launched the recovery for Emirates Red as they added 34 runs until the former perished.

Fernances smashed three boundaries and four sixes on his way to a 25-ball 48 and top-scored for the side.

Muhammad Shahdad, on the other hand, stood his ground firm and carried his bat all the way through before receiving brief support from Sana Ul Haq Bhatti (18) and Clinton Berkenshaw (2).

He remained the other notable run-getter for Emirates Red with his 18-ball 40, which featured four boundaries and two sixes.

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For Dubai, Farooq Mohammad, Jaiditya Malik, Aryan Lakra and Nilansh Keswani struck out a batter each.

Set to chase 116, Dubai batting lineup struggled against the Umer Doger-led Emirates Red bowling attack and could score 88/8 in their set of 10 overs and thus handed a resounding 27-run victory to the second-placed side.

Top-order batter Taimoor Ali-I remained the top-scorer for Dubai amid their dismal show with the bat as he scored 23 off 13 deliveries with the help of two boundaries and a six.

Besides him, only Aryan Lakra (12) and Hriday Savnani Nilansh Keswai – 18 runs each – remained the notable run-getters while none of the rest managed to make it into the double figures.

Umer Doger led the bowling charge for Emirates Red with four wickets for just runs, while Muhammad Asif-Jr bagged two.

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ABU DHABI: Harsh Desai’s twin wickets before skipper Aryan Saxena’s vital knock paved the way for Emirates Blues to a narrow three-wicket victory over Dubai in the 19th fixture of the ongoing Emirates D10 League.

Put into bat first, Dubai batters struggled against Emirates Blues’ bowling attack, which barred them from scoring freely and restricted them to a modest total of 71/6 in the allotted 10 overs.

Dubai, after a poor start, kept losing wickets at regular intervals before being halted to a below-par total of 71; courtesy of some tight bowling by the Blues’ bowlers.

Safeer Tariq (16) top-scored for Dubai amid their dismal show with the bat, followed by openers Ronak Paloy (14) and Hriday Savnani (14).

Harsh Desai led the bowling attack for Emirates Blues with his economical two overs in which he leaked away just nine runs and picked up two wickets. Zawar Farid, Akasha Tahir and Harit Shetty picked up a wicket apiece.

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Set to chase a meagre 72, Emirates Blues completed the pursuit in the last over with three wickets in hand but that was not achieved without hiccups as the Blues, after a decent start ran into a collapse and kept losing wickets at an alarming rate.

However, skipper Aryan Saxena’s quickfire 14-run knock sailed them through. He smashed two sixes amid his match-winning effort and remained the joint top-scorer for his side in the run chase with Alishan Sharafu and Ashwant Valthapa.

Nilansh Keswani, Shahid Nawaz, and Rahul Bhatia led the bowling attack for Dubai with two wickets each while Farooq Mohammad struck out a batter.

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ABU DHABI: Fujairah’s bowlers, led by Muhammad Rohid decimated Ajman’s batting lineup before Salman Khan’s gritty 42-run knock powered the leaders to a convincing six-wicket victory in the 18th match of the Emirates D10 League.

Put into bat first, Ajman’s batting lineup failed completely and could only raise 76 runs before bundling out in the ninth over.

The sixth-placed side’s batters struggled against a disciplined Fujairah bowling attack and none of them could make significant contributions with the bat with Rahul Chopra (19) top-scoring for the side.

Besides Chopra, Sagar Kalyan (14), Hashit Kaushik (13) and Abdul Shakoor (11) remained the notable run-getter for Ajman while the rest of their batters failed to make it into the double digits.

Fujairah’s Muhammad Rohid was sensational with the ball as he picked up four wickets for 24 runs in his quota of two overs, followed by Umair Ali Khan’s 3/10 while Haider Ali made two scalps.

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Set to chase a modest 77-run target, Fujairah comfortably steered to victory in the ninth over, thanks to a sensible knock by Salman Khan.

The right-handed opener stood his ground firm while Fujairah lost wickets at regular intervals before propelling his side home.

He struck three boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 23-ball 42.

Besides him, only Raees Ahmed (10) managed to get into the double figures.

Mohd-Usman Mani was the pick of the bowlers for Ajman while Syed Essam and Nasir Aziz could pick up a wicket.

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