Binladen XI won its second consecutive match against Serandib XI by 88 runs in YACA Summer Tournament sponsored by Ocean Restaurant here recently. Put into bat Binladen made 161 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and then bowled out Serandib for 73. After a jittery start Farasat and Rizwan gave their team a 48-run second wicket partnership. Farasat (25) was eventually caught in deep mid-wicket by Ameer off Chamika. Rizwan (31), Arshad (26), Abdullah (23) were the major contributors for Binladen. Senaka and Chamika took three wickets each while Sadon, Lasir and Sanjeeva took a wicket each for Serandib. Binladen bowlers tightened the noose around Serandib batsmen from the start and hardly gave them space to go for their shots. Sanjeeva (13) and Lafiz (22) were the only batsmen to show some determination. Serandib XI was bundled out for 73 runs in 16.2 overs. Ali picked up three wickets, while Mohammad Abdullah took two wickets and Imran and Arsalan bagged one wicket each. Khalid Rizwan of Binladen XI was judged the man of the match. Serandib XI in a match played earlier had beaten SGB Baroom by 3 wickets. Put into bat SGB Baroom scored 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Serandib XI made the required runs in 19.3 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. SGB Baroom openers Syed Rahman and Rashid scored 30 runs in three overs but failed thereafter. Syed Rahman added a brisk 43 to the total, while Amanullah played a valuable innings of 45 runs. Tauqeer's unbeaten knock of 36 helped SGB reach 169-8. Sanjeeva picked up three wickets, while Shkamika took two and Amir Ali and Resmin bagged one wicket each. Amir (15) and Vasana (21) gave Serandib XI a decent start. Thahir (43) and Lafiz (20) later built their innings on that start. Satun added a quick-fire 32 to ensure victory for Serandib XI. Ataullah, Tariq, Sameer, Naushad, Rashid and Imranullah took one wicket each for SGB Baroom. Thahir of Serandib XI was adjudged the man of the match for his 43 runs. __
