Royal Commission, Natpet and Pak Green win in Jotun Cup

YANBU —  Royal Commission, Natpet, Mangalore Challengers, Green Stars and Pak Green came out on top in their respective matches in the Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah Cricket Association-managed Jotun Cup here. In the first match, Royal Commission beat Jotun Paints by six wickets. Jotun scored 109 in 20 overs. Liaqat Ali (29), Ifthikhar Ali (21), Farook Ahmad (15) and Attaullah (13) were among the runs. Ibrahim took three wickets and Israr two. In reply, Royal Commission achieved the target in 16.3 overs for the loss of four wickets. Attalah, Akbar Ali, Afzal Saleem and Liaqat Ali took a wicket each. Man of the Match — Israr Ahmad. The second match saw Natpet beat Yanbu Youth by 43 runs. Natpet posted 178 for nine. Saleem Ullah (63), Shahid (21), Ubaid Chishti (18) were the main contributors. Akhtar took three wickets and Imam two. Yanbu Youth could manage only 136 for six. Saber hit 35, Mohammad Zahid 31 and Akhtar 19. Ali, Sadaat Aziz and Shahid took one wicket each. Man of the Match — Saleem Ullah. Mangalore Challengers downed Indo Riders by 27 runs. Mangalore Challengers put on 135 for eight. Mohammad Johar (44), Waseem (40) and Mohammad Siraj (14) batted responsibly. Shyjal Thannikidan took 4-17. Indo Riders was all out for 107 with Nikwan (47) and Jassim (22) scoring the bulk of the runs. Mohammad Abid claimed four wickets, Moammad Jawhar three and Waseem two. Man of the Match — Mohammad Jawhar. Green Stars thumped ESC Titians by 18 runs. Green Stars scored 84 with Ahmad Mughal making 19, Riyadh Habib 14, Suleiman 13 and Waseem Tahir 12. ESC Titians, in response, was restricted to 66. Tariq Anjum (20) and Lallal (19) were the main scorers. Riyadh Habib took four wickets and Tofiq Hassan two. Man of the Match — Riyadh Habib. Pak Green beat Rising Stars by four runs in the last match of the day. Pak Green batted first and scored 118 for seven with contributions from Waseem Khan (30), Adnan (24), Mohammad Intizar (18), Zahid (10) and Sana Ullah (10). Mazhar Iqbal scalped three wickets. Rising Stars could muster only 113 for eight. Aamir Riyadh blasted 51, while Mohammad Waseem and Zahid Siddiqui added 17 each. Waseem Jatt claimed three wickets, while Adnan and Abdul Qadir took two each. Man of the Match — Adnan.