KFSH Blues and Pak Shaheen win in RCA

Rustam Ali RIYADH — KFSH Blues and Pak Shaheen registered thumping victories in the ninth round of SCC Cup 2016 here. This T20 tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). In Al-Kharaj League, KFSH Blues defeated Pakistan Falcons by 4 wickets. Batting first, Pakistan Falcons posted 188 for the loss of 9 wickets. Yasir (53) and Hamza (52) smashed brilliant half centuries. Nouman contributed 35. Munawar Shafi bowled well and picked up 3 wickets. Iftikhar and Saqib took 2 wickets each. In reply, KFSH Blues chased the target in 18.4 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Munawar showed his skills with the bat as well and led the chase with a stunning 71. Waseem added 41 and Khurram 29. Jadoon picked up 2 wickets. Pak Shaheen thumped Lahore Lions by 95 runs. Pak Shaheen posted 233 for 8. Abdul Waheed displayed outstanding strokeplay but was trapped in the nervous nineties (95 off 46 balls). Ibrar scored 38. Muzaffar and Obaid grabbed 2 wickets each. In reply, Lahore Lions was bowled out for a meager 138. Ibrar bowled superbly picking up 4 wickets and Ateeq bagged 3 wickets. Manzoor (38) and Obaid (29) batted well. In Diriyah League, King Lions XI lost to Kashmir XI by 9 runs. Kashmir XI put on 172. Majid hit 57 and Shaukat 50. Babu bagged 3 wickets and Jaseem 2. King Lions XI was restricted to 163, in reply. Juwail played a stand out innings of 89 as the others failed badly. Waseem scalped 3 wickets while Azhar and Majid took 2 each. Seham downed Abana by 72 runs. Seham collected 204 in its allotted overs. Amir notched 49 and Tehseen 42. Naveed and Almgir contributed 29 each. Abid, Furqan and Nadeem shared 2 wickets each. Abana, in reply, was bowled out for 132.