The Cannons today won the HCL 40 overs league for the 2nd time, our 5th championship overall, beating Halifax Titans Cricket Club by 82 runs in the final.
Our top three of Danish Khan (49 off 46), Priyank Shah (30 off 30) and Arslan Khan (28 off 31) laid the platform, but we couldn’t make full use of this and were dismissed in 36 overs for 182.
If this was considered under par by some, nobody told Ajay Kumar as he ripped apart their top order with 3 wickets in his first 3 overs. Spinners Zeeshan Ansari and Daksh Talwar took 2 each, before Ajay returned to take his 4th. He then finished the game in style, knocking the stumps out of the ground on the final ball of his spell to claim a well deserved 5fa (5/20 off 8 including 4 maidens!). Titans all out 100 in 28 overs, allowing an early start to the celebrations!
Great job by skipper Zee and the whole team on a great 40 over season.
Halifax CC 10/182 (36) (Danish Khan 49, Priyank Shah 30, Arslan Khan 28) defeated Hfx-Titans CC 10/100 (28) (Ajay Kumar 5/20, Zeeshan Ansari 2/6, Daksh Talwar 2/13) by 82 runs.