The reputed Ramadan T20 cup has been lifted by the Arab Udupi team, in the Abu Dhabi Ramadan T20 Cricket tournament. The cup was presented by the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council (ADCC) at Sheikh Zayed Floodlight International cricket stadium on September 18, 2009. Tech Group of Sharjah was defeated by Arab Udupi by three wickets.
The tournament saw the participation of 20 teams. It was after defeating Brook Bond Unilever in the semi finals held before that the Arab Udupi team came to finals.
Exactly 148 runs were made by the Tech Group, which was put to bat first, at the loss of 9 wickets. But Arab Udupi, in reply, gave a dazzling performance in the beginning.
However, later on, it lost first four wickets in quick succession. The team required 11 runs in the final over. Arab Udupi, which had three more wickets in hand, managed to score only 10 runs at the loss of 8 wickets, and were declared champions in the end.
The trophies were presented by ECB Official Mr. Dilawar Mani and ADCC President Wajahat Hussain to the winning and runner-up teams.
Devendra Taneja, Prashant Braggs, Amjad Javed, Arshad Ali, Shibith P.M., Ajit Weerakodi, Muqtar Qadri, Sharon Pinto, C.T.P. Mashood, Sayed Maqsood, Naeemuddin Aslam and Waqas Alvi were in the Arab Udupi team.
