
UAE D10: ECB Blues prevail in high-scoring chase
ECB Blues registered an impressive five-wicket win over Dubai Pulse Secure in a high-scoring contest with a ball to spare in the Emirates D10 tournament on Sunday
Match Summary-ECB Blues v Dubai Pulse Secure Match 22
Dubai Pulse Secure 140-1 (10)
Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Adnaan Khan-5.4 ov)
ECB Blues 143-1 (9.5)
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rohan Mustafa-2.3 ov), 2-60 (Chirag Suri-4.2 ov), 3-89 (Vriitya Aravind-5.6 ov), 4-112 (Muhammad Boota-8.1 ov), 5-112 (Kashif Daud-8.2 ov)
Result- ECB Blues won by five wickets
Asked to bat, Dubai Pulse Secure posted an impressive 140 for the loss of just one wicket in their 10 overs at the ICC Academy Oval 2 ground. Their openers Adnaan Khan (66: 23b, 5x4, 7x6) and Fahad Nawaz (53 n.o.: 27b, 9x4, 1x6) added 90 for the opening wicket. The only wicket-taker for ECB Blues was opener Rohan Mustafa (1-14).
In their chase, ECB Blues had useful contributions from Vrritya Aravind (23) and Chirag Suri (22). Despite regular fall of wickets, ECB Blues was always in the hunt.
The top-scorer for ECB Blues was Muhammad Boota (37: 15b, 3x4, 3x6).
Muhammad Usman (25 not out: 10b, 1x4, 3x6) applied finishing touches to the chase as ECB Blues won with one ball to spare. For Dubai Pulse Secure, Fahad Al Hashmi (2-25) was the most successful bowler on view.
Playing XI
ECB Blues: Ahmed Raza (captain), Chirag Suri, Kartik Meiyappan, Kashif Daud, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Ayaz, Muhammad Boota, Muhammad Usman, Rohan Mustafa, Sultan Ahmad, Vriitya Aravind
Dubai Pulse Secure: Adnaan Khan, Fahad Al Hashmi, Fahad Nawaz, Fahad Tariq, Faisal Amin, Faizan Sheikh, Ibthisam Sait, Mohammad Rashid (captain), Rahman Gull, Shafaqat Ali, Usman Munir
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