PISJ Aziziyah to face IISJ in Inter-School Tournament final

JEDDAH — Pakistan International School Jeddah (Aziziyah) beat Al-Warood International School, while International Indian School Jeddah edged Al-Falah International School DPS Jeddah to set up Hamid Rasheed Memorial Inter-School Tournament final here. The tournament is being organized by Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and sponsored by Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) under its Youth Cricket Development program. The first match saw PISJ Aziziyah thrash Al-Warood International School by 71 runs. PISJ Aziziyah, batting first, scored 169 for the loss of five wickets. Shahzad blasted 72 (7x4), Husnain 35 and Abdullah 11. Sheezan took two wickets, while Annas and Taha took one each. In reply, Al-Warood could manage only 97. Zheeshan scored 31, Taha 13, Sufian 12 and Ali 10. Khuram and Shahzad took two wickets each, while Sharyar and Hizar took one each. In the second semifinal, IISJ defeated Al-Falah by 11 runs. IISJ posted 166 for the loss of six wickets. Suhail (25), Misbah (28), Yahya (27), Zaid (22) and Farhan Sameer (12) were among the runs. Ismail, Warraj, Samih Munshi and Reeth took a wicket each. Al-Falah was bundled out for 155. Yayraaj hit 61 (6x4), Samih Munshi 19 and Affan 17. Sohail took three wickets, while Suliman and Saad claimed two each.