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2s had an off day as they lost by 7 wickets at home to Huntly. Grammar fell to a scarcely believable 23 for 8 and then 37 for 9 but a spirited last wicket stand of 39 to more than double the score did at least help Grammar to some batting points. Usman batting 46 balls for his 11 showed what could be done and he was well supported by last man Sahadat Abbasi who made 18 from 34.

76 was never likely to be sufficient and despite a couple of wickets for Siddiq who took a very impressive 2 for 7 off 7 overs and a wicket from Suleman Quraishi, Huntly eased home with just under 17 overs in hand.

The result leaves 2s just behind Fraserburgh by 0.61 percentage points with 6 games to go. Next week 2s and 3s meet at Rubislaw.

Hassan Masood hit a magnificent 90 not out from 63 balls as 2s overhauled Gordonians 228 for 4 with 9 balls and 5 wickets in hand. He was brilliantly supported by Suleman Quraishi who struck a measured 79 at the top of the order as Grammar won an exciting game.

On the Countesswells astro, wickets are often hard to come by and this proved to be the case as the home sided made good progress throughout their innings posting a very competitive score, Sivaram (69) and Pranav (70) Gollakota and Umesh Basavaraju (56) all recording half centuries. In fact at 209 for 2, Grammar did well  to restrict the total to 228, Naveed Ahmad with a tidy 2 for 25. Kamran Quraishi also did well with 1 for 32 from 7 and various other bowlers chipping in.

In the chase, Grammar made a decent start reaching 43 for no wicket before Ansari (14) and Siddiq (0) fell. This allowed Suleman Quraishi and Masood to combine in a 102 run stand before Kamran Quraishi and Kashif (23) offered great support to help Grammar home for another important win.

Next up Grammar face a tricky game with in form Huntly at Rubislaw.

After the euphoria of last week’s last gasp win against Grampian, 2s were on the wrong end of a dramatic finish as needing 3 to win from the final ball Mohammed Khan hit the last ball for 4 to complete a dramatic win for 2nd Masterblasters. In a game that ebbed and flowed, Grammar posted a very useful 211 for 7, with Masood (33), Amjad (25) the highest contributors, but runs scored through out the team without anyone going big.

Masterblasters seemed to have everything in hand at 170 for 3 but when Naveed Ul-Hassnan (4/48)  ran through the middle order, Grammar seemed favourites with their opponents 191 for 7. However an 8th wicket stand of 20 edged Masterblasters home at the very last moment. 2s remain in 2nd place and next up face a tricky game against Fraserburgh at Rubislaw.

Man of the Match
Naveed Ul-Hassnan for his wickets and late runs.

Muhammad Kashif hit 2 sixes in the final over to grab a dramatic win for 2s against Grampian. After an epic innings of 73 from Sameer Bin Khalid from 114 balls, Grammar timed their assault just right to snatch victory. Needing 10 from the final over, the equation was still 7 from the final 3 balls but two sixes off the 4th and 5th ball carried Grammar to the win.

It was a game that ebbed and flowed with Grampian falling from 105 for 2 to 120 for 6 thanks to smart bowling from Grammar, but Grampian fought back to eventually post 172 all out, the 3.3 overs they did not bat ultimately proving vital. Skipper Abdul Saboor chipped in with 3 for 24 and Hasnain Javaid picked up 3 for 39. Bin Khalid took 2 for 34 with Moman and Kashif also claiming a wicket.

Grammar started quite slowly and for long spells were behind the rate but kept wickets in reserve due to Bin Khalid’s smart batting. He struggled for any sustained support and when he fell with the score on 144 for 7, Grammar appeared doomed, however helped by extras and 18 from Amjad, Grammar got in range for Kashif to guide them home to a great win which pulls them level on top spot, only behind Grampian on NRR. Next up is 2nd Masterblasters at St Margarets.

Man of the Match
Sameer for his runs and wickets

Champagne Moment
The late six hitting