PCA 30 Overs Final Round

Hello Cricket Fans,

The most anticipated final round of PCA 30 Overs League is here.
All are invited to come over and cheer up for finalists.
Match information as below:

Day: Sunday, 7th of February 2015

Time : 9.30am to 2.30pm

Venue : PSC Oval

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PSC beats USM

PSC beats USM 

(15 November 2015)

The third match of Penang 30 overs Cricket League was played between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Penang Sports Club (PSC) on November 15, 2015 on Penang Sports Club (PSC) Cricket ground. The coin was thrown in the hot air at 9:15am and the match was started after 15 minutes of the toss. PSC captain Shahul won the toss and invited USM to bat first.



Penang Sports Club (PSC) elected to field first after winning the toss. The opening faces from USM team was Najam and Mosiur. Lovely opened the bowled the very first over of the innings. On the very first ball of the match Najam tried to hit the ball, but the lofted drive went straight on mid on and Daud took a splended catch. The USM batsmen continued their aggression, but could not utilize the first mandatory power play as they lost three wickets. Masiur and Rana were the only two batsmen who went into double figure. Daud and Arjun took three wickets each. USM managed to put 57 runs on the scoreboard and lost all wickets.



In reply, PSC openers could not provide solid start and lost their wickets cheaply. USM kept on picking the wickets, even as PSC batsmen kept themselves within touching distance of the required run-rate. After fall of three wickets, Shahul and Yasir tried to come out from the pressure of USM pacers and started developing a good partnership for PSC. Shahul was bowled on Kashif’s in swinging yorker and Yasir could not clear the boundary and caught on long-on by Najam. At that time USM took back their strength but Shan and Mohan came in and hit beautiful shorts and won the match. PSC chased down the minor target of 58 runs after 11th over. #

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USM seal victory in T20 against ADF

USM seal victory in T20 against ADF

( 5 December 2015)

The fourth match of Penang 30 overs league was played between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) at Penang Sports Club (PSC) cricket ground ground. Match was started at 9:30 am because of the wet conditions. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) won the toss and elected to bat first.

Both openers of USM went back to the pavilion in a quick succession. They could not manage to deal with the pace of ADF bowlers. They sent back Najam on the 2nd ball of the match when tried to clear the mid off and cought. Kashif also could not prove his worth and went back to pavillion in the 2nd over. After the departure of both opners ADF bowlers took controle and started taking wickets in regular intervals. Depan showd the resistence but went back after scoring 18 runs. On the total of 62 eight batsmen were out then Zubair came in and started developing partnership with Zaigham. He hit three 6s and two boundries. He got out in 29th over and made 45 runs and helped USM to raise total of 125. The sloppy fielding of ADF caused them 19 extra runs. The whole team (USM) managed to score only 124 runs and all out in 29.2 overs. ADF pacer Raffin and Hamill took 3 wickets each.


The start of ADF batting was different from USM as their opener provided a solid opening stand. Lind and Skinner scored 19 and 16 respectively. The ADF batsmen could not last longer against the magical bowling spell of Kashif who took 5 wicket and helped his team to bowled out ADF on 83 runs. USm won the match by 43 runs.

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UTP seal victory in T20 against PSDT

UTP seal victory in T20 against PSDT

(8 November 2015)

The first match of Penang 30 overs league was played between Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and Penang Sports Development Team (PSDT) at Penang Sports Club (PSC) ground. Match was delayed 30 minutes and started at 9:30 am due to the wet outfield. Penang Sports Development Team (PSDT) won the toss and elected to field first. The weather was very much cricket friendly as it was a bright sunny day. This game was a must win for both teams as the first step towards lifting the trophy.

Vinnay and Belveran started the PSDT innings with positive mindset. The both opners played well and managed to stay on the wicket against the UTP fast bowlers. Belveran went back early as he was clean bowled by Hafeez. He made 11 runs. Vinnay took the challenge and started crafting innings with Varun but could not succeed to impress. He tried to clear the field but the ball disturbed the timber. He went back to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs. Harven played a brilliant knock and made 23 runs. They played well but only could manage to set 118 runs target. Hafeez was the key bowler from PSC who took 3 wickets.

The start of UTP batting was much different from PSDT as their provide a solid stand and managed to build a good partnership. In reply to PSDT meager target of 118, Najaf played a solid innings and hit couple of good boundaries. He made quick 50 runs and remained not out. Asif also took the charge and started hitting good drives. He was bowled after adding 33 runs by Vinay. UTP chased down the total of 118 runs in the 23rd over.

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PCA 30 Overs League 2015 Results

Teams	Played	Won	Loss	Draw	Total
ADF	2	-	2	-	-
UTP	3	3		-	12
PSC	2	1	1	-	4
PSDT	1		1	-	-
USM	2	1	1	-	4
Dates	Teams	Column1	Venue	Time	Results
8/11/2015	PSDT	UTP	PSC	9:00 AM	UTP won by 9 wickets
14/11/2015	ADF	UTP	PSC	9:00 AM	UTP won by 7 wickets
15/11/2015	USM	PSC	PSC	9:00 AM	PSC wond y 5 wickets
5/12/2015	ADF	USM	PSC	9:00 AM	USM won by 43 runs
6/12/2015	UTP	PSC	PSC	9:00 AM	UTP won by 25 runs
12/12/2015	USM	UTP	PSC	9:00 AM	-
13/12/2015	PSDT	USM	PSC	9:00 AM	-
19/12/2015	SD	PSDT	PSC	9:00 AM	-
20/12/2015	PSC	ADF	PSC	9:00 AM	-
TBC	PSDT	PSC	PSC	9:00 AM	-
Final			PSC	9:00 AM	-

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UTP BEATS ADF

UTP BEATS ADF 

(14 November 2015)

The second match of Penang 30 overs league was played between Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) at Penang Sports Club (PSC) ground. Match was delayed 30 minutes and started at 9:30 am due to the wet outfield. Australian Defence Force (ADF) won the toss and elected to bat first. The weather was very much cricket friendly as it was a bright sunny day. This game was a must win for both teams towards lifting the trophy.

Kamal and Allkan started the ADF innings with positive mindset. The both opners played well and managed to stay on the wicket against the UTP fast bowlers. Allkan went back early as he was clean bowled by Emaad. He made 3 runs. Kamal took the challenge and started crafting innings with Tilbrook but could not succeed to impress. He tried to clear the field but the ball disturbed the timber. He went back to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs. Tilbrook played a brilliant knock and made 42 runs. They played well but only could manage to set 90 runs target. Emaad was the key bowler from UTP who took 4 wickets.

The start of UTP batting was much different from ADF as their openers provided a solid stand and managed to build a good partnership. In reply to ADF meager target of 91, Kaka played a solid innings and hit couple of good boundaries. He made quick 23 runs. After him Khakwani came in and took the charge and started hitting good drives. He added 33 runs and remained not out. UTP chased down the total of 91 runs in the 11th over.

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Penang T20 Cricket League 2015 Summary Report

Penang T20 Cricket League 2015

Post Tournament Report 

(May to August 2015)

The PCA T20 Cricket League was organized by Penang Cricket Association. It commenced in May and culminated in August 2015. The month of Ramadan caused the delay in this league. The matches were played between five teams, namely Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang Sports Club (PSC), India Pakistan Lovers Cricket Club (IPLCC), Penang Sports Development Team (PSDT)and Australain Defence Force (ADF). These matches were played on the USM and PSC cricket grounds. The teams were managed by their respective captains Muhammad Talha (USM), Shahul Hameed (PSC), Nadeem (IPLCC), Martin (ADF) and Vinay (PSDT). All the teams played one match each other and the final of the league was played between the top two teams. Eleven matches were played and one was washed out due to rain in this league. All the matches in this tournament were played on the weekends due to the unavailability of players and grounds.

A full range of cricketing ability was on show at the tournament from all the cricketers to the keenest total novice, with players of every ability able to soak up the atmosphere and give it their best out in the middle. The inaugural match of this league was played between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and India Pakistan Lovers Cricket Club (IPLCC) at USM cricket ground. The match was won by the USM cricket team. During the whole tournament, a number of people came to the ground to witness the true spirit of the game. They enjoyed the whole tournament under the outstanding weather conditions. 

The final match was the real crunch and nail-biting game played between USM and PSC. USM set a total of 93 on the board in 20 overs. Since from the word go PSC had been the hot favorite for that tournament, but USM could reach the victory stand by the margin of only 4 runs. The final match exhibited good cricket from both the teams with trophy falling into the lap of the USM cricket team. Mr Noor Hayat was the umpire throughout the tournament. Final ceremony was held at the end of the final match in which President of the Penang Cricket Association had given medals to both teams and trophy to the winners. Indeed, it was a successful tournament for Penang Cricket Association and an entertaining event for its participants.

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