Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization edged Ulker 99-98 in a pulsating game decided only in the waning seconds in the 2012 Perfetto Basketball Tournament Second Conference organized by Industrial Sports Association (ISA) at the Industrial City Dawa Office (ICDO) court on the outskirt of Jeddah.
Grain Silos court general Aries Macaspac was chosen the Best Player of the game with 27 points, delighting the crowd as usual with along with his daredevil moves.
After losing to powerhouse Butler in the opening game, finally, in a wild game with numerous momentum swings, Grain Silos bounced back and outlasted Ulker in a one-point game win.
Macaspac was held scoreless in the first quarter, but in the second he exploded with 11 points. Bautista added 7 of his 21 points and De Guzman 8 of his 24 points to lead GS by 10 points after the first half of action.
In the third and final quarter, Ulker retaliated with Leo Tablante scoring heavily to finish with 34 points. Quintanes and Princess each scored 14 to help Tablante. But Ulker lost the game after it missed two free throws.
Fired-up Al-Yamamah outlasted Boom Boom 65-61 in a tense contest.
Bolarde, with 18 points, was chosen the best player. Bolarde made his presence felt in the final quarter when he scored 13 points to go with his valuable rebounds and defensive skills.
Angulo and Ojeda each added 12 points for Yamamah. Ferpania led Boom Boom with 20 points, Laroya added 15 and De Guzman 12. Green Vision defeated BRC, 62-51 and the chosen best player was “the man with the third eye”, Vargas, who scored 18 points and displayed quick hands with the ball.
Arevalo and Cruz combined for 24 points to support Vargas.
UCIC found its shooting touch in the final quarter to beat Flex Pack 69-55. Named best player was Cabrera with 22 points while Cogal added 20.
UCIC trailed in the first quarter but never lost composure and instead kept draining midrange shots to finally grab the lead with less than three minutes to play and get the victory.
— With input from Janus Napuecas Gella
The scores:
Grain Silos (99) Macaspac 27, De Guzman 24, Bautista 21, Abubo 10, Razon 9, Vitug 3, Serrano 3, Esmana 2
Ulker (98) Tablante 34, Princess 14, Quintanes 14, Abece 9, Maisog 8, Romero 7, Cabillo 2
Al-Yamamah (65) Bolarde 18, Angulo 12, Ojeda 12, Paraducho 5, Parica 4, Chua 4, manasala 2
Boom Boom (61) Ferfania 20, Laroya 15, De Guzman 12, Almoduvar 8, Tala 6
Green Vision (62) Vargas 18, Cruz 14, Arevalo 10, Pesca 8, Pineda 4, Daganasol 4, Apiado 2
BRC (51) Bravo 16, Dejano 9, Valdez 5, Cayanan 5, Torres 4, Jolas 4, Juacalla 4, Silvestre 2, Naga 1, Solacito 1
UCIC (69) Cabrera 22, Cogal 20, Medalla 11, Inos 6, Narlo 3, Payon 2
Flex Pack (55) Rada 23, Ates 11, Ayala 6, Gonzales 5, Abrot 4, Lontac 4
Grain Silos downs Ulker in Perfetto Basketball thriller
Grain Silos downs Ulker in Perfetto Basketball thriller
Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox ensure Dubai Capitals a play-off spot
- The defending champions become the third team after Desert Vipers and MI Emirates to make the playoffs of DP World ILT20 Season 4
DUBAI: Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox registered fifties to help defending champions Dubai Capitals sail into the play-offs with a strong six-wicket win over Sharjah Warriorz on Christmas Eve at the Dubai International Stadium.
Jahangir was also resourceful behind the stumps, getting dangerman Tom Kohler-Cadmore out in an impressive all-round performance.
Chasing 135, Dubai Capitals made light work of the target with an early blitz by Jahangir and an unbeaten Cox, who set the Dubai International Stadium ablaze scoring 61 off 50 balls with six fours and one six. His effort also fetched him the green belt, putting him on top of the highest scorers list in the tournament so far.
Jahangir and Cox set up a partnership of 76 runs off 63 balls after they lost opening batter Sediqullah Atal with just 17 on board. It was Harmeet Singh who bowled him out, but it took the Warriorz a lifetime to find another breakthrough. However, Sikandar Raza’s over made up for the long wicket-less spells as he picked up two crucial back-to-back wickets — that of half-centurion Jahangir and Mohammad Nabi in the 14th over. Jahangir was caught at long-on by Kohler-Cadmore while Nabi (4 off 4) holed out to deep square leg.
Taskin Ahmed packed off Leus Du Plooy (5 off 6) in the 17th over, but the Capitals were already racing towards victory at this point. Jordon Cox became the cynosure of the chase, breaking no sweat to make the target in five balls to spare.
The Dubai Capitals’ bowlers had also done exceedingly well, restricting the Warriorz total to a paltry 134/8 with Haider Ali and Waqar Salamkheil picking up two wickets each. Ali was extremely economical too, giving away just 13 runs in four overs. David Willey, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi bagged a wicket each, contributing to the Capitals’ third successive victory that has landed them in the play-offs.
Asked to bat first, Sharjah Warriorz had an uneventful outing at the crease. Just as the opening batters were settling in, the Warriorz received an early jolt when Monank Patel (24 off 13) was run out by a quick-thinking David Willey. A mix up in the middle, Patel was sent back by Charles (43 off 46) with Willey at arm’s length from the bails. Losing a wicket in the fifth over with just 34 runs on board was a setback and it did not help the Warriorz cause when Haider Ali bowled Tom Abell (9 off 10 balls).
Kohler-Cadmore (3 off 4) followed suit. He was stumped by Shayan Jahangir while attempting to go big off Haider Ali but he was nowhere close to the ball and Jahangir was bang-on.
With just 65/3 on board in 10 overs, the Warriorz needed a solid partnership that could keep them afloat on a slow track at the Ring of Fire. There was still some hope with opener Johnson Charles piloting the innings and power hitter Sikandar Raza joining him after Kohler-Cadmore’s dismissal. Raza was also gifted a new lease of life when Jahangir dropped a simple catch off Haider Ali’s ball. Unfortunately, Raza (8 off 11) could not muster much from this opportunity as he lost his wicket, in a caught-and-bowled effort by Mustafizur Rahman.
Charles followed a couple of overs after, when he was attempting to pull towards the long-on boundary, but Willey took a fine low catch ending Charles’ batting prowess with two boundaries and two sixes.
From here on, the Warriorz were on a spiral, losing almost four wickets in the death overs but for the 24 runs coming off the final two overs. Adil Rashid and Harmeet Singh scored a quick 14 runs each. Tim Southee (5 off 2) contributed towards the Warriorz’ total to a chasable 134/8 in 20 overs.
Player of the match Cox said: “It was quite tough against spin, but when the seamers came on, we tried to put them under pressure. Jahangir was very impressive. We’ve been encouraging him to be aggressive, and it was great to watch from the other end. For me, it was about not leaving it to the next man.”
Sharjah Warriorz captain Southee commented: “We had to keep taking wickets to be in with a chance. The nature of the wickets is keeping sides in it for long. Not over for us. One game left, we win that and give ourselves a chance.”
