Vasanth spins Karnataka to victory

Manama : A superb bowling performance by Vasanth (six for 21) enabled Karnataka Royals to defeat Central Cafe by seven wickets in the latest matches of the BFC sponsored BCL Diamond League at the Busaiteen Grounds in Muharraq.

Batting first, Central Cafe were restricted to 104 for nine in 20 overs with Suraj (26) the main scorer as Vasanth dominated the bowling.

In reply, Karnataka Royals reached the target in 16.5 overs scoring 107 for three in 16.5 overs thanks to a great knock by Janardan (52).

Other scores: 

AJM Kooheji 154/4 in 19.3 (Mazar 52, Shoaib 47, Paul 32, Rashid 2/26) bt ACL Haseena Upholstry 153/6 in 20 (Nasir 59, Waqas 36, Jai 3/18) by 6 wickets. 

Muharraq Eagles 128ao in 20 (Rauf 36, Waseem 33, Anil 4/11) bt Typhoon CC 96ao (Anil 24, Adeel 4/19, Waqas 3/6) by 32 runs. 

Young Star 112/9 in 19 (Imran 37, Jasheed 27, Priyesh 2/9, Akil 2/17) bt Martix 111/7 in 20 (Haneesh 27, Adnan 23, Ali 2/19) by 1 wicket. 

Asma CC 229/4 in 20 (Ranjit 129, Musaib 27, Shaji 2/14) bt NDC Bahrain 92/9 in 20 (Praveen 13, Umer 3/25, Aftab 3/13) by 137 runs.

Pak Blues 125/9 in 20 (Asad 35, Wadood 30, Aqeel 2/19, Zohaib 2/21) bt BMMI 34ao (Zohaib 18, Badar 2/1) by 91 runs.