Riyadh Warriors Green, Lahore Badshah in RCA 40-over final
30 Mar 2018
By Nasir Abbasi
RIYADH— Round 11 matches were played in Prince Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Cricket Tournament. This tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).
In Al Kharj League 40-over tournament semifinals proved to be one-sided affairs. Lahore Badshah defeated Pak Shaheen by 177 runs. Lahore Badshah posted 365. Najeeb Asghar and Yasser Maqbool scored 73 each. Malik Fahad hit 50, Mudassar 41 and Usman 40. Abdul Waheed picked up 3 wickets and Abdul Salam 2. Pak Shaheen was bundled out for 188. Faisal added 40 while Asad, Abdul Salam and Abdul Wahab contributed 27 each. Nouman picked up 3 wickets while Awais, Imran and Malik Fahad bagged 2 wickets each. Man of the Match: Najeeb Asghar.
Riyadh Warriors Green beat FUCHS Lions CC by 128 runs. Riyadh Warriors Green posted 365/9. Amjad Ali and Munawar Shafi played brilliantly and scored 107 and 102 runs respectively. Nasir Abbasi added 44 and Syed Adeel 33. Muzaffar Majeed and Javed took 2 wickets each. FUCHS Lions were restricted to 237. Muzaffar Majeed scored 76 and Qamar 75. Syed Usman and Danish Zafar took 3 wickets each while Munawar Shafi got 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Munawar Shafi.
In Huraymala League T20 Tournament, Al Harbi CC beat Falcons CC by 98 runs. Al Harbi CC posted 213/7. Salman Shahid scored 80, Arshad 37 and Sami 34. Sajjad took 3 wickets and Mannan 2. Falcons CC made 115. Adnan remained unbeaten on 56. Shahid Khan took 5 wickets and Salman Shahid 3.
Amer Holidays beat Sialkot XI by 6 wickets. Sialkot XI scored 177/4. Yasser added 47 and Ali 39. Sajid Saeed got 2 wickets. Amer Holidays won in 18.5 overs. Irfan Sarfaraz was unbeaten on 62 while Samiullah added 40. Yassir took 2 wickets.
KFSH Green beat Riyadh Warriors Blue by 6 wickets. Riyadh Warriors Blue posted 194/3. Abdulaziz hit unbeaten 76 and Feroz scored 70. KFSH Green won in 19.3 overs. Waqas added 58 and Asif 56. Shaik Premnawaz took 2 wickets.
Riyadh Blues defeated AR Sports CC by 5 wickets. AR Sports posted 242/5. Ahmed scored 73 and Mudassar 55. Naseeruddin took 3 wickets. Riyadh Blues won in 18.5 overs mainly due to Umer’s unbeaten 71 off 34 balls. Saleem added 46 and Himayath 39. Shani and Sikander took 2 wickets each.
Amer Holidays in their second match outclassed Cricket SAMARWA by 5 wickets. Cricket SAMARWA posted 217/5. Abubaker scored 56, Ahsan 52 and Asim 42. Sajid Saeed took 3 wickets and Samiullah 2. Amer Holidays won in 17.5 overs. Sajid Saeed was unbeaten on 122 off 53 balls. Irfan added 30 and Rizwan 25. Asif took 3 wickets.
Pak Force beat White Star CC by 3 wickets. White Star CC scored 197/8. Umar topscored with 57. Mudassar took 4 wickets. Pak Force won in 19.2 overs. Fayyaz added 36 and Gohar 31. Naeem and Irfan took 2 wickets each. In the quarterfinals, Al Harbi CC will play Riyadh Warriors Blue, Fonte Star will meet White Star CC, Pak Force will be up against PPF CC and Riyadh Blues will compete against Amer Holidays.