By Rustam Ali
RIYADH — Riyadh Blues continued its undefeated journey as it thumped Super CC in the fifth round of RCA Amex T20 tournament. Organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA), this tournament is sponsored by The American Express Company.
Huraymala League
Riyadh Blues defeated Super CC by 11 runs. Riyadh Blues posted 214 for 7. Saleem (53) and Abu Sufiyan (59) smashed fifties. Riyaz added 39. Waheed took 2 wickets. In reply, Super scored 203 for the loss of 9 wickets. Fahad hit 48, Khawer 32 and Shafeeq 35. Saleem bagged 4 wickets and Farhan 2.
KFSH Green registered a win over Roadecho Stallions by 1 wicket. Roadecho Stallions posted 184. Sohail made 55 and Imran 40. Adnan, Riaz and Waheed bagged 2 wickets each. KFSH Green chased the target in 19.1 overs. Mansoor (34) and Kausar (33) ensured a thrilling win. Sohail grabbed 3 wickets and Rashid 2.
L’usine thumped Swat Tigers by 9 runs. L’usine piled up 186 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Talal played a responsible knock of 52, while Abdul Rauf added 34 and Talha 32. Sardar picked up 2 wickets. Swat Tigers managed 177 in reply. Inam (47) and Ijaz (33) played well. Talha, Azam and Asif shared 2 wickets each.
Cricket Samarwa was humbled by Falcons by 2 wickets. Cricket Samarwa was bundled out for 168. Abu Baker smashed 65 and Asif 25. Manzoor bowled an exceptional spell claiming 4 wickets. Falcons reached the target in 19.4 overs. Shoib blasted 52 and Zahid 43 to take their team to victory. Abubaker claimed 3 wickets and Ahsan 2.
Fonte Star lost to Mohmand by 9 wickets. Fonte was all out for 136. Faisal showed some resistance with 41. Haroon bagged 3 wickets while Lateef and Sajjad took 2 each. Mohmand won the match in 16.1 overs. Haroon, Amir and Uzair gave Mohamand a 9-wicket win scoring 42, 38 and 39, respectively.
Riyadh Fighters thrashed Pak Force by 6 runs. Riyadh Fighters piled up 220. Yasir blasted 72 and Hameed 52. Imran grabbed 4 wickets, while Kamal claimed 2. Kashif’s master-class 134 off 69 balls were not enough as Pak Force managed 214 for 7, in reply. Sadiq scored 33. Yasir took 3 wickets and Bilal 2.
GKIISC humbled Sinmar by 2 wickets. Sinmar posted 169. Sadiq scored 89 and Shuhaib 21. Zainul Abideen bagged 2 wickets. GKIISC scored 170 in 19.3 overs.
Hazim (56), Zainul (30) and Haroon (22) took GKIISC to victory. Thaib and Sadiq claimed 2 wickets each.
FAST beat Riyadh Warriors by 2 runs. FAST racked up 153. Ayaz and Naveed scored 24 each. Taufeeq claimed 2 wickets, while Nouman and Mohsin took 3 each. Riyadh Warriors scrambled to 151, in reply. Openers Abdulaziz and Asif scored 61 and 29, respectively. Ayaz, Amjad and Salman took 2 wickets each.
Diriyah League
Bannu Eagles thrashed Seham by 98 runs. Bannu Eagles piled up 218 with Aziz making 85 and Shokat 42. Yasir and Asif scalped 2 wickets each. Seham was bowled out for 120. Noor top scored with 23. Roman, Arshad and Aziz grabbed 2 wickets each.
Smashers was crushed by Kingdom Warriors by 9 wickets. Smashers put on 165 on the scoreboard. Hussain blasted 42, Yasir 32 and Farhan 30. Ahmed, Fahim, Sami and Talal snapped 2 wickets each. Talal’s 103 off 36 balls took Kingdom Warriors to victory in 10.1 overs. Sami hit 50.
Abana downed King Lions by 4 wickets. Lions XI scored 154. Zahid made 33 and Naifm 29. Furqan, Abid and Atif took 2 wickets each. Abana won in 16.3 overs. Furqan and Abid scored 45 and 40, respectively.
Phoenix lost to Al-Harbi by 105 runs. Al-Harbi scored 238 for 5 wickets. Farooq smashed 125 off 63 balls. Salman scored 56 and Arshad 32. Rehan picked up 2 wickets. Phoenix fumbled to 133. Noman showed some resistance with 33. Salman and Naimatullah took 3 wickets each.
Charsaddah Kings defeated Royal Strikers by 9 wickets. Royal Strikers racked up 99. Sajjad Khan’s 66 off 23 balls took Kings to victory in 6 overs.
Riyadh Rhinos was defeated by CSK by 7 wickets. Rhinos posted 159 for 6. Abu Zar hit 52 and Mohammed 42. Talal took 3 wickets. CSK succeeded in 17.4 overs. Waqar and Bilal smashed 60 and 53, respectively.
