Dr. Sayed Ziauddin
JEDDAH — ALJ Toshiba, Zamil Cool Care, Crown Blue, Al-Mazroi Salonpas, Jeddah Gladiators, New Young Stars, Jeddah Challengers and Wolves XI came out on top in the WPCA Morning Summer matches here recently.
ALJ Toshiba defeated Tata Motors by 5 wickets. Tata Motors posted 128 for 7 with Aquil making 26, Mudassir Iqbal 35 and Faisal Lateef 28. Asrar took 2-18. ALJ Toshiba, in response, needed 83 balls to reach 130 for 5. Azeem hammered a match-winning 85 in 37 balls and Tanveer Zamane 15. Waqas scalped 2-31.
Zamil Cool Care had the better of Jeddah Tigers by 7 runs. Zamil Cool Care produced 140 for 9 as Kamran hit 50 and Abid 18. Wajid remained unbeaten on 28. Sameer took 3 for 19 and Nanajee Venkat 2-25. Jeddah Tigers was bowled out for 133. Abdullah made 32 and Kashif 51. Abid claimed 2-33 and Imtiyaz 3-23.
Crown Blue humbled Azizya Elegant by 7 wickets. Azizya Elegant, opting to bat, was restricted to 101 for 8. Mustafa hit an unbeaten 22. Qurban took 3-20. Crown Blue was home (104) for the loss of 3 wickets in 69 balls. Arif Jutt stroked 34, Haseeb 21 and Junnaid unbeaten 15.
Al-Mazroi Salonpas crushed INMA by 9 wickets. INMA was bundled out for 90. Dayaan scored an unbeaten 38 and Shafi 19. Faisal Patel bowled magnificently to take 5-16, Sufiyan Laheri 2-20 and Farhan 2-21. Al-Mazroi Salonpas responded with 91 for 1 in 57 balls thanks to Asif (48) and Farhan (20).
Jeddah Gladiators trounced Emper Perfumes by 9 runs. Jeddah Gladiators mustered 137 as Sunny scored 45 and Maroof 42. Jawad bagged 3-18, Amir 3-19 and MehboobShabbir 2-26. Emper Perfumes, in reply, was bowled out for 128 to lose by 9 runs. Shahid scored 38. Rasheed took 3-17, Farooq 3-18 and Imran 2-18.
New Young Stars thrashed Hanifa Tigers by 73 runs. New Young Stars racked up 193-5. Amir Siddiqui blasted 93 in 39 balls as he added 78 with Rafaqat (14). Bilal remained unbeaten on 35. Hanifa Tigers, in reply, was bowled out for 120 to lose by 73 runs. Zia compiled 18, Sameer top scored with 37 and Faheem added 15. Raja grabbed 3-19 and Ibrar 3-27.
Jeddah Challengers beat Cousins XI by 10 runs. Jeddah Challengers piled up 137 for 7. Akram hit 28, Abubakar 19, Rizwan 32 and Rafeeq 18. Aqeel took 2-26, Tofan Khan 2-31. Cousins XI was restricted to 127 for 9. Aqeel scored 17, Mamoon 22, Irfan 24 and Haroon 15 not out. Umar took 3-24.
Al-Kabbani Cricket Group thrashed Ralco by 55 runs. Al-Kabbani piled up 151-8. Imran Qaiser hit 19, Khaleel 22, Fiaz 37, Irfan 21 not out and Naveed 15. Tanveer took 3-19. Ralco was then restricted to 96.
Wolves XI prevailed over AGA by 4 wickets. AGA was restricted to 85 for 7. Jaan hit 26 as none other could touch the double-digit mark. Tayab grabbed 3-16 and Nasir 2-22. Wolves XI reached the winning target of 88 for 6 in 62 balls thanks to Yasir remaining unbeaten on 57 with 9 fours and a six. Zahid scalped 3 for 41 and Hassan 3 for 13.
