As this week’s matches in the T20 Premier League organized by the Cricket Board of Maldives (CBM) concluded, Milan Cricket Academy and CBL are locked in a fierce battle for the league title. At the end of this week’s matches in the tournament played over the weekend, CBL was in first place with 12 points from four matches played. Milan was in second place with 9 points, having played one match less. New Star was in third place with 7 points. MS Helping Hand was in fourth place with four points. Off FC and Male’ Sports, at the bottom of the table, had only one point each.
The first match of this weekend was canceled due to rain, resulting in New Star and Male’ Sports Club each receiving a point. In the match played on Friday afternoon, Milan defeated Off FC by 82 runs. After winning the toss, Milan chose to bat and scored 165 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs. Ibrahim Nashaath was the best performer for the team, scoring 40 runs off 32 balls without getting out.
In response, Off FC was all out for 83 runs in the 20th over. Mohamed Shafraz was their best performer, scoring 20 runs off 23 balls. In yesterday morning’s match, CBL defeated New Star by 9 wickets. CBL won the toss and chose to field. New Star was all out for 62 runs in the 16th over. However, due to rain, the umpires used the DL method and revised the target to 53 runs in 16 overs.
CBL reached the target in the 5th over with the loss of only one wicket, winning the match. Nimesh was their best performer, scoring 38 runs off 44 balls. In yesterday’s final match, MS Academy defeated Male’ Sports by 5 runs. Male’ Sports Club won the toss and chose to field. MS Academy scored 144 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs. Iradan Sanjeeva was their best performer, scoring 65 runs off 55 balls.
In response, Male’ Sports scored 138 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs. Lahiru, who scored 50 runs, was named the player of the match. The championship of this year’s T20 Premier League will be decided in the final match between CBL and Milan. The next matches of the tournament will be held next weekend.
