Bowling gives Top Chance

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Friday, April 27, 2012
Start time 0730 (1030 GMT)

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Both Shiba Riders and Dubai Zahirians are on the upswing, with victories from their most recent games, but Dubai Zahirians are in a better position, playing with three fast bowlers and three all-rounders.on the Shiba Riders view They are back at there home Nad-al-Shiba, The fast trio of Mohammed Hillal, Mohammed Irshad and Mohammed Shuhaib exploited a fast, turning pitch, to keep Ajman SC two weeks ago down to 126 in 14 overs. With Mohammed Razeen,Mohammed Nazeer and Malinga to back to squad, Dubai Zahirians look a strong bowling unit.

and Dubai Zahirians side will be without the allrounder, Mohammed Izzath and Batsman Mohammed Shamil due to there Vacation.Ayyub Padladka ruled out due to shoulder injury.A series that was expected to be all one-way traffic is now level at both teams view, with DZCC having already achieved their pre-tour ambition of winning a Series in out side the home. After basking in one of their greatest victories, Zahirians have now scaled up their goal to a series win in Nad-al-Shiba against Shiba Riders SC. The last success came about through significant contributions from many of their players - Mohammed Hillal and Mohammed Irshad making good contribution.That's something they need to repeat in Nad-al-Shiba if they are to pose a challenge to  SRSC, who remain favourites despite the home debacle.

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SRSC - LWWWW
DZCC - LLWWW

In the spotlight
Mohammed Shuhaib the dubai zahirians all-rounder made his name on high class in recent pass.he is can be strong then before and he playing after three weeks.with his 26.33 bowling avarege and 36.03 batting avarege standing second all-rounder in the squad after Mohammed Hillal.
Mohammed Naisar the SRSC skipper the most run getter aginst DZCC in all form.and he is playing his 8th game aginst DZCC its also most playing game aginst same oppenent.

Dubai Zahirians (probable) : Dasthakir (C), Siraj (WK), Shuhaib, Irshad, Hillal, Rafeek, Malinga, Imran, Razeen, Nazeer and Roshan.

"If we can win the series, it will be a great achievement as a team. We believe we can perform in any conditions and it would be a big achievement for Dubai Zahirians if we win."
Mohammed Dasthakir looks forward to making history, again

Razeen & Nazeer added for Nad-al-Shiba


Mohammed Razeen, the Dubai Zahirians Valuble all-rounder and formar vice captain has returned to the squad in April while his team-mate, all-rounder and former captain Mohammed Nazeer has also won a place in the 15-man pool for the tour of Nad-al-Shiba in April last week this year. and the another experiance all-rounder Mohammed Rikaz also named in the squad.mohammed razeen have been in srilanka for more then nine months.

The trio take the place of fast bowler Mohammed Hillal, middle-order batsman Ayyub Padladka and Mohammed Rafeek, who were part of Zahirians squad for the two big matches against Shiba Riders CC in two weeks."The squad we have selected sees the return from vacation of Mohammed Razeen," Mohammed Farman, the chairman of selectors, said. " [It] includes a very good mix of experience and new young talent with mohammed Shuhaib, Mohammed Roshan, Mohammed Imran and two young fast bowlers in Irshad and Malinga." Malinga's to prominence during the WLP tour two month ago, and became the second after Ayyoub Padladka out side from zahira college cricket to represent DZCC when he played an game against lankan lions SC last january 2012.

His team-mate mohammed siraj, the first-choice wicketkeeper, is still available giving another series behind the stumps.," DZCC physiotherapist Kelum said. "He is on track to be available for club cricket and possibility of being available for selection in the upcomming series." There was also no place in the squad for zahirians opener Mohammed Sanaz, a regular till a knee problem ruled him out of action for seven months ago, who will test his fitness in this month's. and while Captain Mohammed Dasthakir will remain as same.

Dubai Zahirians (possible) 1.Dasthakir (capt), 2.Siraj, 3.Imran, 4.Shuhaib, 5.Irshad, 6.Malinga, 7.Hillal, 8.Roshan, 9.Rafeek, 10.Razeen, 11.Rikaz, 12.Nazeer, 13.Nisar and 13.Ayyub

'We've learned lessons' - Dasthakir

Mohammed Dasthakir , the dubai zahirians skipper is confident that the lessons Zahirians have learned from their tour of the Ajman CC  will stand them in good stead when they arrive in Nad-al-Shiba second week of April 2010 for two short format matches.Zahirians lost the last Match against Ajman CC in the WLP, with the home batsmen unable to counter the hosts' pace attack. But Dasthakir, the team skipper, has been encouraged by the improvement his team has shown over the course of the game and feels they will have benefited from the learning experience.

While Dasthakir accepted that Zahirians's batsmen had struggled throughout the last couple of months, he felt their improved performances since the start of the year 2012.Ayyub Padladka, for example, having averaged just 19.16 in the few months ago, bounced back with successive two half centuries in the middle of December 2010 and finished this match with an average of 26.66.Mohammed Irshad figures for the same game - 13.50 and 22.75 - tell a similar story. Mohammed Rafeek, having come into the side, also impressed with a unbeaten match-defining innings of 40 to win the second match in Janaury 2012.

"We've learned some good lessons from that game and earn experience. You can see some of the learning coming out in some of the batsmen at the moment - which is great to see - it would be very disappointing to go through those tough experiences and not come out the other side as better players, but I think some of them are coming out the other side as better players."A good example would be Ayyub Padladka who has turned round his form. He has shown us a different method in that game.played as a finisher. He has worked very hard re-jigging his method and it's nice to see that it's working for him. It's nice to see him playing as confidently as he is playing at the moment; that's great to see.

"The experience that those guys will have gained in a pressure situation against very good opposition in these conditions will be absolutely vital to their growth and to our growth as a side.and how quickly we learn - is vital to our chances in Nad-al-Shiba. it will be a different type of game and a different type pitch.So we have to make the most use of this next one and then we move on to different counditions of the game at the start of the summer. But this experience out here has been great for us."