22 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 SPORTS Double joy for Pakistan Yasir Shah National trading rout The Indian Club Indian Expatriates 7-a-Side Softball Tournament 2017 - The Bahrain Blues Team

Manama were dismissed for 28 in 5.2 Windies ational Trading playing in overs and then reached the Group A enjoyed double target scoring 29 for two in 4.5 Kingston by 121 runs and resuming at match haul of for 18. Nsuccess in the latest matches overs, then in the second match asir Shah completed a six- the overnight position of 93 eight for 154. Shane of The Indian Club Indian they easily won by five haul to spearhead for four, the home side were “It was Dowrich was Expatriates Seven-a-Side against The Indian Club theY second innings rout of dismissed for 152 after less tough for me then trapped Softball Cricket Tournament Members team who managed the West Indies as Pakistan than two hours’ play at Sabina during the palpably LBW 2017 at its premises in 43 for five in its six overs, then achieved a comfortable seven- Park in Jamaica. last series in two balls later Gudaibiya. thanks to a quickfire 23 wicket victory just after lunch Needing just 32 runs for and at 129 for seven In its first game, National by Abdulla saw his team home on the final day of the first a 1-0 lead in the three-Test and I was the die was effectively Trading defeated Think Food for victory in scoring 44 for one Test yesterday. series, the tourists lost three happy to cast. by four wickets as the latter in 3.1 overs. Trailing on first innings wickets either side of the get back Jason Holder joined Roston interval and it was left to among Chase and the pair hinted Other scores: Scoreboard Misbah ul Haq to the briefly at a repetition of the 1) Group C Bahrain Blues 27/4 in 6 bt vs RIB. end Pakistan’s abysmal wickets resistance they showed a Zarwan 27/2 in 6 after a Super-Over. 2) (8.45pm): Group D (8.45pm): Chak West Indies 1st Innings – 286 run of six consecutive here,” year earlier when the 2) Group B: Indian Club 39/1 (Prakash de vs Tisca. Pakistan 1st Innings - 407 Test match defeats with he said West Indies batted 20no in 5.1 bt BMMI 38/5 in 6 by 5 3) (9.30pm): Group D Chak de India vs West Indies 2nd Innings consecutive sixes off after through the wickets. Telli Kings. (overnight 93 for 4) Devendra Bishoo. last day Tonight schedule: 4) (10.15pm): Group C: Central Café vs K. Brathwaite b Shah 14 Having taken the first at the 1) (8pm): Group D: Supernet Cargo Bahrain Blues. K. Powell c b Shah 49 four wickets late on the same S. Hetmyer b Shah 20 fourth evening, Shah was venue kept waiting for more t o S. Hope lbw Shah 6 success at the start of ensure a D. Bishoo c Younis b Abbas 18 play on the fifth day as draw in the Windy Challenges V. Singh b Amir 9 the visitors’ faster bowlers second Test of R. Chase not out 16 took up the challenge of receiving the ‘Man of the a four-match series against for Watson Salver S. Dowrich lbw Abbas 0 continuing the demolition Match’ award. India. J. Holder c wkpr Ahmed b Riaz 14 job by taking the next four Shah was expected to pose History was not to be A. Joseph lbw Shah 1 wickets. an immediate threat at the start repeated, though, as Wahab S. Gabriel c Abbas b Shah 0 However, the leg- of play but it was Mohammad Riaz replaced Abbas and Extras (lb-5) 5 spinner, who bowled Amir who initiated the final accounted for the West Total (all out, 52.4 overs) 152 unchanged from one end tumble of wickets, inducing Indies captain via a catch throughout the morning’s an error of judgement from behind as Holder essayed a play, was not to be denied Vishaul Singh, who was loose drive, providing the Pakistan 2nd Innings another five-wicket innings bowled offering no shot to the opportunity for Shah to finish A. Ali b Joseph 1 haul. left-arm fast bowler. off the innings in the next A. Shehzad c wkpr Dowrich b Gabriel 6 He wrapped up the Mohammad Abbas replaced over. B. Azam not out 9 innings with the wickets of Amir and almost immediately “It’s pretty frustrating Y. Khan lbw Bishoo 6 tailenders Alzarri Joseph struck two critical blows. because we need to see our Misbah ul Haq not out 12 and Shannon Gabriel in Nightwatchman Bishoo, who young players learning Infonas Watson Salver Prize Winners Extras (lb-2) 2 the space of four deliveries had defied the Pakistanis for and improving at the top Total (3 wkts, 10.5 overs) 36 in his 22nd over, finishing over an hour, flashed at a wide of the batting order,” said a Manama players, with very high winds Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets with the excellent innings to be well caught by disappointed Holder in the he Infonas sponsored giving rise to some impressively figures of six for 63 and a Younis Khan at second slip aftermath of defeat. (AFP) Watson Salver competition high scoring, with players wasT keenly contested last finding themselves in previously weekend at Awali Golf Club like known parts of the Course. (AGC) with local golfing Such tough conditions gave rise superstar Rashid Al Qutami to an unusual +1 Competition winning the top prize and this Standard Scratch. With this and season’s hottest lady player, the added difficult of the bogey Nicky Park, coming in best format, only six players in a field overall runner up and top lady of 80 actually ‘beat the course’. player. After the competition a Both players were delighted closing ceremony was held to walk away with a brand- with an array of impressive new set of golf clubs presented raffle prizes up for grabs. by Infonas Managing Director Final results: Hamad al Amer and Club 1) Overall Winner: Rashid Al Captain Bill Scarth. Qutami (+3) This competition has been 2) Overall Runner Up and Best played at AGC for nearly 60 Lady: Nicky Park (+2) years, since 1959 when the 3) Essa Al Qutami then Club President and Bapco 4) Ebrahim Al Hashel Refinery Superintendent, Noel 5) Jeff Barrett The High Organising Committee of the 10th edition of the Nasser bin Hamad Ramadan Football Tournament announced during Watson presented the salver 6) Henrik Wessels its second coordination meeting that 16 teams would participate in this event starting on May 21, following a meeting chaired for an annual competition. 7) Mario Carangan Jr by the Deputy Head of the High Organising Committee, Hassan Ismail, in the presence of Tournament Director Ali Al-Majed. This is the first year that 8) Adnan Al Sowaidi The meeting discussed a number of topics, including the participation of 16 teams with the draw expected in the coming days Infonas has sponsored at AGC 9) Ali Al Khowari and attracted a field of 80 10) Dave Bailey