PLAYOFFS

The playoffs are here for the Fall/Winter Season for the Inter Jamaat League. In the first semi-final, it will be defending champs, Mumineen I, against the first place seed, Alliance. The other semi-final showdown will be with last years runner-up, Mumineen II versus a new hard hitting squad, Believers. Both matches will be played at the 2 pitches at Southridge on January 2nd, 2011. Gametime will start at 9:00 A.M sharp. Good Luck to all teams.

Mumineen I Vs. Nur ul Islam - Game 8

Mumineen I lost the toss and Nur ul Islam decided to have a bat first. The bowling from Mumineen I was wayward in the beginning. Lose deliveries were being put away and chances for catches were being dropped. Nur ul Islam found themselves in a great position as they already put up 57 runs on the board after just 6 overs. Hazo was the pick of the batsman, who scored most of the runs freely around the ground. After Mumineen I's horrific start, they bowled some very tight overs and took key wickets to restrict Nur ul Islam to a score of 133.

Mumineen I was having a decent start with Razack and Ashraf in. Razack was soon caught out and then wickets started to fall cheaply. The batting was slow and in no time the run rate jumped up to 10 runs per over. A late partnership from Javed Lall and Quadir kept Mumineen I in the game for a short time, but boundaries weren't coming. This lead Mumineen I to fall to their 5th consecutive defeat of the season.
Mumineen I will have to win both of their remaining games to make the playoffs. Their opponents will be the 1st place Alliance and the team they are tied with, Unity.

Ashraf - 25
J. Lall - 22

Mumineen I Vs. Believers @ Tamarac - Game 7

Sorry for not having blogs up lately. This week, Mumineen I took on against Believers for the second time this season. Both teams looking different from the first time they played each other. Mumineen I was in to bat first, but they had a horrifying start as both of their openers, Razack and Iqbal, were out in the first over. This pegged back Mumineen I from having a quick start, which they usually have. Altab and Aseef was forming a rebuilding partnership that was slow, but very useful. As they were settled, Aseef was out. Shaheed came in and played an excellent innings. Seeing that his team was at a low rate, he knew what was needed and decided to go after the ball, which raised Mumineen I's run rate. As others came in to bat with wickets falling, Mumineen I ended up with a decent total of 130. Shaheed led this come back with an excellent 47.

Believers openers, Zaheer and Naeem were in to bat. Some very tight bowling from Quadir and Insaff kept Believers at bay early in the game. Zaheer had fell with a shot into long on that was caught by Brian. Soon after Naeem was gone and another wicket fell. Believers had 3 down in no time, but this was the changing point. Asif Sharief came in and started to see the ball very well hitting everyone around for boundaries early. Irfan was his partner at the other end and also played a very well supporting role. The Mumineen I killer this season had hit them again, as important catches were dropped at the wrong time. Asif and Irfan beat out the runs with just 3 overs remaining. Asif scoring a magnificent 90 and Irfan scored a well played 25.

Mumineen I Vs. Alliance @ Wellman Field - Game 5

Mumineen I again had lost the toss and was sent in to bat first. Mumineen I had a disastrous start with their batting as openers, Razack and Iqbal, was sent out early. Some fine batting from Altab and Insaff brought Mumineen I back into the game for a few overs, but Sultan had other plans and bowled Insaff for 9. Mumineen I never looked comfortable against the tight bowling from Alliance. Wickets started to fall constantly. At the end, Mumineen I was 81/8 after their 20 overs. The scoring was lead by Altab, who was also the only player to hit double digits, with 24. Mumineen I was short in players again with only 10 players on the field. This was also the lowest total in a 20 over format for Mumineen I.

Altab - 24

Mumineen I knew they have the firepower to bowl Alliance out for under 81. The bowling was wayward from the first over by Quadir, and Alliance was off to a good start. Insaff showed that he is capable of keeping Alliance at bay with an excellent first over. The next over the game took a turn. After a few words from Altab and Insaff to Quadir, Alliance opener, Wazim, was caught in the deep by Razack from the first delivery from the over. Two deliveries later, Sultan, the other Alliance opener, lost his stumps with a yorker length delivery from Quadir. This was the lead for a fightback by Mumineen I. The following over, Asif Zid was caught at deep square leg by Javed. 3 quick wickets pegged back Alliance as they were in the 20's with 3 wickets down. The next partnership was clinical for Alliance. Arkhan and Faran went in to bat. After a tight over from Quadir, Insaff bowled a great delivery that made Arkhan sky the ball. The ball was dropped by the fielder and possibly dropped the game. As this happened, the momentum was drained from Mumineen I's perspective. A very good partnership went on as they had a few more drop catches and misfields. Faran was bowled later by Shaheed, but the damage was done. With less than 20 runs left on the board in 7 overs, Alliance took their time and comfortably won with 2 overs remaining. This loss brought Mumineen I to second place with 3-2.

In other notes, we would like to congratulate former Mumineen I player, Adam, with his first ever 50 against Unity. Well played with 7 sixes.

Standings after Week 5

Alliance 3-2
Mumineen I 3-2
Mumineen II 3-2
Nur ul Islam 2-3
Believers 2-3
Unity 2-3

Mumineen I Vs. Nur ul Islam @ Southridge - Game 4

The toss was once again lost by Mumineen I. Nur ul Islam decided to bat first as they saw the Mumineen I side with only 7 players on the field. A few quick wickets were early by Mumineen I. A partnership was formed by Cliff and Hazo for Nur ul Islam, which caused the Mumineen I bowlers to get aggravated with the open holes in the field. After wicketkeeping the first 10 overs for Mumineen I because of the absence of Omar, Altab came in the Mumineen I attack. It was looking as if Nur ul Islam was going to build up a great score with Cliff and Hazo batting comfortably. Altab had other plans. He took the wicket of Cliff. After Cliffs wicket fell, a dramatic collapse dented the chances of Nur ul Islam making a good score. Altab took another wicket in his same over when he got Cliff out, and he was on a hat-trick being assisted by some 2 superb stumpings from the backup keeper. Altab never had a chance to get his hat-trick, but the Mumineen I team itself did. Aseef came into the attack on the next delivery and caught & bowled Hazo from his first ball. Nur ul Islam had fell to 93 All Out. Altab was the bowling leader with 4 wickets being taken.

Not only did Altab do damage with the ball, but his bat saw its way through the innings to bring Mumineen I to its 3rd victory of the season. Nur ul Islam never caused any pressure on Mumineen I with their bowling. Many boundaries and quick runs were taken by the openers. The rate was high at all times and wickets wasn't being lost. A wicket finally came for Nur ul Islam, but Mumineen I already had over 62 runs on the board. Aseef came in a finished up the chase with Altab. Altab was once again not out with a solid score of 37 and Aseef was not out with a quick 17. Mumineen I won the game by 5 wickets, since their were only 7 batsmen on the side. It took them only 12 overs to do so. With this win, Mumineen I shows how strong of a team they are by taking apart a team with only 7 players. Big names such as Razack, Omar, Brian and Iqbal weren't available. Razack was actually available, but it was a "lost" cause. It seemed the Southridge distance took a toll on him as well.

Since the Mumineen I game was done very early, some of the players decided to stay back and watch the game going on the other field. Unity had decided to bat first and put up the largest score in the young history of the Inter Jamaat League, with a mammoth score of 193. In the 20 overs format, that is just about 10 run per over required! Believers lost some key wickets early with Tariq and Shahaan getting out. A guy named Zaheer, who played for Mumineen I, decided to come in and play a spectacular innings. He led the charge and fight back for for Believers with a good 54. The support was still there with Asif and Deewan batting. With a few more Believers wickets dropping, the rate started rising heavily. As this happened, Believers had a weapon still in their bag, the left-hander, Talim. With 66 needed in the last 5 overs, Talim came in and played a masterful innings. A few towering shots put all of the spectators right off their seats. Talim scored freely with loose deliveries and extensive shots that all went for boundaries. Talim was out in the 18th over. In the 2 overs that were left, Believers needed 24 to win. One of the top bowlers for Unity, Zahid bowled the 19th over, and the game was flipped over. Asif took Zahid for 3 big sixes in the over. By the time the last over came, Believers needed only 5 from 6 to win. Asif helped beat the runs out in the end. This was probably the best game since the start of the Inter Jamaat League. A new record score was achieved. 194 by Believers will be a tough score to beat.

Zaheer - 54
Talim - 46
Asif - 37

Standings after week 4

Mumineen I 3-1
Believers 2-2
Alliance 2-2
Mumineen II 2-2
Unity 2-2
Nur ul Islam 1-3

Mumineen I Vs. Believers @ Southridge - Game 3

Mumineen I was in for their 3rd game of the season and was seeking to get to a winning, record. The toss was one by Believers. Believers captain, Zaheer, decided to bat first. It was a very slow start for the openers, Zaheer and Naeem. Mumineen I opening bowlers, Quadir and Altab made it very difficult for them to bat. With the pressure beginning to form, Quadir picked up a vital wicket of Zaheer, when he was caught at long on by Brian. This brought in Believers' best batsman, Tariq. A partnership was being formed, until Tariq was caught. The game started to take a turn for the worse for Mumineen I as Talim came in for Believers. He quickly raised the run-rate as he came in. Talim and Naeem started to score freely and quickly as a 4 over span went for 50 runs. Naeem was bowled at just about the right time for Mumineen I by a hanging delivery from Shaheed. The momentum quickly changed as a few more wickets fell in a short time from the bowling of Brian. It was changed even more when Talim was removed by a splendid catch by Aseef. The batting collapsed with Brian and Javed's spin bowling. In their total of 7 overs bowled, 5 wickets were taken and less than 20 runs were given. Believers finished off the innings 126/9.

Talim - 55
Naeem - 27

Mumineen I were required about 6.6 runs per over to win. Opening batsmen, Brian and Razack went in. It was a fair start from them, until Brian was bowled by Zaheer. Altab was next in. Altab and Razack put on a very good partnership. Razack and Altab kept the run-rate in range with some safe and clever shots. Razack was out for 28 by a stunning catch from Zaheer at long off. Aseef was next in. Aseef and Altab had an important partnership. The rate started out slow as Believers had some tight bowling with Zaheer and Talim in. As they came off the attack, Aseef started to see the ball very well and hit a few boundaries that brought Mumineen I up. A good catch at deep point removed Aseef to stop the bleeding...temporarily. Shaheed was next. With some flashy shots from Altab and poise from Shaheed, Mumineen I saw victory in the 19th over. It was a very good team effort. Altab top scored with 40. This brought Mumineen I to a record for 2-1. They will be facing another new face in this league, Nur ul Islam, who is lead by former Mumineen I player, Hazo. The standings after week 3 in the Inter Jamaat League are...

Mumineen I 2-1
Mumineen II 2-1
Unity 2-1
Alliance 1-2
Nur ul Islam 1-2
Believers 1-2

Mumineen I Vs. Mumineen II @ Tamarac Sports Complex

This was the first game being played by Mumineen I, since their first game was a forfeit. It was a great morning for cricket and both sides seem to be ready for a great confrontation. The toss was won by Mumineen II and they decided to send in a Mumineen I side, who didn't have much playing time in the past few months, to bat. Mumineen I had a great start with the return of Brian and Iqbal opening the batting. A 32-run partnership after 4 overs was broken up by Fazal Deen as Iqbal attempted a sweep shot that kept to low for him. He was bowled for 7. Next came in a new face to the Mumineen I roster, Abdul Razack. Razack and Brian found batted very well and scored freely. Brian had brought up his first ever 50 with consecutive boundaries off the bowling of his own father Kam. After a staggering 97-run partnership, Brian was run out after a collision with Azeez from the non-strikers end. Brian scored a very mature 52. Since Brian was out, Razack decided to take the game upon his hands. With only 4 overs remaining, Razack went after all of the bowlers and decided to lift the tempo and so he did. Razack was bowled for a well played 70. With Shaheed and Omar finishing off the innings, Mumineen I had a massive score of 165/6 in their 20 overs.

Mumineen I - 165/6

A. Razack - 70
B. Khedroo - 52

F. Deen - 4 0 23 1
M. Wahab - 1 0 4 1

Mumineen II was in for a big chase. They were required to go at 8.5 runs per over to win. Mumineen I showed their rustiness in the field very early. Plenty of misfields were shown early. Brian had a wayward start in his first over, but then started to deal with deliveries and in no time got Mumineen II in early problems. He first bowled his dad...Kam then bowled Rahmath two deliveries later. This brought in Bud and the game started to go away from Mumineen I very quickly. Siraj and Bud put away just about everything Mumineen I threw at them. The game had once again flipped as Quadir bowled Bud for 27. In the following over, Mumineen II was pegged back even more as Shaheed bowled Siraj. Fazal Baksh and Afzal were the two new men in and Mumineen I knew they had to break this partnership early. The two batsmen looked to be scoring well and was taking the game away from Mumineen I again, until Brian had a fantastic run out from his own bowling. More wickets started to fall again. When Fazal Baksh fell that seemed to be the end of it, but Mumineen II still didn't want to surrender as Fazal Deen and Basheer put up a fight till the end. Aseef was the bowler in the final over as only one wicket was left and the target score was 12 runs away. A few wides put some pressure on Mumineen I and then a no ball 4 put even more pressure. Two runs were required from three deliveries, but Mumineen I, who has always had that way of finishing a game off with a win, did what they did best and finished off the side. Aseef bowled Fazal Deen and the game was over. Mumineen I had escaped with the win by 1 run! Throughout the innings the Mumineen I fielding and bowling was off. The catching was good, but judging and scooping up the ball was poor. Practice will be enforced and Mumineen I will come back a much stronger team in their next game against Believers at Southridge Park.

Mumineen II 164/10

F. Baksh - 37
Siraj - 30
H. Amin - 27

S. Lall - 4 0 22 3
A. Amin - 3.4 0 29 2

Thus far, these are the standings after 2 weeks in the Winter 2010 Season of the Inter Jamaat League

Unity 2-0
Mumineen I 1-1
Mumineen II 1-1
Nur ul Islam 1-1
Believers 1-1
Alliance 0-2

Mumineen I Vs. Unity @ Southridge - Game 1

Mumineen I had a terrible start of their season as they forfeited against Unity. Mumineen I only had 7 players available to play, but vice-captain Aseef, did not want to take part in a very far drive to play with only 7 people. It was a disappointing effort. Mumineen I is still searching for the right players to be committed to play under any circumstances. If their isn't any sacrifice in going out to play, then there shouldn't be anything to play for. Mumineen I next game will be against Mumineen II in a Finals rematch.

NEW SEASON BEGINNING 10/3/2010

The 3rd season for the Inter Jamaat League will be started this Sunday, October 3rd, 2010. Two new teams have been added, Nur-ul-Islam and Believers. Mumineen I will try and defend their title once again and try to make it a three-peat. A few of the Mumineen I players have left to play with another team to form a squad. Openers, Sheik Azeerulla and Zaheer Ali are two to just name a few. Mumineen I will open their season against Unity at Southridge #1.

Mumineen I Vs. Mumineen II @ Jaycee Park

This was the 2nd time these 2 teams faced each other. Mumineen II had won the toss and sent Mumineen I to have a bat first. With very intense heat for the weather, runs came in good with Hazo and Zaheer batting very well. Hazo was caught for 13 with a pop up next to the stump. Iqbal came in next and hit a few boundaries with some sensational shots. He was caught behind for 10 after having a great start. Vice-captain Aseef was bowled soon when he came in. Mumineen were reeling, but kept the score ticking with Zaheer batting with others. Mumineen had a good start of their ininngs with 77 after the first 10 overs. After the first 10 overs, nearly everything went down for Mumineen I. Wickets were lost very quickly and the run rate was dropped massively. Mumineen I only managed to put up 116 after their 20 overs led by a sensible 41 from Zaheer.

Batting
Zaheer Ali - 41

Bowling
H. Amin - 4 0 8 2
Azad - 4 0 30 2

Mumineen II just needed to just push the ball around to reach their target. Quadir had given some problems to the Mumineen II batsmen and found him hard to make runs off of. Good partnerships were formed throughout the ininnigs, but the one that just may have sealed it, was Fazal Baksh & Fazal Deen batting. Mumineen II chased the runs out with 2 overs to spare and 6 wickets in hand. This was the 2nd loss in the season for Mumineen I, the first in which they lost by forfeit, and the first that Mumineen II had won.

Batting
F. Baksh - 32*
H. Amin - 28
A. Ali - 25

Bowling
Z. Ali - 4 1 25 2

Mumineen I Vs. Alliance @ Southridge 2

This was the first loss that came to the Mumineen I side since the Inter Jamaat League started. It was a loss that Mumineen I wouldn't reflect on too much, since they didn't play at all. Mumineen I lost by forfeit because of the Pearls Cup that went on with New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka. Many of the Mumineen I players went off to watch live cricket at the Broward Cricket Stadium. It will be a test for Mumineen I this upcoming weekend because of the amount of time that has passed without them playing any cricket at all. The last time they played cricket was on May 16th and will be squaring off against a eager Mumineen II team on June 6th, who is still looking for their first victory. I am sure Mumineen I will play very hard this game and not take this game as lightly as they did before.

Mumineen I vs Mumineen II @ Jaycee Park

This was the game alot of people were waiting for, Mumineen I vs Mumineen II. The weather was up to par. A Hadith was given by Aleem Mustapha and shortly after the game was underway. Mumineen I had went in to bat. Openers, Iqbal & Zaheer went in to get the innings underway. Iqbal started his innings attacking the opposition from the first over hitting a boundary and a couple 2's. The next over, there was a miscommunication in running and a direct hit to the stumps from Azad finished Iqbal off early for 8. Aseef was the next batsman in. Soon after, Zaheer was bowled between the legs by Fazal. Mumineen I were in trouble soon. Shaheed then came in, and soon after, Aseef then perished being caught at long on. In deep trouble, Mumineen I was desperate for a partnership...and so it came. Shaheed and Faran put on a clinical partnership that may have saved Mumineen I. With just sloggers and lower order batsmen remaining, Faran and Shaheed made sure a decent score was on the board with enough wickets left to start charging the ball. After a massive showing of boundaries and sixes from both batsmen, Faran was departed for a useful 16. Shaheed brought his 50 up, his first for the Inter Jamaat League & the 2nd this season overall for Mumineen I. Mumineen I wickets started to fall quickly as Brian, Omar and Shaheed, who scored 59, fell within 2 overs. But later on, with some hard hitting from Adam and Quadir, Mumineen I lifted the score to 137/9 after their 20 Overs.

Batting
S.Lall - 59
F.Khederoo - 16

Bowling
Azad - 4 0 17 3
S.Ikramelahai - 3 0 23 3

Mumineen II was set to chase 138 in 20 Overs to win. Openers, Fazal Deen & Afzal Ali was sent in to bat. Mumineen I started off with some wayward deliveries by Quadir and Brian, but still managed to keep the rate down. In Brian's first over, Afzal was dropped on 2 occasions, 1 being dropped at long off by Adam & 2 being dropped at mid-on by Aseef. Mumineen II started taking off as many wides was bowled by Brian and Afzal decided to take him on by hitting a big 6 and 4 from his over. Shaheed coming in to bowl, with Mumineen I under pressure, got Afzal to get caught behind for 15. Bud was the next batsmen in. He and Fazal formed a platform with their partnership to ensure victory. Bud was dropped early on in his innings by a tough catch from Brian. Aseef had stopped the flow of boundaries shortly, after bowling down Fazal for a well played 19. Kam was the next man in. Bud was then dropped again, this time by Adam again at long off. Another great partnership was formed by Mumineen II as Mumineen I seemed to look beaten. Dropped catches, extras & overthrows came in a flurry of time, which made Mumineen II look like they had the game in the bag with plenty of wickets to spare. Kam was caught by Javed Lall for 13. By this time, Bud had gotten his 50 already. Javed Lall and Zaheer caused some problems scoring for Bud and Fazal Baksh towards the end of the innings. This pushed back Mumineen II, and had forced them to score 10 off the last over to win. Shaheed came in to bowl the last over. The over began with 2 dot balls, exactly what Mumineen I wanted. Then a 2 was hit. With Mumineen II needing 8 from 3 to win now, the pressure was on for the batsmen. A single was taken. Then another 2. 5 was needed from the last ball to win and Fazal Baksh was on strike. He could only manage to get a single and Shaheed had bowled Mumineen I into victory. This was a very close encounter. Mumineen I had seem to take Mumineen II too lightly and almost gave the game away. Bud finished with a great score of 56 not out. Mumineen I gets away with another one to go 3-0 this season. They will have to work on their fielding skills and bowling in order to beat the strong and reinforced Alliance next week.

Batting
H.Amin - 56*
F.Deen - 19

Bowling
S.Lall - 4 0 25 2
A.Amin - 4 0 29 1

Mumineen I Vs. Unity @ Southridge 2

This was the first game that was actually played this season by Mumineen I. It was a hot morning at Southridge Park and players were feeling the heat before the game had begun. Unity captain, Javed Mohammed, had spun the toss with Quadir and won it. He decided to field first, which was a odd because Mumineen I was a much stronger side batting first than chasing. A possible reason could've been for Mumineen I to field in the hotter weather that was coming. After the toss, a short Hadith was given, which is required before every game, and the match was underway. Mumineen I openers, Zaheer and Hazo, came in and had a slow start after the first few overs. They eventually started seeing the ball better and lifted the run rate quickly with their solid hitting. Zaheer was caught at deep mid-wicket trying to hook a short delivery over the fielders head. Next in, making his debut with Mumineen I, was Altab. Altab had a cool head batting, while Hazo was finding the boundaries with consistency. Both of them batted well in a very important partnership. Hazo was bowled for 45 by the first ball bowled by the Unity captain, Javed. A good partnership was set with a 69 run partnership by Altab and Hazo. Aseef was in next and made a quick 16. Mumineen I put up a score of 143/3 in their 20 Overs, with Altab leading a side to an excellent 60 not out.

A. Mohamed - 60*
S. Azeerulla - 45

Mumineen I had started off shaky with some of their bowling and fielding. Within the first 10 overs, there were 5 drops already, but they didn't get hurt by them. Unity had only 53/4 after their 10. Needing 91 runs to win off 60 deliveries, Mumineen I fielding was top notch from there and the runs were too much for Unity. Mumineen I bowled out Unity for just 67 runs and continued their undefeated streak to 7 in a row. The Man of the match with no doubt, was Altab Mohamed for scoring 60 not out and also taking 3 wickets bowling. Shaheed also did well by taking a wicket and 3 catches from 3 different places. He had a caught behind, a catch at mid-on and a caught & bowled. With this game, Mumineen I had shown rustiness from not playing a game since the All-Star Vs. Champions game. This weekend coming up will be the well anticipated match between Mumineen I & Mumineen II at Jaycee Park. In other news, Mumineen II lost this past Sunday against Alliance, who clearly had a stronger team. Alliance bowled out Mumineen II for 40. Alliance didn't take much time getting the runs as they lost only 2 wickets in their ininngs. Sultan's blitz made short work of Mumineen II.

Mumineen I Vs. Alliance @ Southridge 2

Mumineen I had an easy day with a walk over against Alliance. This lead the Mumineen I team to still being undefeated in this league. Sunday was also the season opener for Mumineen II and Unity. Mumineen II had lost the toss and Unity had sent them in to bat first. Unity had struck very quickly on the first ball by getting Mumineen II opener, Salim, out. Next was the Mumineen II captain, Kam Khederoo. Kam and Fazal Deen were at the crease and decided to slow the pace of the game down after the wicket. Both batsmen bat thru the opening bowlers and were at 44/1 after 10 overs. With both batsmen getting their eye in, they quickly started attacking the Unity bowlers. Fazal Deen was caught out for a well played 17. Next in was Fazal Baksh. Baksh came in and absolutely flipped the game over toward Mumineen II side. Fazal was caught out for 40 runs. It was a 47 run partnership in just 4 overs. Kam continued batting well until he was finally dismissed for a excellent 44. Mumineen II ended up with a score 134/6 after their 20 overs.

K. Khederoo 44
F. Baksh 40

Unity knew they had some work to do by going at 7 runs an over on a good bowling pitch. The Unity openers Faraaz and Shazad were seeing the ball well with loose deliveries from Rasheed and Jeff in their first few overs. Faraaz was eventually bowled by Rasheed. This lead to a massive collapse by Unity. Mumineen II had Unity in this game...until Shafayat was in. Shafayat and Shazad had an excellent partnership and picked off all the Mumineen II bowlers. They won the match by 3 wickets with a fantastic come back.

Shazad 33*
Shafayat 38*

Mumineen Vs. Alliance @ Jaycee Park - Inter Jamaat League Finals

This was for the Inaugural Inter Jamaat League Championship. It was Mumineen Vs. Alliance. The weather was fine and it was a stage set for a great match. Mumineen went in to bat first. Hazo and Zaheer opened up the batting with both of them pushing singles and getting boundaries on loose deliveries. Zaheer was caught out for 17 and Hazo was gone for 11. Mumineen soon found it hard to score runs, but small partnerships were made by Aseef, Shaheed, Iqbal and Udesh. Judging by the pitch, Mumineen knew that a score of 120 in 20 overs should be a decent total. With the help of Faran and Omar, they raised the total to 122. Aseef led the scores with 22. The chase was on for Alliance and they had an excellent start with Saffie and Asif at the crease. With the both of them blasting away, in the 3rd over, Quadir came up with a breakthrough when Asif was caught wonderfully in the deep by Javed Lall. This was a big wicket with both batsmen set already. Soon after Asif was gone, Saffie was out and this was the end. Wickets started falling at a quick pace. Zaheer and Udesh had cause many problems with their bowling and eventually Alliance was bowled out for 50. The fielding was top class by Mumineen and the bowling was strong. Udesh had the man of the match award for scoring 17 runs and taking 2 wickets along with 2 catches. Zaheer had picked up 3 wickets in his innings and had the best numbers of all the bowlers. With this win, Mumineen went undefeated in the season, thus having a perfect season in the first year of the Inter Jamaat League. Their were other awards given out at the presentation of the game. Most wickets award was given out to Syad Abdool from Alliance and Most runs were given to Zahid Hussain from Unity. At the end of the day, Mumineen came up with their heads held up high and left the same way. The captain of Mumineen, Shaheed Lall was awarded with a trophy and a medal for his duties as captain. Mumineen will be a stronger team next season and will look forward to going undefeated once again. There will be a Inter Jamaat All-Star game. It will be Mumineen vs. All-Stars, which would consist of the best players from the league. Mumineen is also looking forward to having a second team with some of the more senior members of the Jamaat. If anyone is interested in joining the league or starting a team with your Jamaat, contact me at PureFiyah88@yahoo.com and let me know. On that note...GO MUMINEEN...WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Mumineen Vs. Alliance @ Southridge 2

With Mumineen already clinching their spot into the finals, their final task was to try and go undefeated for the season. Toss was won by Alliance and they decided to have a bat first. Another dream start was stored for Mumineen when Quadir clean bowled Alliance opener, Wazim Baksh, from the first ball of the game. After the first over, it was all Alliance from there. A solid partnership was formed with Inshan and former Viper player, Asif Zid. Asif was dropped in the 3rd over on 10 runs, by Mumineen's own, Aseef. This lead to Alliance really taking off with the score. Inshan was out after the 9th over. At this point, Alliance were already in their 80s halfway through their ininnings. With only 2 wickets gone, Saffie came in and had a excellent partnership with Asif as Saffie picked off the bad deliveries and chipped around singles. Asif continued striking the ball well with powerful drives and reverse shots that carried towards the boundary. With 6 overs remaining, Alliance had plenty of wickets in hand, and had the dangerous Asif settled in. Their score was in the 130s and were looking for a massive total of possibly 170-180. Mumineen had different thoughts though. In Hazo's last over, thats when the momentum shifted towards the Mumineen side. A run-out took place, another batsman was bowled and the big batsman, Asif, was caught by Shaheed. Aseef and Quadir bowled very tight in the end holding Alliance down to 157.

Mumineen came in knowing they had to chase a massive target of 158 to win. The outfield is fast and they knew that going about 8 runs an over is possible. Hazo and last week's hero, Faran, went in to open the batting for Mumineen. Tarif opened the bowling for Alliance and kept the ball low as usual. Mumineen had to pick up the ball and play shots in order for them to get through and that is exactly what they did. Mumineen had an excellent start with 27 runs coming from the first 2 overs. Hazo and Faran had an important partnership through their ininnings until Faran was caught. A 58 run stand was broken up after 7 overs, then the following delivery, Hazo was out caught for 26. This was a big wicket for Alliance realizing 2 settled batsmen were out and 2 fresh ones were in. Udesh and Aseef were the 2 new batsmen. They pushed singles and got boundaries when they needed to. Alliance captain, Arman Ally, came into the attack and bowled 2 tight overs, which pinned down Mumineen and raised the required rate to 9 with 7 overs remaining. Mumineen gave Aseef and Udesh the bad news and told them to have a go at the ball. Wazim Baksh came in to bowl an over, but Aseef and Udesh had to answer to their call, and they did with a cameo. Aseef let out thunder with his bat hit 646 with the first 3 deliveries in the over. A leg bye was given then a dot ball. With the last delivery in the over, Udesh hit a monster shot over deep square. 23 runs came off that one over and dropped the required run-rate to 7. Udesh was eventually caught out 2 overs later with Mumineen chasing their target steadily. Mumineen skipper Shaheed was sent in. The next over, Aseef hit a bullet to long off, but a great catch by Tarif sent the vice-captin out for a well played 38. This was a huge wicket for Alliance knowing that Shaheed was the last recognized batsman left for Mumineen and they were smelling victory. Omar was the new batsman in. With 4 overs remaining and Mumineen needing 28 runs to win, Asif Zid dropped a catch that was hit straight into his hands from Shaheed. This was the beginning of the end. Shaheed hit a 6 a few balls later in that over. Mumineen needed 20 runs from 18 deliveries to win. Omar and Shaheed pushed and ran for singles through the next over. The target now was 14 from 12. Tarif bowled the 19th over and bowled it very well...in the begininng. 11 runs was needed from 7 deliveries and with the last delivery in Tarif's over, Shaheed hit a massive six over deep cover. Asif, who was Alliance's best bowler in the game, was saved for the last over. With 5 runs available and 4 wickets in hand, Mumineen ran just about everything and took the score to 157 with one ball remaining. Omar was on strike and the final delivery was brushed off his leg and Mumineen took the winning run. Shaheed was Not Out with a great knock of 23 and Omar was Not Out with an important 7. This was the greatest win up-to-date in the Mumineen record books. A real team effort chasing a massive target of 158 and winning it will boost the confidence of their team. Their next match will be next week facing Alliance again in a friendly match, with both teams getting a bye before the semi-finals. The week after, Unity will square off against Alliance to determine who will get the final spot in the finals against Mumineen.

Mumineen Vs. Unity @ Southridge 2

With a win or tie needed by Mumineen to seal a shot in the finals, they knew it wasn't going to be a "walk in the park" against a reinforced Unity team led by Zahid Hussain. Weather conditions were frigid as Unity went in to have a bat first. Mumineen had a dream start with their opening bowler, Quadir, bowling a Wicket Maiden in the 1st over of the ininngs. The Unity captain, Zahid came in 1st down and was ready to play a spectacular ininngs. Runs started coming freely from the pair that was set in. Mumineen let several chances of getting both batsmen out get away from them. Dropped catches, mis-fields and overthrows allowed a good score of 150/6 in 20 overs for Unity. Zahid Hussain led the team with a well-batted, but also dangerous 72 being dropped on a few occasions.

Mumineen knew it was going to be a tough and tight chase requiring 7.5 Runs Per Over. Zaheer and Hazo was sent in to open up the batting. They did a fantastic job in the crease finding the gaps early and picking off the loose deliveries. A 98-run stand was disrupted when Zaheer was caught in the 13th over for 26. Soon wickets started falling as the Unity bowling got tight and the rate started raising for Mumineen. Batting through the pressure, Hazo top scored with 57, until being caught trying to heave a delivery over the boundary. Mumineen captain, Shaheed, was in next and he too fell playing a big shot straight into the fielders hands at deep mid wicket. Aseef and Iqbal was in requiring 19 from 12 deliveries. With only 4 wickets down, they had a license to have a go at the ball. Mumineen, under serious pressure, were aware 9.5 Runs per over was required and also the best bowler on the Unity side, Zahid...again, was going to surely bowl the last over with 1 over left in his spell. With a few dot balls bowled, Mumineen were annoyed. With 16 needed from 8 deliveries, Aseef smashed a very needed 6 over deep extra cover. With the last delivery from the 19th over, Aseef was run out trying to return the strike in the final over against Zahid. Mumineen needing 10 to win and 9 to tie in the final over, Zahid started the over tight with a dot ball. Mumineen hit a few singles, but knew it's not enough. With Mumineen needing 7 runs for victory in just 2 deliveries, Faran hit one of the most sensational sixes towering over deep mid wicket under pressure. 1 run was needed in 1 ball for victory. With the final delivery being bowled, the field was in. The ball was blocked out and the run for the game was on. Faran was just out by inches at the bowlers end leaving the game to a tie. It was probably the best game that was played in this competition so far. This game shows how the Inter Jamaat League has competition and can produce phenomanal games. We wish next season, more Masajids can join the league so we can have a bigger and better competition, Insha Allah.

Mumineen Vs. Diamond 2 @ Lindsay Ewing

Mumineen won the toss again for the 4th straight game and once again chose to bat first. Mumineen lost Aseef early in their ininngs, but was off to a great start with some hard hitting from Zahid. The 50 was brought up in just the 7th over. Zahid was bowled later on for 41, but the batting kept coming with some good strokes from Udesh. Udesh and Iqbal once again went into the mid-ininngs break with the score 78-2. This time they came out seeing the ball still. Iqbal was bowled for 20. Udesh soon started seeing the ball very well hitting 4's on his last 3 scoring shots. He almost hit another 4, but Diamond 2 fielder, Mark Sirdar, took a splendid diving catch to dismiss him for 33. Shaheed batted out the rest of the ininngs with Fazal and Quadir. He was run out on the last delivery trying to push a 2 with Quadir. This wasn't the first time these was involved in a run out....not the second time....not the third time....but the fourth time since Mumineen started as a Softball team. This time was understandable as they tried to push another run to the total at the end of the ininngs. Mumineen ended up with a good score of 152/3 in their 25 overs.

Z. Lall - 41
U. Lakram - 33


Kamal Rahaman - 5 0 22 2
Kenny Persaud - 5 0 26 1

As Mumineen went into bowl, they were aware that Diamond 2 was a strong batting side and they knew they needed some good bowling in order to win the game. Diamond 2 started out very strong with the bat as the openers Ken Lopez and Abid Rohoman put up the 50 on the board in just 5 overs. Diamond 2 cruised to victory without any troubles with contributions coming later from Asif Sharief and Kenny Persaud. Diamond 2 scored 155/6 in 18.3 overs.

K. Lopez - 37
A. Rohoman - 28
A. Sharief - 36
K. Persaud - 31

U. Lakram - 5 0 38 2
J. Lall - 2 0 15 2
J. Basheerulla - .3 0 5 1

Double-Header - Mumineen Vs. Alliance @ Lake Stevens Elementary & Mumineen Vs. Hustlers 2 @ Lake Stevens Elementary

Mumineen Vs. Alliance @ Lake Stevens Elementary

A double-header was set for the Mumineen Team this week. Their double-header began first against Alliance for the new Masjid League and then against Hustlers 2 in the SFSCL. Mumineen put up a strong total of 143 against Alliance in 20 Overs. The batting was led by a strong opening partnership from Hazo and Zahid. Aseef and Udesh chipped in as well. Alliance had good batting partnerships starting, but never had one that lasted as long as they needed to. The Mumineen fielding was excellent and eventually the Alliance team was defeated. Runs were scattered from a few different players from Alliance, but Sultan was the top batsman scoring 38 from just 10 deliveries, but was caught & bowled out by Udesh. Quadir & Aseef both shared 3 wickets each. Shaheed and Udesh shared 2 wickets in their spell.

Mumineen Vs. Hustlers 2 @ Lake Stevens Elementary

In the second game, it was confusing for the Mumineen Team at first. They congratulated the Alliance team for a good game and took off to Brentwood Park for their second game against Hustlers 2. On the way there, they got a phone call and found out the game was cancelled because the ground was being used for Pro Bowl parking. When the Mumineen team arrived there, they got another call a minute later finding out they DO have a game, and played it at Lake Stevens Elementary instead. Yes...a MIXUP! :(

Mumineen had a bat first. The bowling was tight by the openers Mohan and Karl. Zahid was bowled in the 4th over by Karl. In Karl's next over he bowled Aseef as well as Mumineen fell 18-2. A well needed partnership was needed and that is what they got out of Udesh and Iqbal. They put on 53 runs for the next partnership. Both batsmen were looking very comfortable before the 13 over break with a score 71-2, but as the break finished and they went back in to bat, Mohan removed both of them with successive deliveries. Mumineen wickets fell very fast and were soon bowled out for just 108.

Iqbal Deen - 28
Udesh Lakram - 23

Mohan Harko - 5 0 20 3
Karl Waith - 5 0 14 4
Michael Singh - 1.5 0 2 2

Hustlers 2 came in to bat and batted comfortable throughout their ininngs. Mumineen tried mixing up the bowling with several people, but the batting was too strong. An 83 run partnership was added after the 2nd wicket by Ram & Deo. Ram made 50 not out and Deo scored 35. Mumineen lost their 3rd game of the season.

Ram Ramchal - 50*
Deo Ramdeo - 35*

Q. Basheerulla - 3 0 9 1
A. Amin - 5 0 34 1

Mumineen Vs. Raiders @ Margate

With Mumineen having a full side this time and winning the toss, they decided to bat first. The batting started out strong with Aseef and Fazal putting on 30 runs with the opening partnership in just above 4 overs. But as Fazal was bowled for 9, wickets fell for very small partnerships. Eventually, Mumineen were bowled out for 94 in 21.5 Overs. Aseef, Shaheed and Quadir were the only batsmen to reach double digits as the other batsmen found it hard to score and forcefully played loose shots. The combo bowling of Naresh and Reginal Prahalad were dominant with bow;ing 10 overs for 27 runs and 7 wickets.

Aseef Amin - 19

R.Prahald - 5 2 10 3
R.Rai - 5 0 17 4
P. Balbachan - 4 0 9 1

Mumineen, in reply, struck very fast knowing they needed to attack the Raiders batsmen early because of the low score total. With the first ball in the innings, Quadir bowled a short delivery to Naresh that was pulled to deep square leg and was caught at the boundary by Javed Lall. This brought Mumineen confidence. That confidence quickly went away as Moonie and Ray Busgith put on 83 runs together. Raiders went on winning the game by 7 wickets with 10 overs to spare.

M. Pooran - 37
R. Busgith - 38

Q. Basheerulla - 5 0 21 1
A. Amin - 5 0 30 1
Z. Lall - 1.1 0 5 1

SFSCL Spring 2010 Season - Game 2

Mumineen's next game will be against Raiders @ Margate Community Middle School this Sunday on January 24, 2010. Raiders were last years Spring Season Champions. They will be a tough team to face. Mumineen will need a full side this week to have a chance. Hopefully no rain will be involved with this game. There is a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms. Other than rain, it will be 78 degrees.


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Mumineen Vs. President @ Southridge 2

It wasn't a great start to the day for cricket as clouds were setup for rain. Heading to Southride Park in Miami, the rain fell. Mumineen only were able to get 8 players to play in the game, so the odds were against them even more against President. With Javed Lall spinning the Toss against the President captain, Amar Singh, he won it, and Mumineen decided to have a bat first. Opening the batting was new member Zahid and Udesh. They had a incredible start with 18 runs off the first over. They had a 71 run partnership in 9 overs until Udesh was bowled by Sunil Singh for 13. Wickets started to tumble as Mumineen fell 73/3. Shaheed came in and batted out the innings with Zahid with an 80 run partnership. Mumineen came out with the score 153/3 after 25 Overs. Zahid led the side with a brilliant 63 not out during a very rainy session of cricket. There were 5 breaks taken with the rain.

Zahid Lall - 63*
Shaheed Lall - 30*

S. Singh - 4 2 13 2
O. Narine - 5 0 30 1

As Mumineen came out to defend their runs, they quickly found out how hard it was bowling with the wet ball from the field as Quadir's first ball was a very loose delivery that was hit for 4. He later picked up a wicket in his fifth ball in the over, bowling Samuel Omadat for 5. In the 2nd over another batsman was bowled by Udesh this time. President were quickly 10/2. With 2 wickets down, President started getting the singles through the large gaps left in the field because of the short Mumineen side. In the seventh over, Quadir was bowling and was hit with consecutive boundaries by Shawn Riley. As Quadir saw him charging down the pitch on four deliveries in a row, he bowled a delivery wide on the leg stump and a stump appeal was given. Not out was the call by the third umpire, but the Mumineen side and even the supporters for the President side saw it was a bad call as the batsmen was out by a bats length. The batsman was getting ready to walk, but the third umpire had seen something different from what everyone else saw. This call lead to most of the Mumineen players loosing concentration in the game that they were very much still in. Although there was a big controversy on that call, the game still went on. Shawn Riley and Sunil Dyal quickly added a 104 run partnership as the spin bowlers came into the attack. Dyal was bowled by Shaheed making it 106/3, but it was after just 12 overs. Sean Riley and Azam Ali closed out the ininngs with 42 Run Partnership in just 4 overs. President won the game by 7 wickets. Man of the match was Shawn Riley scoring 95 not out.

Shawn Riley 95*
Sunil Dyal 37

Q. Basheerulla - 5 0 40 1
U. Lakram - 5 0 39 1

SFSCL Spring 2010 Season - Game 1

Mumineen is ready to start their 3rd season in the SFSCL. Mumineen team members have been anxious to start the season ever since their final game last season defeating Alliance. Their first game will be against a former Division 1 team, President. This game will be held on Sunday January 17th @ Southridge 2 ground. As far as the weather goes, it could be a factor with a 40% chance of showers. Other than that, it will be excellent cricket weather at 76 Degrees.

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