Centuries by Nadeem Butt of Nissan Al Masaood Automobiles and Mohammad Rafiq Butt of Adco helped their respective sides enter the semifinals of the UAE Xchange Centre Trophy cricket tournament.
Nadeem Butt smashed his way to an unbeaten 141 with the help of five sixes and 18 fours to help Nissan trounce hosts UAE Xchange Centre by 8 wickets.
Earlier UAE Xchange scored 191 for 9 in 30 overs.
Nadeem got his 141 off just 66 deliveries.
In the last quarterfinal, Adco cruised past Esnaad by 113 runs with Rafiq Butt hitting a century for the winners. Batting first Adco scored 283 for 6 with Butt's knock coming off 72 balls with the help of eight sixes and six fours. Wasim Rashid scored 77.
In reply, Esnaad were bowled out for 170, with only opener Wasim Mohammad resisting with a breezy 77. Chandra Shetty picked up three for 18.
Brief scores:
Nissan Al Masaood Automobiles bt UAE Xchange by 8 wickets
UAE Xchange: 191 for in 30 overs (Omer Baig 28, Rajendra Prasad 53, Kapila Chandana 29, Ishara Dilshan 3 for 28, Nilanka Thiranga 2 for 32, Waheed Butt 2 for 25)
Nissan: 192 for 2 (Nadeem Butt 141 no)
Man of the Match: Nadeem Butt of Nissan
Adco beat Esnaad by 113 runs
Adco: 283 for 6 (Mohammad Rafiq Butt 111, B.R. Prasanth 50, Wasim Rashid 77, Kamal Rohan 2 for 28, Riaz Hamza 2 for 42)
Esnaad: 170 all out (Wasim Mohammad 77, Chandra Shetty 3 for 18, Rafiq Butt 2 for 22, Allwyn Fernandes 2 for 23)
Man of the match: Mohammad Rafiq Butt of Adco
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