Urban Slice BOC edge out Alpha Fire

Manama : Urban Slice BOC edged out Alpha Fire by eight runs in the final of the Bahrain Cricket League (BCL) T20 at the Awali Oval ground.

After losing the toss, Urban Slice were put into bat and managed to score 197 for eight in its 20 overs thanks to a fine unbeaten knock by Obaid (107 off 57 deliveries, 16x4, 2x6) with good support from Yousif (36), while Arfan (three for 36) returned the best bowling figures.

In reply, Alpha Fire fell just short of the target in scoring 189 for nine in 20 overs despite fine efforts by opener Asitha Thilini (66) and Prashanth (37) with Junaid (three for 30) being the pick of the bowlers.