Mosanda rallied and scripted an exciting one-run victory over City Exchange in a Division A match in the Qatar Airways Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.
After Kamran Khan cracked 49 out of Mosanda’s 142 for four in 20 overs and Imran Ali chipped in with 35, the latter joined hands with Ahmer  to restrict the rivals at 141 for eight in a pulsating finish.
Khan’s 50-ball knock had four boundaries and Ali also hit four shots to the fence in his 34-ball innings. Shafiq picked two wickets for 13 and Rayees had one for 27.
City Exchange got stuck after Shafeeq hit two sixes and as many fours in 39 and Jackson blasted a six and six fours in his 18-ball cameo of 35. Ali’s two wickets for 15 with one maiden over and Ahmer’s two for 10 in two overs enabled Mosanda to pull off the close victory.
Javed’s 58 in just 36 balls were supported well by Ameen and Saeed as Gulf Colours Lagaan easily defeated Bangladesh Seniors by 34 runs in another match.
Javed hammered a six and nine fours to lay the base of his team’s 156 in 18.1 overs. Ziku and Ronny shared four wickets. Haleem battled the longest for Bangladesh Seniors and got 23 with a six and two fours. Ameen and Saeed grabbed three scalps each to send the opponents crashing all out at 122 in 17.5 overs.
In the third match, Sherin’s all-round display (four wickets for 18 and 21 runs) was the highlight as Selex beat Doha Falcons by four wickets.
Iftikhar’s 55 not out with a six and three fours, and 42 by Kashif took Doha Falcons to 135 for eight. But Selex made light of the target, getting the required runs in 16.2 overs. Sherin and Asif (21 in 18 balls) saw the team home despite a four-wicket haul by Mohamed.

BRIEF SCORES
* Mosanda 142 for four in 20 overs (Kamran Khan 49 in 50 balls, Imran Ali 35 in 34 balls; Shafiq 2 for 13, Rayees 1 for 27) beat City Exchange 141 for eight in 20 overs (Shafeeq 39 in 41 balls, Jackson 35 in 18 balls; Imran Ali 2 for 15, Ahmer 2 for 10) by one run. Man of the match: Imran Ali (Mosanda)
* Gulf Colours Lagaan 156 all out in 18.1 overs (Javed 58 in 36 balls; Ziku 2 for 25, Ronny 2 for 22) beat Bangladesh Seniors 122 all out in 17.5 overs (Haleem 23 in 21 balls; Ameen 3 for 16, Saeed 3 for 17) by 34 runs. Man of the match: Javed (Gulf Colours Lagaan)
n Doha Falcons 135 for eight in 20 oves (Iftikhar 55 not out in 55 balls, Kashif 42 in 40 balls; Sherin 4 for 18) lost to Selex 136 for six in 16.2 overs (Sherin 21 in 19 balls, Asif 21 in 18 balls; Mohamed 4 for 16) by four wickets. Man of the match: Sherin (Selex)
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