BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT
ALI CHOMOKO MEMORIAL CUP
I ssac Malkani struck 129 off 58 balls to lead MCC to a 40-run victory over Annadil Burhani in the Ali Chomoko Memorial Cup at St. Constantine grounds, last weekend.
Malkani’s century powered MCC to 241 for six in their 20 overs with Anish Jepron adding a rapid 56 off just 15 deliveries. Bawan Benald contributed 18 from 13 balls.
Taha Nurbhai took two wickets for 41 runs for Burhani while Abbas Khanbhai and Mufaddal Essaji claimed one wicket each.
In reply, Annadil Burhani finished on 201 for eight despite Nurbhai’s 84 off 37 balls. Taher Azeez scored 37 from 15 deliveries wheres Hatim Badruddin remained unbeaten on 31 from 27 balls.
Saroj Puham led MCC’s bowling attack with four wickets for 44 runs. Yasir Patel took two for 21 whereas Benald returned one for 32.
In the other encounter, Mujtaba Dhirani’s unbeaten 33 off 29 balls helped Kilimeru reach their target of 132 with three wickets and 13 deliveries remaining.
ACC had been bowled out for 131 in their 20 overs. Shyam Soni top-scored with 40 off 38 balls supported by Juma’s 23 from 14 deliveries and Gurprit Singh’s 17 from 23.
Hamza Sajan took three wickets for 24 runs for Kilimeru whereas Syed Gulfam Naqvi claimed two for 17 and Imran Dhalla two for 35.
Kilimeru reached 132 for seven in 17.5 overs, with Azhar Lalji contributing 23 off 24 balls and Dhalla adding 18 from 19.
Issa kept ACC in contention with four wickets for 21 runs. Gurprit Singh took two for 23, while Parimal claimed one for 36.
The tournament continues at the same venue tomorrow.
