Hassan ran through Chittagong Rising Stars to engineer a 41-run triumph for Commerical Bank Qatar in the Ramadan Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament, organised by the Qatar Cricket Association.
At the Asian Town Cricket Stadium, CBQ overcame a slow start to finish with a formidable 165 for eight in a combined B and C Divisions category match.
Moazzam and Israr put together a 51-run opening wicket stand inside eight overs. Israr made 21 in 23 balls, while Moazzam hit two sixes and five fours in his 41-ball 54.
CBQ however got a big boost when Hadi smashed three sixes and half a dozen fours to race to 55 in 23 balls. Mustafiz snared four wickets for 30 and Shadat had two for 25.
During the chase, Chittagong Rising Stars contrived a brisk start, collecting 55 runs in first five overs through Saiful and Raihan.
Once the pair was separated by Hadi who removed Saiful for 29 with four boundaries, man of the match Hassan grabbed six scalps to reduce them to nine down for 124.
Raihan and Janaka made 21 each and Hadi finished with two for 13.
In another match, Gladiators Club imposed themselves on Qatar Super Kings, winning easily by 32 runs. Shahbaz was the chief architect of their victory as he topped the scoring with 55 and then removed half the rival team.
Shahbaz hit three sixes and five boundaries in his 28-ball 55. Kaleem added 37 with seven fours and Faraz made 22.
For Qatar Super Kings, Benin posted 35 with two sixes and a four. Ajitgh and Adnan hit 20 each. Besides man of the match Shahbaz, who had five for 18, Anwar secured a brace for 34 runs.
Brief scores
Commercial Bank Qatar: 165 for eight (Moazzam 54 in 41 balls, Israr 21 in 23 balls, Hadi 55 in 23 balls; Mustafiz 4/30, Shadat 2/25) bt Chittagong Rising Stars: 124 for nine (Saiful 29 in 15 balls, Raihan 21 in 16 balls, Janaka 21 in 19 balls; Hassan 6/23, Hadi 2/13)
Man of the match: Hassan (CBQ)
Gladiators Club: 162 for four (Shahbaz 55 in 28 balls, Kaleem 37 in 32 balls, Faraz 22 in 22 balls; Tony 2/30, Benin 1/25) bt Qatar Super Kings: 130 for eight (Benin 35 in 31 balls, Adnan 20 in 19 balls, Ajith 20 in 14 balls; Shahbaz 5/18, Anwar 2/34) Man of the match: Shahbaz (Gladiators Club)
Shahbaz of Gladiators and Hassan of CBQ.
