RCA celebrates Saudi National Day

By Rustam Ali RIYADH — Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) celebrated the 86th Saudi National Day during Amex T20 tourney here. On the occasion, Special Representative of RCA’s Patron-in-Chief Prince Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Shaikh Mansour Ahmed Al-Shehri and his sons Faris Mansour Al-Shehri and Khalid Mansour Al-Shehri, were the chief guests. RCA Patron/Chairman Mohammed Anwar was the guest of honor. RCA CEO Nadeem Babar, SVP Kareem Khan and GS Nasir Abbasi also attended the ceremony with other RCA Executive Committee members. Speaking on the occasion, Anwar and Abbasi welcomed the distinguished guests and thanked them for their continued support to RCA. Sheikh Mansour appreciated RCA for providing wonderful facilities for cricketers. He also said that his sons are very keen to play cricket and will soon join RCA activities. Amex T20 Al-Kharaj League Lahore Lions defeated Amer Holidays by 5 wickets. Batting first, Amer Holidays amassed 235 for 5. Shams blasted 108 off 48 balls with 5 sixes and 13 fours. Irfan scored 42. Usman grabbed 2 wickets. In reply, Lahore Lions was home in the 18th over. Waseem (57), Awais (43) and Obaid (44) helped their side chase down the massive total. Saleem picked up 4 wickets. Pak Shaheen lost to Riyadh Aces by 3 wickets. Abdul Wahab (56), Abdul Aziz (46) and Abdul Salam (33) helped Pak Shaheen post a huge total of 242 for 6. Asif bagged 3 wickets. Mudasar’s astonishing knock of 124 helped Riyadh Aces achieve the target in 18.5 overs. Asif helped with his 51. Mudasir of Pak Shaheen took 3 wickets. Lahore Badshah and Sama Steel witnessed a thrilling tie. Batting first, Sama Steel posted 206 for 8. Nasir smashed 60 off 22 balls. Raja scored 45. Akram picked up 3 wickets while Fahad and Imran claimed 2 each. In reply, Lahore Badshah equaled the score for the loss of 7 wickets. Imran Khan scored 107 and Usman 58. Rizwan bagged 3 wickets and Adnan 2. Hayer League Lahore Badshah Green humbled Saudi Zaas by 202 runs. Lahore Badshah Green collected 251 in their allotted overs. Awais Afzal played a brilliant knock of 117 off 49 balls. His innings included 7 sixes and 14 fours. Zahideen added 59. Mahtab scalped 3 wickets. Saudi Zaas scored 49. Faizan top scored with 28. Awais Afzal took 3 wickets while Usman and Sajid claimed 2 each. Green Bangla lost to Kashmir XI by 6 wickets. Green Bangla posted 163. Badol hit a quick-fire 57 and Alamin 27. Khurram grabbed 3 wickets. Arif (79) and Ishfaq (44) took Kashmir XI to a comfortable win in 15.2 overs. Mithu grabbed 2 wickets.