Malta Cricket

Cricket has lost a friend "one of the good guys" Gordon Philip Hewitt, a 50 year MCC career (421 games) He will join in cricket heaven local legend Wally Glynn, the oldest International Player (65). RIP our dear Maestro! @maltacricket #onegameonefamily #LogħbaWaħdaFamiljaWaħda

FINAL LEAGUE RANKINGS: 1) Knight Kings CC 2) Super Kings CC 3) Marsa CC 4) Msida Warriors CC 5) Overseas CC 6) Southern Crusaders CC 7) Power Hitters XI CC 8) American University of Malta CC 9) Paola Boys CC 10) Swieqi United CC 11) Mater Dei CC 12) Bugibba Blasters CC 🇲🇹🏏

8) Avinash Dilip (Knight Kings CC - wk) 9) Amar Sharma (Super Kings CC) 10) Salu Kanakalil Thomas (Msida Warriors CC) 11) Lee Tuck (Overseas CC) #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

TEAM OF THE SEASON: 1) Zeeshan Khan (Marsa CC) 2) Basil George (Knight Kings CC) 3) Samuel Sanish (Knight Kings CC) 4) Varun Prasath (Super Kings CC) 5) Aaftab Khan (Super Kings CC) 6) Haroon Mughal (Marsa CC) 7) Abhishek Prajapati (American University of Malta CC)

TOP 5 MVP: 1. Haroon Mughal (Marsa CC) 2. Aaftab Khan (Super Kings CC) 3. Varun Prasath (Super Kings CC) 4. Basil George (Knight Kings CC) 5. Abhiskek Prajapati (American University of Malta CC) #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

🏏 171 runs in 6 innings (16 4’s and 9 6’s at an Average of 42.75 and Strike Rate of 174.49 🏏 11 wicket in 7 matches (at an Average of 11.18) 🏏 1 catch and 2 run-out involvements

Marsa CC’s captain Haroon Mughal (pictured 2nd from the left of the bottom row) is named as the Player of the Season after the following personal season:

With 13 fielding involvements in total, Knight Kings CC’s Avinash Dileep is the Best Wicket-Keeper of the Season #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

With 5 catches, including 2 in the Semi-Final vs Marsa and one in the Grand Final v Knight Kings CC, Super Kings CC’s Amar Sharma is the Best Fielder of the Season #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

5. Gurjeet Singh (Power Hitters XI CC), Abhishek Prajapati (American University of Malta CC), Eldhose Mathew (Knight Kings CC), Zoheb Malek (American University of Malta CC) & Justin Shaju (Knight Kings CC) - 9 wickets #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

4. Divyes Kumar (Msida Warriors CC) - 10 wickets

🏏 13 wickets in 6 matches (at a searing Average of 9.54) 🏏 An Economy rate in T20 cricket of 5.64 🏏 3 game-changing Semi-Final wickets v Marsa CC and 2 crucial Grand Final wickets v Knight Kings CC Super Kings CC’s Amar Sharma is the Best Bowler of the Season

Top 5 Batsmen: 1. Varun Prasath (Super Kings CC) - 335 runs 2. Basil George (Knight Kings CC) - 293 runs 3. Aaftab Khan (Super Kings CC) - 290 runs 4. Zeeshan Khan (Marsa CC) - 239 runs 5. Samuel Sanish (Knight Kings CC) - 218 runs 🇲🇹🏏

🏏 335 runs in 7 innings (at a scorching Average of 83.75) 🏏 36 4’s (more than anyone else this season) 🏏 2 T20 centuries (a Maltese cricketing record) An astonishing season from Super Kings CC’s Varun Prasath as he is crowned the Best Batsman of the #2020MCASummerLeague

Scorecard: crichq.com/matches/851690… #2020MCASummerLeague 🇲🇹🏏

A near-championship winnings innings from Aaftab Khan of a sensational 64 runs off just 26 balls nearly secured the crown for Super Kings. However, a final over bowled by Basil George of 6 dot balls meant Knight Kings CC won the Summer League by 4 runs.

GRAND FINAL: They were a tape-ball team in 2017. They are Champions of Malta in 2020. Knight Kings CC secured the most dramatic of wins in the Grand Final 🏆🥇