Saturday, October 17, 2015

Steven and Wasim hit tons in USA National Twenty-20

FORT LAUDERHILL (FLORIDA), OCT 17
South East Region snatched a thrilling three-run victory over Pacific Region in Super Over after the scored were tied in allotted 20 overs each side in the 2015 National Twenty-20 Cricket Championship being organized by Cricket Council United States of America (CCUSA) at Broward County Stadium here today.
Batting first Pacific Region piled up a good total of 216 for 9 in 20 overs. Arjun Thyagarajan (47), Saqib Saleem (49), Srinivas Salver (47) and Elmore Hutchinson (43) batted well and made significant contribution with the bat.
In reply South East Region scored 216 for 4 in stipulated 20 overs. The highlight of their innings was a breezy 56-ball 110 by Steven Taylor.Timothy Surujbally (36) and Jaskaran Malhotra (30) were their other main scorers.
The tie was resolved in Super Over and South East Region clinched victory by three runs.
South East Region went on to register their second successive win after beating New England Region by 50 runs. Jaskaran Malhotra played a match-winning knock of 94 and Timothy Surujbally remained not out on 50.
South East Region batted first and made 192 for 6 in 14 overs and restricted New England Region to 142 for 5 in 14 overs.
New York Region’s Wasim Hasim was the second batsman who slammed century (109 in 57 balls). New York Region also recorded two successive wins. In their first match, they defeated North Central Region by 34 runs.
Propped up by a brilliant century New York Region made 185 for 5 in 18 overs. North Central Region could muster 151 for 6 in 18 overs. Shaheer Hassan (61) and Fahad Babar (56) were their main scorers. Keon Lakg bagged 4 for 20 for New York Region.
In their second match, New York Region handed out a seven-wicket thrashing to Pacific Region who scored 123 for 6 in 12 overs. New York achieved their victory target in 9.1 overs by scoring 128 for 3.
US Senator Christopher Smith was the chief guest at the opening ceremony along with Dr. Brenda Snipes, Commissioner Rico Petrocelli and representative of the Broward County Park and Recreation.
Brief scores: North Central Region 174 for 9 in 20.0 overs (Fahad Baber 33, Talha Mohsin, 32,, Carlon Whyte, Ravi Singh, Fazal Alam, Jaideep Reedy 2 wickets each) bt New England Region 155 all out in 18.4 overs (Carlon Whyte 52, Srikant Mokkapati 41, Asmar Najam 3 for 23, Ravi Pasupuleti 3 for 30).
South Central Region 150 for 4 in 20 overs (Waleed Ahmed 48, Sidhesh Pathare 67) lost to Pacific Region: 153 for 5 in 18.4 overs (Arjun Thyagarajan 57, Shiva Vashishat 41, Asim Pervail 19) by five wickets.
Pacific Region 216 for 9 in 20 overs (Arjun Thyagarajan 47, Saqib Saleem 49, Srinivas Salver 47, Elmore Hutchinson 43, Mohammed Ali 2 for 14, Danial Ahmed 2 for 40) tied South East Region 216 for 4 in 20 overs (Steveon Taylor 110, Timothy Surujbally 36, Jaskaran Malhotra 30). The match was decided in Super over and South East Region emerged winners by three runs.
North Central Region 187 for 8 in 16 overs (Fahad Babar 50, Talha Mohsin 23, Sam Das 5 for 25) lost to South Central Region 189 for 7 in 15.3 overs (Ahmed Butt 79, Jay Pathak 34, Koti Vanga 26, Mihir Adivarekar 3 for 27) by three wickets.
South East Region 192 for 6 in 14 overs (Jaskaran Malhotra 94, Timothy Surujbally 50 not out, Ziqa Ullah 3 for 43) bt New England Region: 142 for 5 in 14 overs (Pavan Kumar Chakravarthy 61, Karanjit Singh 26, Zishawn Qureshi 2 for 15) by 50 runs.
New York Region 185 for 5 in 18 overs (Wasim Haslim 109, Akshay Homraj 21, Zaheer Saffie 20, Asmar Najam, 2 for 21) bt North Central Region 151 for 6 in 18 overs (Shaheer Hassan 61, Fahad Babar 56, Keon Lakg 4 for 20) by 34 runs.
New England Region 117 for 7 in 14 overs (Pratik Dudhane 26, Fazal Alam 25, Abdullah S Omar 23, Sam Das 3 for 21) bt South Central Region 107 for 7 in 14 overs (Gourav Bajaj 37, Jay Pathak 19, Carlon Whyte 3 for 20) by 10 runs.
Pacific Region 123 for 6 in 12 overs (Arjun Thyagarajan 30, Ranvir Kumar 31, Karan Ganesh 3 for 22, Andre Kirton 2 for 14) lost to New York 128 for 3 in 9.1 overs (Wasim Haslim 36, Derick Narine 32, Syed Abbas Jafri 2 for 32) by seven wickets.
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