Nazar Guys to take on IOE in final

JEDDAH —  IOE Cricketers beat Hyderabad Royals Cricket Club to clash with Nazar Guys Cricket Club, which downed Jeddah Gladiators, in the final of the Jeddah Premier League’s Asaduddin Owaisi Cup at the Sulaimania Ground No. 2 Friday. This event, organized by Jeddah Premier League-JPL under the auspices of Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA), is jointly sponsored by Dream India Group, Mumtaz Sports Academy, Al-Wafaq Al-Shaheqa Group and Qatar Airways Jeddah. The co-sponsors are B-Cola, Halwani Brothers and Khind Electronics. In the first semifinal, Hyderabad Royals Cricketers won the toss and made 101 for 7 in the allotted 15 overs. In reply, IOE Cricketers reached 106 for 7 in 14.3 overs. Saleem Priya was adjudged the Man of the Match for his 30 in 21 balls. In the second semifinal, Nazar Guys Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat first. It put on a respectable total of 161-5. In reply, Jeddah Gladiators Cricket Club slumped to a paltry total of 46 in 9.4 overs. Nazar Guys won the match by a huge margin of 115 runs. Mudassir was named the Man of the Match for his 29 runs in just 13 balls and 2 wickets.