13-03-2025
Jazz Boys beat Asfandyar in PSM Ramadhan cricket
MUSCAT: MTB Abu Qabas XI and Jazz Boys posted convincing wins in the ongoing Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) Ramadhan softball cricket at the PSM grounds on Wednesday night.
The annual flood-lit knockout tournament has attracted a good turnout including families and children at the lush green PSM grounds.
In the first match, MTB Abu Qabas XI beat SFT by nine wickets.
Batting first, SFT scored a decent total of 102 for the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 8 overs with Afridi scoring a good knock of 34 runs in 16 balls with a six and five boundaries.
MTB Abuqabas scored the required runs in 7 overs losing only one wicket. Man of the match Biala was at his best, scoring 36 runs in 12 balls with five sixers and a four.
The most interesting match in the first round was played between fancied Asfandyar X1 and Jazz Boys. Asfandyar opted to bowl first and Jazz boys scored 116 runs for eight wickets. Zohaib scored 19 runs with three sixers.
In reply, Asfandyar due to some hostile fast bowling by Omair could manage only 56 runs in 8 overs thus losing the match by 60 runs. This is the first time in PSM Ramadhan cricket that Asfandyar XI were outclassed by Jazz Boys.
Omair was man of the match for taking 3 wickets for 19 runs in 2 overs.
