United Tigers beat Royal Desert Champs by 19 runs

United Tigers’ batters and United Tigers’ bowlers decided the game as Clarke’s 77 off 26 and Faheem Ashraf’s 3/11 proved decisive in a 19-run win for United Tigers. The result left Royal Desert Champs well short of the 166 needed.

United Tigers posted 165/2 in their 10 overs, Joe Clarke top-scoring with 77 off 26 and Fakhar Zaman contributing 43 off 22; Sahibzada Farhan made 18 off 6 and Azmatullah Omarzai finished 15 off 6. Royal Desert Champs provided the bowling, Maheesh Theekshana and Chris Jordan both returning figures of 1/23.

Chasing 166, Royal Desert Champs managed 146/6 in 10 overs with Nicholas Pooran making 63 off 21 and Keemo Paul unbeaten on 28 off 9; Muhammad Waseem added 12 off 8 and Sherfane Rutherford 10 off 5. United Tigers’ bowlers were led by Faheem Ashraf (3/11), with Zeeshan Naseer (1/14) and Iftikhar Ahmed (1/21) chipping in.

United Tigers prevailed by 19 runs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium after posting 165/2 and then restricting Royal Desert Champs to 146/6 while defending a target of 166.