MCH Premier to meet Ace Travel in final

Aijaz Ahmed Khan JEDDAH — Unbeaten My Care Hala will clash with talented Ace Travel in the final of the Ace & Initial Saudi Premier League T20 Tournament. This event is jointly sponsored by Ace Travel & Tours and Initial Service Group and co-sponsored by ALS Borderless Logistics, Jotun Saudi Arabia, Khind Electronics, Mizo Juices (Arrow Foods), Sipco (Pepsi) and UT Lines. In the second eliminator round match, Ace Travel beat dark horses Deccan Knights by 5 wickets. Deccan Knights elected to bat first and slumped to 146-7 in their allotted 20 overs. Except for in-form skipper Ather Abdul Quddus (47), dependable Wajid Samdani (33) and Hamed Ba Hadeq (23), the other Deccan Knights batsmen failed against the strong bowling of ACE Travel, led by left-arm fast bowler Sami Khan (2-20) and left-arm spinner Faheem Pasha (2-28). Fast bowlers Moazzam and Abdul Wahid took one wicket each for 21 and 18, respectively. In reply, Ace Travel reached 148-5 in 15.3 overs. Shahzad Ahmed remained unbeaten on 57. Skipper Parvez Khan hit 19 not out, Moazzam 21, Abdul Wahid 15 and Maqsood 14. The victory earned ACE Travel a title-match with an unbeaten My Care Hala Premier. Man of the Match: Shahzad Ahmed. The umpires assigned for the final are: Syed Azam Khan and Najeeb Jeelani. The reserve umpire is Kumar Krishnan. The match referee is Haroon Abdullah Bin Mahfooz, director of SPL. The scorers are Sayeed Ahmed and Shakeel Razzaq Khan. The prize distribution will be held soon after the final at the ground.