A disciplined Phoenix Medicine put on impressive performances to register two victories in the inaugural Grand Midwest Sharjah Sixes, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night.
Interestingly, they defeated both Vinayak Marine Services and Global Distribution Warriors by an identical four wickets.
Vinayak managed to post 44 runs in the allotted five over despite a poor start after Rakesh Trivedi (17) and F Mukadam (16) made the bulk of the scoring.
In reply, F Nazir smashed an unbeaten 24 and S Khan scored a quick 17 not out as Phoenix Medicine crossed the target in just 3.4 overs.
In their second match, chasing a challenging 68 set by Global Distribution Warriors to win, Phoenix Medicine received an early jolt but S Khan again shone with the bat to blast an unbeaten 31 while P Nazir struck 25 not out as they scored 68 in 4.1 overs.
Earlier, led by a strong batting display from U Asif (25 not out), R Raja (19) and F Asif (14), Global Distribution Warriors achieved 67 for four in five overs.
In the other matches, GMW Blues defeated VIBHS by 49 runs. T Haroon was the star performer with an unbeaten 32. Global Distribution Warriors handed Vinayak Marine their second loss to score a five-wicket victory and Peach Club Lahore scored a close one-wicket victory over Alubond Panthers.
Brief scores:
Phoenix Medicine bt Vinayak Marine Services by 4 wickets: Vinayak 44 for 3 in 5 overs (Rakesh Trivedi 17, F Mukadam 16) Phoenix Medicine 49 for 1 in 3.4 overs (S Khan 17 not out, F Nazir 24 not out).
Phoenix Medicine bt Global Distribution Warriors by 4 wickets: Global Distribution Warriors 67 for 4 in 5 overs (R Raja 19, F Asif 14, U Asif 25 not out) Phoenix Medicine 68 for 1 in 4.1 overs (S Khan 31 not out, P Nazir 25 not out).
VIBHS bt GMW Blues by 49 runs: VIBHS 89 for 3 in 5 overs (K Latif 19, T Haroon 32 not out, S Khan 26 not out) GMW Blue 40 all out in 5 overs (H Irfan 16, Imran Khan 14; S Khan 3 or 3).
Global Distribution Warriors bt Vinayak Marine by 5 wickets: Vinayak 39 all out in 5 overs (R Kapoor 14) Global Distribution Warriors 42 for no loss in 2.4 overs (R Raja 31 not out).
Peach Club Lahore bt Alubond Panthers by 1 wicket: Alubond Panthers 61 for 2 in 5 overs (Karim Sadiq 13, G Butt 15, Hassan Raza 23) Peach Club Lahore 66 for 3 in 4.2 overs (A Saeed 18, H Talat 11, A Javed 14 not out; R Ahamed 2 for 18).
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Two wins for Phoenix Medicine in Sharjah Sixes
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