Monday 30 / June / 2025
Muscat: Leading from the front, captain Gaurav Honavar steered Muscat Masters to a 32-run win against Danmark in a Junior Cup Knockout T20 game at Muscat Municipality Ground III.
Asked to bat first, Masters amassed 188 for six in 20 overs thanks to Gaurav’s 40-ball 57, Danish Mohammed 27 off 24 and Muhammed Sarwar’s 16-ball 26.
The total proved to be beyond Danmark’s reach as they could collect only 156 for six in 20 overs. John Cilliers led the way with 52 off 40 while Rajeesh Ravindran remained unbeaten on 31 off 26. For Muscat Master, Danish and Gaurav picked two wickets each.
Brief scores: Muscat Masters 188 for 6 in 20 overs (Gaurav Honavar 57, Danish Mohammed 27, Mohammed Sarwar 26) bt Danmark 156 for 6 in 20 overs (John Cilliers 52, Rajeesh Ravindran 31 n.o.).
Challengers down Maxitech
Riding on match-winning performances by Rejith Shanmughan and Shaikh Akbar Gafar, FHD Crazy Challengers thrashed Maxitech International by six wickets in another Junior Cup match at the same venue.
Invited to bat first, Maxitech were dismissed for 111 in 18.1 overs. Nousad Haneefa topscored with 31 off 27. Rejith claimed three for 17 while Fahad Hamsa and Gopakumar Gopal took two wickets each.
Facing a modest total, Challengers raced to the target in just 13 overs, scoring 114 for four thanks to superb 57 off 33 by Shaikh Akbar Gafar. Sajith Chenganassery contributed an unbeaten 27 off 22. Sajeev Sathyanandan took two for 31.
Brief scores: Maxitech 111 all out in 18.1 overs (Nousad Haneefa 31; Rejith Shanmughan 3/17, Fahad Hamsa 2/24) lost to FHD Crazy Challengers 114 for 4 in 13 overs (Shaikh Akbar Gafar 57, Sajith Chenganassery 27 n.o., Sajeev Sathyanandan 2/31).
