In a closely fought game Galfar Cricket Club registered a 12-run victory over a competitive Q-Tickets XI side at West End Park Stadium.
Saman (Galfar) was the standout performer scoring 33 runs and taking three wickets to assist his team.
Marso and Saman scored 52 and 33 runs, respectively for their side to help reach a total of 139 runs after Galfar won the toss and elected to bat first. Kannan and Yazeer dug in deep for the opposition by taking four and three wickets each respectively to minimise the damage.
Q-Tickets XI proved there were no slouches with the bat either as Thusher scored 42 and Dinesh scored 30 runs to make a total of 127 runs. However, Narayan and Saman were both in fine bowling form (took three wickets each) and ultimately paving the way to a deserved victory.
Michael Scallon from West End Park commented: “The Challenge Cup promised to deliver an exciting tournament and it hasn’t failed to deliver. Tonight’s match was a fine advertisement for the local game and could have went either way.
I can’t wait to see the forthcoming games and I’m sure the tournament will continue to build up speed as it progresses through the group stages.”
West End Park Stadium will be hosting the Challenge Cup until its conclusion on Saturday 5th July until Sunday 6th July, 2014. Sixteen teams from the Qatar Cricket Association B and C Divisions will be participating.
The Ramadan Tournament will follow from July 6 and will have twelve teams - ten from the Qatar Cricket Association A Division (and the 2 Challenge Cup Finalists will be eligible).
The tournament will create added excitement with four overseas players being permitted per squad. Significant prize money is up for grabs (1st Place = QR50,000 / 2nd Place = QR25,000) in addition to other individual prizes.
Matches begin daily at 7:00pm and entry is free for the public.