RIYADH — In a thrilling encounter, VIP Holidays defeated Jibreel by 1 run in the RCA T20 Tournament, organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).

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VIP Holidays beat Jibreel by 1 run. VIP collected 141 for 6. Mudassir top scored with 46. Sohail grabbed 3 wickets and Ahmed got 2. Jibreel fell one run short in reply. Zeeshan (55) and Abdullah (28) batted well.

Falcons got the better of Lahore Badshah Green by 1 wicket. Lahore Badshah amassed 170 for 7. Aleem managed 40 and Shahid 26. Haider claimed 3 wickets, while Sohail and Ateeq grabbed 2 each. Falcons got to the target on the last ball of the match. Nadeem banged 51 and Sohail added 38. Farman and Atif clinched 3 wickets each.

Riyadh Warriors Blue knocked down Green Bangla by 6 wickets. Bangla piled up 225 for 8. Golam scored 52, Shahid hit 46 and Mithun 44. Raheem, Ayaz and Toufeeq grabbed 2 wickets each. Warriors reached the target, losing 4 wickets. Azeez played a stylish knock of 68, Bilal smashed 55 and Ayaz added 39. Kamrul got 2 wickets.

Success won a thriller against KFSH Green by 8 wickets. Batting first, KFSH posted 128 for 5. Ubaid helped with 55 and Safeer managed 28. Faraz grabbed 2 wickets. In reply, Success scored the required 129 in just 10 overs. Afridi banged 54 and Faraz added 35. Amir clinched 2 wickets.

Other results: Riyadh Zalmi registered a win over AR Sports Green by 62 runs and Swat Tigers humbled AR Sports Blue by 119 runs.

Hayer League: Ar Riyadh Zalmi thrashed Riyadh Blues by 23 runs. Ar Riyadh Zalmi accumulated 189 for 4. Shabir played an excellent innings of 87. Umair slammed 50 and Adil 35. Riyadh Blues managed just 166 in reply. Faizan belted 65 and Talal 33. Ashiq and Balawal took 2 wickets each.

Challengers XI trounced Riyadh United by 9 wickets. United scored 139 for 8. Zaeem fought with 58. Karthik grabbed 4 for 19 and Faisal took 2. Challengers XI chased down the target in 11.1 overs. Karthik whacked 68 and Haroon Rasheed added 52.

Indian Strikers swept to victory over Jinnah by 8 wickets. Jinnah scored a below par 140. Bilal and Basharat resisted with 38 and 37, respectively. Anees grabbed 4 wickets. Strikers won the match in 11.5 overs. Mithun remained unbeaten on 59 and Sunil scored 49.

Kashmir XI pounded Karachi Kings by 5 wickets. Karachi posted 202 for 6. Yasir smashed 58, Zain 43 and Shazad 37. Shafat and Fahad snared 2 wickets each. In reply, Kashmir XI rushed to the target in 17.4 overs. Noor played a match-winning knock of 123. Shahzad clinched 3 wickets and Zafar picked up 2.

Thales bashed Asia XI by 54 runs. Thales tallied 195 for 3. Ali hammered 61 and Idrees 35. Alim took 2 wickets. Asia XI scored 141 in reply. Ikram stroked 50 and Waseem scored 24. Sadullah and Ali took 2 wickets each.

Other results: Pak Riderz won against Battagram Zalmi by 4 runs; Riyadh Fighters won comfortably over Saudi Knights by 6 wickets.