DHL, riding on a blistering century by Mirza Furqan Baig, defeated GNT Lankan Warriors Maroon by 70 runs in the HBL League organised by Cricket Bahrain Association.
Batting first, DHL posted 180 runs and Mirza Furqan Baig top scored with 103 runs in 67 balls with two sixes and 11 fours. In reply GNT Lankan Warriors were all out for 110 runs. Fayyaz claimed three wickets for DHL.
In another match, BCC defeated BCC ‘A’ by 58 runs. BCC batted first and put up a huge total of 214 for four. Adnan Butt scored 86 runs and Wasif Iqbal made 80. BCC ‘A’ batsmen faltered and they could only score 156 runs in 20 overs losing nine wickets. Yasir and Rizwan picked up two wickets each for BCC.
Meanwhile, Collage CC saw off Global Metal by 15 runs in another encounter. Collage CC batted exceptionally well and set a huge target of 211 runs after Usman Anwar scored 78 runs in just 42 balls. In reply, Global Metal played well but could only reach 195 for seven in 20 overs.