IISJ wins Inter-School Tournament

JEDDAH — The International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) beat Pakistan International School Jeddah Aziziyah by 4 four runs in a thrilling final to claim the Hamid Rasheed Memorial Inter-School Tournament trophy here. The Under-19 tournament was organized by the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and sponsored by Saudi cricket Centre (SCC) under its Youth Cricket Development Program. Taking the strike first, IISJ scored 156 runs with Sohail (37), Farhan Patel (32), Yahya (28) and Zahid (24) being the main contributors. Shahzad took two wickets, while Hamdan and Khurram took one each. PISJ, in reply, fought hard, but could manage only 152. Abdullah made 37, Umer 35, Shahzad 32 and Hamdan 12. Sulaiman took 4 for 34 and Farhan Patel took one. Sulaiman was named the Man of the Match.