Aijaz Ahmed Khan
JEDDAH — KAIA beat Hyderabad Green by 122 runs, ECU Lines defeated Kashmir XI by 75 runs, Sindh XI downed Ittihad by 50 runs, Reel & Rom prevailed over Al-Khulais by 43 runs and Al-Burj won over Jamoom Fighters by 50 runs in the 8th week matches of the Kanoo Premier Morning League, which is sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by the Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA).
The highlights of this week matches were a fine knock of 148 by Abdul Wahid of KAIA against Hyderabad Green, a quick-fire 107 by Umar Awan of ECU Lines against Kashmir XI and a magical figures of 5-14 with a hat trick by Ashiq Ali of Sindh XI against Ittehad XI.
KAIA beat Hyderabad Green by 122 runs. KAIA 296-9 (Abdul Wahid 148 off 52 balls (4x13, 6x14), Javed 54; Safdar 3 for 50, Saifullah 3 for 54, Zia 2 for 50). Hyderabad Green 174 all out (Asif 32, Waliullah 30, Saifullah 37, Sadiq 21; Waqas 2 for 5, Zeeshan 2 for 19, Shad and Fahad Abdullah one each).
ECU Lines defeated Kashmir XI by 75 runs.
ECU Lines 191-4 (Umar Awan 107 off 39 balls (4x12, 6x5), Junaid 28, Abdul Rahman 16; Danial 3 for 40). Kashmir XI 116 all out (Owais 26; Abdul Rahman 4 for 22, Atif 3 for 28, Tauqir 2 for 30).
Sindh XI downed Ittihad by 50 runs.
Sindh XI 173-4 (Sulaiman 54 off 31 balls (4x8, 6x2), Mohsin 57 off 33 balls (4x7, 6x3); Ayaz Meer 36; Mukhtar 1 for 41, Azam 1 for 18). Ittihad 123 all out (Mohsin 54, Mubeen 22, Mukhtar 10, Shahid 13; Ashiq Ali 5 for 14 with a hat trick, Mohsin 2 for 30).
Reel & Rom beat Al-Khulais 43 runs.
Reel & Rom 208-3 (Imran 87 (4x9, 6x3), Ilyas 60 not out (4x4, 6x3), Afridi 12, Qasim 14; Adil 1 for 37, Akbar 1 for 32, Shams 1 for 16). Al-Khulais 165-8 (Sajid 51 off 31 balls (4x3, 6x3), Tariq 128 (4x2), Irshad 17, Basharat 14, Shams 15; Qasim 2 for 22, Irfan 2 for 28, Afridi 2 for 11).
Al Burj defeated Jamoom Fighters by 50 runs. Al Burj 192-5 (Kamran 23, Usman 39 off 16 balls (4x6, 6x2), Rehan 66 off 35 balls (4x6, 6x3), Kamran Khan 28; Saeed 3 for 25). Jamoom Fighters 142 all out (Waseem 35, Zulfiqar 18, Umar 18; Kamran 2 for 13, Faizan 2 for 18, Rehan 2 for 3.
