RCA’s SAIB Tournament enters final stages
11 Jan 2018
RIYADH — The week-9 matches were played in SAIB Cup. This tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB).
In Al Kharj League 40-over Tournament, Riyadh Warriors Green thrashed FUCHS Lions CC by 157 runs. Riyadh Warriors Green posted 366/6. Iftikhar Ali hit an unbeaten 79 off 38 balls. Nasir Abbasi hit 62 off 41 balls and Munawar Shafi 51 off 31 balls. Nadeem Babar and Syed Adeel contributed 41 each. Umar took 3 wickets and Ubaidullah 2. FUCHS Lions were all out for 209. Javed scored 50, Muzaffar 41 and Qamar 40. Mateen Abbasi got 3 wickets while Saad and Amjad took 2 wickets each.
Pak Shaheen beat Pakistan Falcons by 42 runs. Pak Shaheen posted 305. Abdulaziz scored 80, Usman 52 and Ejaz 37. Jadoon, Shahnawaz and Faisal took 2 wickets each. Pakistan Falcons managed 263. Jadoon added 65, Farooq 56 and Asim 41. Inam picked up 3 wickets while Dawood and Faisal bagged 2 wickets each.
L’usine CC upset Amer Holidays by 20 runs. L’usine CC posted 345. Yasif Ali Chohan scored 141 off 105 balls and Tauseef added 84 off 61 balls. Danish took 3 wickets and Saud 2. Amer Holidays managed 325 in reply. Shams added 70, Irfan Sarfraz 58 and Irfan Mushtaq 57. Shahrayar Raees Malik took 5 wickets while Yasif Ali Chohan got 2 wickets. In the first semifinal, Lahore Badshah will play Sama Steel while in the 2nd semifinal Riyadh Warriors Green will compete against Pak Shaheen.
In Huraymala League T20 Tournament, PTI Tigers beat Lahore Badshah Green by 3 wickets. Lahore Badshah Green posted 193/4. Ihsan added 89. Irfan and Nizam got 2 wickets each. PTI Tigers chased the target in 19.3 overs. Adnan scored 37 and Nizam 35. Atif picked up 3 wickets and Sajid 2.
White Star CC beat Shaheen Stars by 10 wickets. Shaheen Stars CC scored 124. Hussain hit 39. Rashid took 3 wickets while Qasim and Irfan Sagar got 2 wickets each. White Star CC won in 7.3 overs. Irfan Sager blasted 91 off 32 balls while Ashiq added 24.
Fonte Star CC defeated Kashmir Strikers by 57 runs. Fonte Star posted 208/8. Safdar added 55 and Bilal 42. Manzoor picked up 3 wickets and Aijaz 2. Kashmir Strikers managed 151. Mushtaq added 44 and Shabbir 36. Waseem took 3 wickets while Qasim and Ghulam bagged 2 wickets each.
Riyadh Warriors Blue beat Sialkot XI by 19 runs and keep their unbeaten run. Riyadh Warriors Blue posted 201/5. Syed Abdul Azeez remained unbeaten on 89 off 58 balls while Syed Maqbool hit 69 off 33 balls. Qasim got 2 wickets. Sialkot XI tallied 182/8. Shahzad added 57 and Yassir 36. Ayaz took 3 wickets and Asim 2.
Al Harbi CC beat Riyadh Blues CC by 5 wickets. Riyadh Blues managed 152/9. Abu Sufyan scored 40. Fazal Wakeel and Fazal Elahi got 2 wickets each. Al Harbi won in 16.2 overs. Nadeem scored 55 and Shahid 45. — SG