Al-Mazroi Salonpas vs. New Young Stars final set

Dr. Sayed Ziauddin JEDDAH — Asghar scored 77 to steer New Young Stars to win over Emper Perfumes while Farhan Patel of Al-Mazroi Salonpas bowled magnificently to down Tata Motors in the WPCA Morning semifinals to set the stage for a thrilling final Friday (April 15) afternoon. New Young Stars trounced Emper Perfumes by 32 runs. New Young Stars, opting to bat first, racked up 186 for 4. Amir Siddiqui stroked 24, Rafaqat 30 and Qassim 20. Asghar top scored with an unbeaten 77 in 39 balls with 3 sixes and 6 fours. Rizwan remained not out on 11. Abdulqayyum, Usman, Sajjad and Mehboob Shabbir scalped a wicket each. Emper Perfumes, in reply, was restricted to 154 for 9. Usman Amjad fought a lone battle to smash 64. Abdulrahim added 16 and Karim Khan 18. Israr grabbed 3 for 22, while a wicket each was picked up by Rafaqat, Maqsood and Kesar. Nadeem Shabbir and Khaleel Dawre officiated the match. Al-Mazroi Salonpas thrashed Tata Motors by 93 runs in the other semifinal. Al-Mazroi piled up 191 for 9. Farook scored 36 with 4 fours. Sohail hit 19 and was given out for hitting the ball twice, a rare dismissal in cricket. Faisal Patel scored 33 with 4 boundaries and a six, Imran Topia added 16, Sufiyan Laheri 37 and Salman 13. Uzair took 2-18, Qaiser 2-26 while Jabbar, Afridi and Irfan grabbed a wicket each. Tata Motors, in reply, was restricted to 98 for 9. Farhan Patel was the destroyer-in-chief with 5 wickets for 17, whereas Faisal Patel took 3 for 34. Qaiser scored 24, Noor Butt 12, Mudassir Iqbal 11 and A. Hashmi 10. Kashif Mirza and Zafar Iqbal officiated the game.