Male' Sports Club claims title at national cricket tournament

This year's T20 President's Cup saw Male' Sports Club beat defenders of the title CBL Sports.

Male' Sports Club won against CBL Sports in yesterday's final by four wickets.

MSC batted first after the toss, with CBL Sports scoring 127/9 from their 20 overs. CBL's Ashan YaPa scored 52 from 39 balls while Male' Sports Clubs Mohammed Mahfooz took three wickets. Male' Sports Clubs' Mohamed Shiyam and Irfan Alam also took two wickets for Male' Sports Club.

Male' Sports Club won by 130 runs for six wickets in 17.5 overs. CBL bowlers played well in the first half of the innings, with three players from Male' Sports Club being bowled out for 22 runs in four overs.

Mohamed Rishwan took control of the match from the fifth over, with Male' Sports Club playing their best afterwards. Rishwan, who was also named Man of the Match, scored 61 off 46 balls. He was trapped with an LBW when Male' Sports Club needed 12 runs to win the game.

Ismail Ali of Male' Sports Club was named the Best Batsman of the Presidents Cup. Panduka Dilshan was named Best Bowler, with Best Fielder being named Dilshan Fernando. Rayan Tholhath was named the Most Promising Player while CBL's Tharaka Ruwan was named the Best Player.

CBL reached the final after beating Milan Cricket Academy in the first semi-final of the tournament, with Male' Sports Club defeating New Star in the second semi-final. In the third semi-final, Male' Sports defeated Milan to advance to the final.

Milan were crowned champion in this year's T20 Premier League. With this year's trophy, the team has won the league title for the third consecutive time. The President's Cup was played between the top four teams of the league, being champions Milan, second-placed CBL and third-placed New Star and Male' Sports Club at fourth. MS Helping Hand Sports Academy and OFFU FC were the only clubs that did not qualify for the President's Cup.