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Easy win for Badshahs

K.C. Vijaya Kumar

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Rockets was grounded on home turf as Lahore Badshahs scored a 31-run victory in the Indian Cricket League match at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Sunday night. Chasing the visitors’ 136, the hosts lost their breath when Ryan Campbell chanced his arms against Mohammad Sami and skipper Damien Martyn was beaten all ends up by rival counter-part Azhar Mahmood. Opener Parvez Aziz (26) lent hope with a drive whizzing past Mahmood’s ears. However, with Saqlain Mushtaq leaving S. Sriram in a tangle and Shahid Nazir castling Aziz, the comeback never happened. Ahmedabad Rockets was bowled out for 105 in 19.1 overs.

Early impetus

Put into bat, Lahore Badshahs, missing an injured Inzamam ul Haq, found early impetus through Imran Nazir (25) and Imran Farhat. Southpaw Farhat’s miscued heave off Jason Gillespie even went for six. Gillespie however had Farhat caught off another swipe.

Naved ul Hasan promised more with his tennis forehand-like shot that went for four off Rakesh Patel. Naved however jumped out to left-arm spinner Sumit Kalia (three for 19) and was stranded. Two overs later, Kalia induced a false shot from Shahid Yousuf and then rapped Imran Nazir’s pads but the hat-trick remained elusive.

Lahore Badshahs kept losing wickets as Kalia along with fellow left-arm spinners S. Sriram and Parvez Aziz (three for 16) choked off the runs.

Marshall shines

In the afternoon, Royal Bengal Tigers defeated Mumbai Champs by 12 runs. Royal Bengal Tigers, powered by Hamish Marshall’s 55 (38b, 4x4, 3x6), and an unbeaten 30 each from Lance Klusener and Rohan Gavaskar, posted 170 for four in 20 overs.

In reply, Mumbai Champs scored 158 in 19.5 overs, with Nathan Astle’s 33 and Johannes van der Wath’s 35 proving futile.

The scores: Lahore Badshahs 136 for nine in 20 overs (Khalid Mahmood 27, Imran Nazir 25, Parvez Aziz three for 16, S. Kalia three for 19, Bhima Rao two for 29) bt Ahmedabad Rockets 105 in 19.1 overs (Parvez Aziz 26, Saqlain Mushtaq three for 26, Shahid Nazir two for eight, Naved ul Hasan two for 11).

Royal Bengal Tigers 170 for four in 20 overs (Hamish Marshall 55, Deep Dasgupta 32, Lance Klusener 30 n.o., Rohan Gavaskar 30 n.o., Shridhar Iyer two for 32, Avinash Yadav two for 40) bt Mumbai Champs 158 in 19.5 overs (Dheeraj Jadhav 39, Johannes van der Wath 35, Nathan Astle 33, Subhojit Paul 32, A.N. Ahmed three for 22, Eklak Ahmid two for 25, A.R. Adams two for 28).

Monday’s match: Delhi Giants vs Dhaka Warriors, 7.30 p.m.

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