IJSCL Finals - Alliance Vs. Mumineen II

The toss was won by Bud from Mumineen II and he decided to have a bat first. With a long speech from Basheer, Zahid, Hazo, Zaheer and Arman before the game, the setting for the game was going to be like none other that we have had in this league. The attendance was already the highest that we've had for any game in the league since the beginning. Mumineen II was off to a healthy start from Siraj and Kam, until Siraj was caught by Irshad and mid-off. Later Kam was run-out with Fazal Baksh as they tried to push a double that wasn't there. Wickets started to tumble quickly as partnerships were being short. A huge wicket fell as Mumineen II top batsman, Mustaq (Junior), was run-out. Mumineen II was 53/4 after their 10 overs. When the break returned, Bud came in and put away a delivery for a massive 6, but 2 deliveries later, Sheik (Junior), from Alliace, made a mess of his stumps, which proved to be the game changer. This was a big blow for Mumineen II as they found themselves in a deep hole with their captain back to the benches. Afzal was next in and did what he normally does...hit the ball as hard as he can. He smacked a few boundaries in a short amount of time, but he too fell. After his wicket, Fazal Deen was stumped out on his first ball faced. The chips were down for Mumineen II and they seemed to have a very weak score against a strong Alliance side. A batsman by the name of Rehamat decided to come in and light up the Alliance attack with some brilliant strokes. He risen the Mumineen II score to 129/9 in the 20 overs batted. His cameo off the last few overs gave him a top score of 40*

Alliance knew this wasn't a massive total, but they know that the Mumineen II side is capable of bowling numerous teams out for low scores. Deja vu from last years semi-final? The Alliance openers Sultan and Arkhan decided to attack the Mumineen II bowlers early on. They were finding gaps and boundaries with ease, until Arkhan was bowled by a stunning delivery from Afzal. Saffie was next in. Sultan and Saffie had a partnership that was sure to seal the deal for the finals. They were scoring at an extreme rate, which the Mumineen II squad couldn't handle. Saffie was out for 29, when he hit his own stumps on a delivery. Fahron was the next man in. He and Sultan finished off the game with some clean hitting. This ended the Mumineen winning streak from the first two seasons. Alliance were crowned champions of the IJSCL Fall Season 2010/11. Man of the match award was easily won by Sultan Khan for a great knock of above 50.

AWARDS

Most Runs In The Season - Asif Sharief.

Hat-trick - Irfan Yasin.

There were several trophies given out for 50's in the tournament. Two of them were for Mumineen I openers, Brian and Razack.

Multiple 50's - Ray Haniff, Zahid Hussain, Talim Samad, Mustaq Jameer and Asif Sharief.

The Most Recognizable Player of The Season - Irshad Abdool

We will have the IJSCL All-Star game next week as new champions, Alliance, goes up against IJSCL All-Stars @ Tamarac Sports Complex Cricket Ground.