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Inter Hotel Cricket: Ritz-Carlton (A) win

ManamaThe Ritz-Carlton (A) defeated Le Meridien by five wickets in the latest round of matches of The Ritz Carlton Bahrain Sixth Inter Hotel Charity Cricket Tournament 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton Staff Recreation area.

Batting first, Le Meridien were bowled out for just 23 in 5.5 overs with Ali (4 off 9 deliveries) top scorer and Soufian (one for four ) the best of the bowlers.

Ritz-Carlton (A) in reply reached the target scoring 24 for one in 2.3 overs thanks to a fine knock by Ramesh (17 off 8, 2x6, 1x4).

24 teams are in the fray playing round-robin group matches followed by the knockout stage with the final set for 28 March.

This year’s official charity is the Child Wish Society.

Other results: 

1)The Ritz-Carlton (B)  on 61/6 in 5.3 (Riyaz 32 off 10, 2x6, 4x4) bt International Hotel 52/4 in 6 overs (Thomson 22 off 7, 1x6, 3x4) by 9 runs. 

2)Lagoona Beach Resort 9/0 in 1.2 overs (Kasun 5 off 3) bt Sheraton 8/6 in 3.3 (Aneglo 2 off 4, Raj 2-0) by six wickets. 

3)Four Seasons (A) 57/2 in 6 (Khurram 26 off 18, 2x6, 1x4, Ali Saqlain 1-7) bt Intercontinental Regency (B) 56/2 in 6 (Rizwan 36 off 16, 4x6, 2x4) by 4 wickets.