Emirates Red stun leaders Fujairah in D10 League

ABU DHABI: A collective bowling and batting brilliance powered Emirates Red to a convincing four-wicket victory over the table-toppers Fujairah in the 20th match of the ongoing Emirates D10 League.

Put into bat first, leaders Fujairah could manage 87/7 in the allotted 10 overs with modest contributions from their batters.

Fujairah got off to a poor start to their innings as the side lost their first wicket for just six runs in the first over as opener Salman Khan perished for just four.

The leaders then lost wickets at regular intervals before Emirates Bowlers restricted them to a par total.

Hafiz Almas and Zeeshan Abid led the way for Fujairah as they remained the joint top-scorers for the side with 17 runs each to their names.

Muhammad Asif Jr, Muhammad Irfan and Ammar Badami led the bowling charge for Emirates Red with two wickets each while Clinton Berkenshaw made one scalp.

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Set to chase a modest total, Emirates Red comfortably amassed the target for the loss of six wickets with three balls to spare.

Skipper Muhammad Shahdad led his from the front in the pursuit and top-scored with a sensational 22 off just 10 deliveries, laced up with two boundaries and a six.

Besides Shadad, Muhammad Irfan remained the notable run-getter for Emirates Red in the run chase as he struck a vital 19 in 14 balls.

Umair Ali Khan was the pick of the bowlers for Fujairah with his 2/14 while Muhammad Rohid, Shahbaz Ali, Haider Ali and Hafiz Almas struck out a batter each.

Following an important victory, Emirates Blue remained in the third position in the D10 League standings with eight points while Fujairah retained their top spot with 10 points in six matches.

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