It was an overcast morning at Margate Middle as Mumineen I hosted Alliance for their second game of the season. It has been a few weeks since the last Mumineen I have played. One week was missed due to a wedding and the following was missed due to a rain-out against Muttaqeen II. Alliance had won the toss and surprisingly took the ball first instead of the bat as rain was set to come down and make the pitch very difficult to play on later. Openers Imran and Razak were on a mission to give a good start and that is exactly what they did. Mumineen I were off to a flyer as they were 54/0 after 5 overs thanks to some clean hitting from Razak and more notably Imran. Imran fell to the first delivery of the 6th over bowled by Masood. The following over, Razak was out caught straight on by Tallim. 2 overs later, Nazim was gone and an over following Nazim's wicket, Zahid was caught as well. Mumineen I were quickly burying themselves in a hole. From being 54/0 after 5 overs, they were 73/4 after 10 overs. Aseef and the always dependable Altab, held the innings down and batted sensibly. After a critical 27 run partnership, Aseef was caught at the boundary by Masood after a fantastic 20. Shaheed was next in. Altab and Shaheed both finished the innings off with 47/0 in the last 5 overs, despite some miss-hits by Shaheed. (Da chap ah get ol). Mumineen I finished with a score they thought should've been much higher, but nonetheless they still accepted it.
Mumineen I 147/5 After 20 Overs
Batting
Altab - 48* (This guy won't ever get a 50 again. 8th score of 40-49 in the past 2 seasons.)
Imran Sadick - 30
Bowling
Shamzad Hoosein - 3 0 16 2
Mumineen I knew how strong of a batting lineup Alliance possessed and knew they needed early wickets. A few loose deliveries were being put away, but they wickets were coming for Mumineen I. The fielding was looking even worse than the week before as overthrows and not backing up the throws came. It was a day of butterfingers as many catches were dropped and also a few catches were not called for. With only half of the score on the board, Alliance had already lost 6 wickets, but Naieem was still at one end. He decided to turn the game around with some great shots and was finding partners to help him. In the 18th over, Naieem was finally pinned down and that finished it off for Alliance, as they only had tailenders left.
Alliance 137/10 After 19.0 Overs
Batting
Naieem Abdool - 55
Tausief Mohamed - 16
Bowling
Nazim - 4 0 29 3
Zahid - 4 0 27 3
Mumineen I's next game will be against powerhouse, Nur-ul-Islam, in which should be a fantastic game @ Margate Middle School.
Points Table after Week 4
Muttaqeen 1 - 21 Points
Mumineen II - 18 Points
Nur-ul-Islam - 18 Points
Mumineen I - 15 Points
Alliance - 6 Points
MJAM Arrival - 6 Points
Muttaqeen II - 3 Points
Unity - 3 Points
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