BARCELONA AND PAKISTAN PUNJAB TAKE FIRST BLOOD IN SEASON OPENERS
The 2009 Spanish league season got under way last weekend with two fixtures on consecutive days at the new ground in Tarragona. First up were Barcelona and Cataluyna. Cataluyna, a strong outfit in the past, had no answers to the Barcelona bowling and could only manage 71 all out in response to Barcelonas 227 for 9. Top scorer in the Barcelona innings was Basharat, who scored 39 not out, and he was well supported by Shazad who scored 35 runs.
On Sunday, Bengali entertained Pakistan Punjab in what proved to be a low scoring affair. Punjab batted first and could only manage 98 all out in 25.2 overs, but Bengali suffered a similar batting fate and were dismissed for 71, 27 runs short of their target.There were good bowling performances on each side for Khasif (3-17) and Obaidul (3-20) respectively.
Next weekend at Tarragona the matches are Falco V Cornella and Barcelona are in action again, this time against Barcelona Internationals. For more information on the Barcelona league please contact Mohib on lwatan@yahoo.com or Khalid on ks185@hotmail.com.
League table in the Costa North after two games..
P W T L BP Pts Barcelona 1 1 0 0 9 19 Pakistan Punjab 1 1 0 0 5 15 Bengali 1 0 0 1 5 5 Catalunya 1 0 0 1 4 4 Cornella 0 0 0 0 0 0 Falco 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barcelona Internationals 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Bengali (5) lost to Pakistan Punjab (15) by 27 runs.
Tarragona, 5 April.
Pakistan Punjab 98 (25.2 overs, Khurran 42*, Obaidul 3-20)
Bengali 71 (23.1 overs, Khasif 3-17)
- Barcelona (19) beat Catalunya (4) by 156 runs.
Tarragona, 4 April.
Barcelona 227-9 (40.0 overs, Basharat 39*, Shazad 35)
Catalunya 71 (20.1 overs, Asif 3-38)