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MATCH REPORT FOR 29 JULY 2007 MIDDLESEX PREMIER CUP SEMI-FINALS Rajput Samaj batting first against Lankians slumped to 100-7 in the semi-final of the Middlesex Premier cup. Seetal Patel produced a mature innings of 100 in 85 balls which allowed Rajput to finish on a defendable 200-9 in 45 overs. Lankians were cruising at 153-5 in 30 overs as former Sri Lankan international Pradeep Jayaprakasdaran contributed with a well constructed 77. Pratik Patel took 3 quick wickets to end Lankians hope of reaching the finals against Sri Lankan Cavaliers. Lohana were restricted to 140 in 44.4 overs against Sri Lankan Cavaliers as Duminda Abeytunga took 3-27. Sri Lankan Cavaliers were in deep trouble as they drifted to 108-9. The last pair from Sri Lankan Cavaliers managed to get SLC home with 2 balls to spare. Nabeel Shah top scored for Sri Lankan Cavaliers with 29. Sri Lankan Cavaliers will meet Rajput Samaj in the final on Bank holiday Sunday 26th August. MIDDLESEX PREMIER PLATE SEMI FINALS The game between Kingsbury Construction and Young Lions was reduced to 37 overs due to damp conditions. When Kingsbury Construction batted they made 215-5 with Suresh Gopal making 58 and Dharmesh Mepani 45no. The Young Lions tried to chase the target of nearly 6 an over; however there was only one significant contribution from Niraj Rughani 66 as they were bowled out for 187. Embassy amassed 266-5 in 45 overs against Neasden with notable batting performance from Amir Shehzad 80no, Zeehan Choudary 78 and Ali Haider 41. Amir's 50 came from 18 balls. Neasden could only manage 151 with 50 coming from Nayan Patel. Embassy will meet Kingsbury Construction in the plate final on 26th August. In the division 2, Magenta Security thrashing of Dharmaj left the latter in deep relegation trouble. Dharmaj were firstly bowled out for 101 as Mian Kamran Shafique took 5-35, than Shaikh Iqbal smashed 81 in 35 balls which included 7 sixes and 7 fours as Magenta reached their target in 10.1 overs. In the 2nd XI competition, Welldon IIs completed 14 run win over Neasden II; Hardik Simaria took 5-41 for the latter. |
