Mahaboob Alam, the left hand batsman and left arm medium pacer of Nepal Cricket Team is playing from his old franchise Sagarmatha Legends (SL) in this Wai Wai EPL T20 2016 season. Previously, Alam played from the same franchise in the 2014 season of Nepal Premier League (NPL) captained by Nepal National Player Binod Bhandari. Alam this season in EPL has played 5 matches and scored 143 runs at an average of 47.66 with a highscore of 47 notout at an strike rate of 145.91 with 12 fours and 9 sixes in the tournament. Currently, Alam holds the 3rd place in the most runs and 24th place for the most wickets in the tournament before the finals.
Alam in this EPL 2016
1) Sagarmatha Legends v Kantipur Gurkhas, 25th September 2016
Toss: Kantipur Gurkhas won the toss and choose to field
Sagarmatha Legends: 124/9 (20/20 over)
Kantipur Gurkhas: 125/3 (15/20 over)
Result: Kantipur Gurkhas won by 7 wickets with 30 balls remaining
Mahaboob Alam (came to bat for 5th Wicket):
With Bat: scored 23 runs from 19 balls with 2 fours and 1 six
With Ball: bowled 1 over giving 9 runs
2) Sagarmatha Legends v Vishal Warriors, 26 September 2016
Toss: Sagarmatha Legends won the toss and choose to field
Vishal Warriors: 174/4 (20/20 overs)
Sagarmatha Legends: 149/5 (20/20 overs)
Result: Vishal Warriors won by 25 runs
Mahaboob Alam (came to bat for 4th Wicket):
With Bat: scored 27 runs notout in 13 balls with 2 fours and 2 six
With Ball: bowled 4 overs giving 35 runs with 1 wicket
3) Sagarmatha Legends v Colors X-Factors, 27 September 2016
Toss: Sagarmatha Legends won the toss and choose to field
Colors X-Factors: 168/6 (20/20 overs)
Sagarmatha Legends: 159/6 (20/20 overs)
Result: Colors X-Factors won by 9 runs
Mahaboob Alam (came to bat for 4th Wicket):
With Bat: scored 23 runs from 17 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes
With Ball: bowled 4 overs giving 20 runs with 2 wickets
4) Sagarmatha Legends v Panchakanya Tej, 29 September 2016
Toss: Panchakanya Tej won the toss and choose to bat
Panchakanya Tej: 185/5 (20/20 overs)
Sagarmatha Legends: 136/10 (17.4/20 overs)
Result: Panchakanya Tej won by 49 runs
Mahaboob Alam (came to bat for 6th Wicket):
With Bat: scored 23 runs from 19 balls with 4 fours
With Ball: bowled 4 overs giving 25 runs with 1 wicket
5) Sagarmatha Legends v Jagdamba Rhinos, 1 October 2016
Toss: Jagdamba Rhinos won the toss and choose to field
Sagarmatha Legends: 127/5 (20/20 ov)
Jagdamba Rhinos: 128/2 (17.5/20 ov)
Result: Jagdamba Rhinos won by 8 wickets with 13 balls remaining
Mahaboob Alam (came to bat for 5th Wicket):
With Bat: scored 47 runs notout from 30 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes
With Ball: bowled 2 overs giving 25 runs
Sagarmatha Legends lost all the 5 matches in this EPL 2016 season and are at the bottom of the points table.
Having the most aggressive batsman in the Nepal Cricket History, Sagarmatha Legends did not utilize the Alam talents with different batting positions which costs the Legends franchise lost all the matches.
What do you think, if Alam would open the innings from Legends then results will be different in the points table?
Photo Source:Alam facebook profile