RIYADH — Pakhtunkhwa, Gamepro, Mazaya Hyderabad, Run Riderz, United 11 and Pure Health reached the finals of RCL T20 Cup here recently.
Pakhtunkhwa and Gamepro will fight for Super Division title, Mazaya Hyderabad will take on Run Riderz for Premier I crown and United II and Pure Health will fight it out for the Premier II trophy in the tournament, which is organized by Riyadh Cricket League.
Gamepro won its semifinal against Warriors by 8 wickets. Batting first, Warriors made 181. Faizan was the top scorer with 61. Taher added 36.
Mustafa, Zakariya, Imran and Dilshad took one wicket each. Gamepro chased the target in 16.5 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Imran Gavanji scored 84 and Moizuddin 55. Amer took one wicket. Man of the Match: Imran Gavanji.
Pakhtunkhwa beat Royal Fighters by 37 runs. Pakhtunkhwa posted 213 with Yusuf Haroon making 82 and Naveed 54. Qaiser and Madani took one wicket each. Royal Fighters fought hard but could manage only 176. Madani fought a lone battle with 52. Arshad took 3 wickets and Yousuf Haroon 1. Man of the Match: Yousuf Haroon.
In the Premier I Division, Run Riderz booked its spot in the final with a 6-wicket win over Konkan Green. Konkan put on 143 as Saifullah and Danish managed 33 and 25, respectively. Basith bowled exceptionally to claim 4 wickets and Sameer took 2. Run Riderz was home for the loss of 4 wickets in 15.4 overs. Asim scored 40 and Mahmood 30. Faik and Manoj took 1 wicket each. Man of the Match: Basith.
Mazaya Hyderabad got the better of Diamond I by 40 runs in the other semifinal. Mazaya scored 223 as Ismail and Fayyaz Masri scored 57 and 46, respectively. Prashanth took two wickets. Diamond I was restricted to 183 with only Zia’s fighting 54 and Mazhar’s 35. Salah, Fazil and Muzammil took 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Ismail.
United II downed Diamond II in their Premier II semifinal. Batting first, Diamond II scored 176 in its quota of 18 overs. Javed scored 55 and Tarez 26. Saif took 3 wickets and Shuja one. In reply, United fought really hard and reached the target in 17.3 overs. Azhar scored 67 and Jameel 42. Taj, Omer and Azhar took one wicket each. Man of the Match: Azhar.
Pure Health made the final thrashing Fakhr-e-Afghan. Fakhr-e-Afghan scored 135 with Gufran and Imran managing 34 and 27, respectively. Amer and Waseem took three wickets each. In reply, Pure Health was home in 16 overs, thanks to a quick-fire 66 by Suhaib and 26 by Imran. Dinayath and Zakariya took one wicket each. Man of the Match: Amer.
