RIYADH — Gujranwala, Pakhtunkhwa, Mehran, Diamond 1, Diamond 2 and Kankan Green booked their berths in the RCL T20 Tournament semifinals here.
The tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket League (RCL) and is being played at RCL Complex.
Mehran beat Riyadh Blues by 7 wickets. Batting first, Riyadh Blues made 124. Ifteqaar was the top scorer with 62. Jehanzeb took 3 wickets and Asad 2. In reply, Mehran was home in 13.2 overs. Basharat scored 45 and Jehan Khan 22. Shakeel and Sufiyan took a wicket each. Man of the Match: Jehanzaib.
Pakhtunkhwa beat Telengana Warriors by 100 runs. Pakhtoon Khawa posted 201 with Naveed making 67 and Yusuf Haroon 47. Majid took 3 wickets and Khalid 1. Telengana Warriors was bowled out for for 101 with only Nishad (31) putting up some resistance. Farmaan and Mudassir scalped 3 wickets each. Man of the Match: Naveed.
In a major upset Gujranwala defeated Gamepro by 3 wickets. Gamepro put on 165 thanks to steady knocks by Imran (64) and Deepak (26). Kamran took 2 wickets. Gujranwala reached the target for the loss of 7 wickets thanks to a quick-fire 43 by Umer and 47 by Waqar. Shammi took 3 wickets. Man of the Match: Umer.
Diamond I got the better of Maestro by 6 wickets. Maestro posted a decent 193. Kalandar scored a century (106) and Ashfaq 35. Shajji and Hyder took a wicket each. In reply, Diamond chased the target thanks to big knocks by Mazher Ahmed (101) and Taib Afzal (80). Ashfaq managed two wickets. Man of the Match: Mazher.
Diamond II thrashed Woodbridge by 36 runs. Diamond II scored 166. Munazir top scored with 42. Azhar supported him with 34. Suhail and Akheel claimed two wickets each. Woodbridge managed only 130 with lone resistance coming from Suhail (27). Taj took a five-wicket haul. Man of the Match: Taj.
Konkan Green thumped Cricketers by 6 wickets. Cricketers made 144 with Faisal making 44. Faiq and Muzaffar claimed two wickets each. Konkan Green was home in 15 overs. Manoj top scored with 53 and Saifullah hit 50. Mumtaz took two wickets. Man of the Match: Manoj. — SG
