Kinrara Oval: Favourites Perak hoped to top the MCA Premier League 2010 table with two wins against Selangor over the weekend played at the Kinrara Oval in Puchong.
In the first match, Selangor won the toss and elected to field, a decision they would later regret as Perak compiled an unbeatable total of 291 runs for 8 wickets at the end of the allotted 50 overs.
G.P.Nadun hit a brilliant 139 runs off 138 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. He shared a third wicket partnership of 78 runs with Suhan Kumar (37). S.Sathiaseelan and Dinesh Muthuraman chipped in with 31 runs & 27 runs. Mohd Zahid and S.Shivaan took 2 wickets each giving away 29 and 38 runs respectively.
In reply Selangor collapsed to 73 runs all out with only S.Sathiaseelan (38) and Saiful Hawari (12) reaching double figures. Suresh Navaratnam and K.Priyankara both took 3 wickets each giving away 20 and 26 runs respectively. T.Kodikara had 2 wickets for 12 runs while Dinesh Muthuraman took 1 for 15 runs.
G.P.Nadun was duly named man of the match by Match Referee Tan Kim Hing in Perak's 218 runs victory over Selangor.
In the second match the following day, Selangor again won the toss and this time they opted to bat first scoring 145 runs all out in 45.5 overs. S.Rohit top scored with 42 runs while Derek Michael (22) and S.Shivaan (32) contributed in total score. Dinesh Muthuraman took 4 wickets for 16 runs while G.P.Nadun and T.Kodikara had 2 wickets each giving away 16 and 23 runs respectively.
Perak easily passed the target of 146 runs losing only three wickets in the process. Perak's 7 wicket victory largely surfaced through the unbeaten stand of 96 runs between G.P.Nadun (41 n.o) and Dinesh Muthuraman (44 n.o.) made in even time. M.Kashif Khan chipped in with 26 runs. Derek Michael took 2 wickets giving away 43 runs. Dinesh Muthuraman with his all round performance won him the man of the match award.
Bayuemas Oval: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and Kuala Lumpur (KL) shared honours in the two one-day cricket matches played at the Bayuemas Oval over the weekend with a win each.
In the first match played on Saturday, KL won the toss and elected to field. RMAF made a cautious start and team captain Mohd Ariffin Ramly played a captain's innings of 67 runs with 7 fours and 2 sixes. His fifty came off 47 balls in 68 minutes. He was dismissed caught behind by Shafiq Sharif off Hassan Ghulam. Mohd Norwira Zazmie (45), Mohammad Ihsan (22), Mohd Anwar Arudin (21) and Mohd Shukri Abd. Rahim (24) gave him good support. MAF made 223 runs all out in 47.2 overs.
Hassan Ghulam had match figures of 5 wickets for 26 runs. Damith Kushan chipped in with 3 wickets for 45 runs. Hiran Uditha Weranga and Sheikh Nasir had a wicket each giving away 42 and 38 runs respectively.
In reply KL lost two quick wickets in the first over with Vivegan Danapalan and Damith Kushan dismissed for ducks off Mohd Nazri Mohd Nor who took 2 wickets for 28. KL never recovered from the disastrous start and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Only Sheikh Nasir (37) and Shafiq Sharif (28) kept the scoreboard moving. Mohammad Ihsan who was named man of the match by match referee Edwin Seah, captured 5 wickets for 3 runs in 5 overs. Mohd Suhairril Fetri had 2 wickets for 22 runs. KL were 97 runs all out in 30.1 overs giving RMAF an outright victory of 126 runs.
On the second day, KL again won the toss and elected to field. RMAF scroed 186 runs all out in 47.5 overs. Suhairril Fetri (69) and Mohd Shukri Abd. Rahim (35) shared a 65 run partnership for the 7th wicket to boost the total score. Mohd Anwar Arudin hit a breezy 27 runs before he given out leg before playing back to a ball he totally missed from Sheikh Nasir by umpire Khoo Chai Huat.
Damith, Hiran and Sheikh shared the wickets to fall with three each giving away 24, 42 and 38 runs respectively.
KL needing les than four runs an over, found runs hard to get with some tight bowling especially from Mohd Shukri Abd. Rahim who took 3 wickets for 26 runs off ten overs.
However it was KL captain Shafiq Sharif who hit an excellent 60 runs with 9 fours and Sheikh Nasir with 54 runs containing 4 fours and a six to guide KL to a winning path. Drama set in when they lost quick wickets and it was left for burly and hard hitting batsman Hassan Ghulam who hit a quick unbeaten 29 run with 2 fours and 2 sixes to seal victory for KL by 3 wickets. KL's total of 189 runs for 7 wickets came in 46.2 overs.
Edwin Seah named Sheikh Nasir as the man of the match for his excellent all round effort. Scorecard
10th April 2010: ;)
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