IDB, AOT, Al-Saudi and Crown Blue in semis

Dr. Sayed Ziauddin JEDDAH — IDB, AOT, Al-Saudi XI and Crown Blue have qualified for the semis of the SCC Premier T20 Cup. In the first semifinal Crown Steel will take on Al-Saudi XI, while IDB will face AOT. AOT thrashed Al-Saudi XI, while IDB beat Hyderabad Strikers and Jeddah Youth scored a consolation win against MCC at the WPCA grounds here. Jeddah Youth defeated MCC by 45 runs. Jeddah Youth piled up 164 for 6 through Anas Malik (43), Junaid (33), Usman Gulab (22) and Osama Amjed (32). Nadeem grabbed 3-26 and Babar 2-35. MCC was bowled out for 119 to lose by 45 runs. Usman Gulab ran through the MCC lineup with 5 for 12, while Osama Amjed had 2-12. Saleem hit 30 and Shakeel 30 for MCC. AOT downed Al-Saudi XI by 6 wickets. Al-Saudi XI put on 129 with meaningful contributions coming from Faisal (25) and Zeeshan (28). Third highest on the board were the Extras (22). Imran Yusuf (Gullu) was the pick of the bowler with 4 for 7, while Tayyab had 3-39. AOT needed just 69 balls to reach the target (131) for 4. Qaiser Lateef hammered 67 in 32 balls with 5 sixes and 5 fours, while Aqeel compiled 33 as the two added 101. Asim remained unbeaten on 17. Sajid took 3 for 14. IDB thrashed Hyderabad Strikers by 83 runs. IDB racked up 221 for 3. Khalid Butt smashed 55 in 32 balls with 8 hits to the fence as he added 99 with Hasham Khan (42). Ghulam Mustafa smashed an unbeaten 51 in 25 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours as he added valuable 111 with Farook (54) to get to 221 for 3. Hyderabad Strikers, in chase, could make only 138 for 8. Gulam Mustafa took 3-10 and Farook 2-28.