Indoor Cricket Masters World Series In the final match of the Over 40-year category, UAE defeated South Africa by 25 runs.

 

Indoor Cricket Masters World Series

In the final match of the Over 40-year category,

UAE defeated South Africa by 25 runs.

Colombo, October 5: The Indoor Cricket Masters World Series, organized in collaboration with the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association and sanctioned by the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF), is currently underway at the Austesia Sports Club in Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka. This tournament has been jointly organized by the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association and U Pro, a company led by Manish Kishore. In the over-40 men's category, the UAE celebrated a 25-run victory against South Africa, finishing with a score of 74-49. This marks the first time that neither Australia nor New Zealand has reached the final in this category.

In today's final, the UAE's over-40 men's team secured a thrilling victory over South Africa. Batting first, the UAE scored 21 runs in the first skin (four overs) with captain Tharindu Mendes (15 runs) and Rohan Nayak (6 runs, 1 wicket), while in the second skin, vice-captain Vikrant Shetty (9 runs) and Zhi Nawaz (9 runs, 4 wickets) contributed 18 runs. In the third skin, Krishanchandra Karate (2 runs) and Prasath Kumara (18 runs, 1 wicket) added 20 runs, and in the fourth and final skin, Syam Chandrabhan (15 runs) and Mit Dalal set a target of 75 runs for South Africa.

In response, South Africa fought hard, scoring 19 runs in the first skin (four overs) through Andries Rooyn (9 runs, 1 wicket) and Andre Rensburg (10 runs, 1 wicket). In the second skin, captain Jaco Swart (7 runs, 1 wicket) and Jaco Erasmus (0 runs, 1 wicket) managed only 7 runs, while in the third skin, vice-captain Eugene Swart (11 runs, 1 wicket) and Rejean Damone (8 runs, 1 wicket) added 19 runs. However, in the fourth and final skin, the efforts of Ignes Ingram (4 runs, 2 wickets) and Vaughan Berkel (8 runs) proved insufficient.

From the outset, the UAE displayed aggressive play, securing the match with their strategy. Captain Tharindu Mendes stated after the match that they executed their game plan effectively, leading to their victory.