Rustam Ali
RIYADH — The ongoing Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Saturday League of the Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) entered the knockout stage with the completion of league matches.
Round 4
Amer Holidays thumped Kashmir Strikers by 10 wickets. Kashmir Strikers piled up 238-4. Aasim scored a century (102 off 42 balls). Majid (48) and Ishfaq (42) also batted well. Samiullah picked up 2 wickets. Amir Holidays' openers produced a stunning chase in just 13.1 overs. Irfan smashed 120 off 38 balls with 11 sixes. Sami Arshad blasted 119 off 41 balls.
L'usine lost to Fast CC by 5 wickets. Ali Malik (94) and Yasif (84) lifted L'usine to 212-4. Zain grabbed 2 wickets. Fast CC reached the target in 18.3 overs. Openers Naveed and Nauman scored fifties, making 53 and 54, respectively. Waqar (36) and Waheed (28) ensured victory. Haris claimed 2 wickets.
Net Matric Solution registered a victory over Super Asia by 4 wickets. Super Asia collected 168. Taheen played a brilliant knock of 61 and Manik scored 22. Shahnawaz picked up 3 wickets and Siddiq 2. Net Matric Solution scored 171 in 16.4 overs through Ayaz (51) and Asif (27). Abdullah took 3 wickets and Al Amin 2.
KFSH Blues defeated Indian Strikers by 5 wickets. Indian Strikers tallied 218. KFSH Blues won the match in 19.2 overs. Bilal Wani smashed an astonishing 132 off 63 balls. Khurram hit 61. Ashraf took 2 wickets.
Pak Shaheen beat Karachi Dolphins by 101 runs. Pak Shaheen racked up a gigantic total of 302-3. Faisal scored 106 off 40 balls. Abdul Wahab (88) and Abdul Waheed (62) made fifties. Karachi Dolphins scrabbled to 201. Dawood Khan picked up 5 wickets.
Round 5
L'usine cruised to victory over Kashmir Strikers by 8 wickets. Kashmir Strikers collected 209-4. Sameer smashed 71, Asim 49 and Majid 37. Zafar picked up 2 wickets. Syed Adeel's outstanding 152 off 57 balls led L'usine to victory in 14.1 overs. Rustam scored 27 and Ali 24.
Pak Shaheen humbled TBCC by 7 wickets. TBCC collected 158. Abdulaziz, Jamshaid and Dawood grabbed 2 wickets each. Pak Shaheen scored the required 159 in just 15 overs. Fahad hit 56 and Tariq 36.
Net Matric Solution thumped Shuraim by 8 wickets. Shuraim posted 161. Zeshan hit a quick 54 off 17 balls. Arif cracked 30. Sameer, Tanveer and Azhar grabbed 2 wickets each. Net Matric Solution succeeded in 15.2 overs. Maqbool remained unbeaten on 99, while Asif helped with 32.
KFSH Blues flattened Super Asia by 9 wickets. Super Asia was all out for 152. Kakon top scored with 50 and Abdullah made 21. Waheed picked up 6-21. Abdul Raheem took 2. KFSH Blues scored 155 in 8 overs. Nasir Abbasi smashed 89 off 27 balls and Bilal scored 60 off 19 balls.
