Oman Cricket: Enhance upset PTI to settle for third place

Muscat: Riding on superb all-round performances by experienced Khawar Ali and young Wasim Ali, Enhance ended their season on a high with a consolation win against Passage to India (PTI) in the last game of Premier Division T20 at the Ministry of Sports Affairs Ground I on Monday.
PTI had already won the title by beating second-placed Assarain on Saturday. Enhance finished third in the five-team tournament.
Batting first, PTI was restricted to 147 for eight in 20 overs. Sultan Ahmed (34 off 22) and Pruthvikumar Machhi (23 off 25) were the main scorers. Khawar led the bowling honours for Enhance, taking three for 19 while Wasim bagged two wickets for 23.
Enhance raced to the target in just 15.4 overs, scoring 151 for four thanks to brilliant batting by Wasim Ali (51 off 33) and Khawar Ali (45 off 32). Khurram Khan finished things off in style with a swashbuckling 34 not out off 13 balls. Syed Amir Kaleem claimed two wickets for 24.
Brief scores: PTI 147 for 8 in 20 overs (Sultan Ahmed 34, Pruthvikumar Machhi 23; Khawar Ali 3/19, Wasim Ali 2/23) lost to Enhance 151 for 4 in 15.4 overs (Wasim Ali 51, Khawar Ali 45, Khurram Khan 34 n.o.; Syed Amir Kaleem 2/24).