By Rustam Ali
RIYADH — Riyadh Blues remains unbeaten in its five matches in the RCA Amex T20 Tournament, organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA), and sponsored by The American Express Company.
Huraymala League
Riyadh Blues thrashed KFSH Green by 42 runs to win its 5th league match. Riyadh Blues piled up 202-7. Abu Safyan continued his form with another 50 and Yusuf scored 44. Usman and Alam took 2 wickets each. KFSH Green managed 160, in reply. Shoaib (29), Waqar (28) and Kauser (24) got starts but failed to consolidate. Farhan, Himayat and Mudasar claimed 2 wickets each. Roadecho Stallions humbled Kashmir by a massive margin of 134 runs. Stallions amassed 262-5. Adnan blasted 95 off 38 balls and Imran smashed 86 off 32. Yasir scored 47. Khalil picked up 2 wickets. Kashmir was all out for 128, in reply.
Sabir scored 27. Ishfaq took 3 wickets, Adnan and Faisal got 2 each.
Riyadh Warriors defeated Falcons by 11 runs. Matiullah’s quickfire 63 helped Warriors post 186-7. Zahid made 31. Nadeem got 4 wickets and Mansoor 2.
Fifties from Farooq (53) and Farhan (68) were not enough as Falcons tallied 175-9. Matiullah picked up 3 wickets and Nouman 2. Mohmand lost to Friends by 57 runs. Friends posted 241-2. Hasham stroked 104 off 62 balls. Arshad smashed 70. Mohmand was bowled out for 184. Sajid scored 73 and Atif 68.
Nauman bagged 4 wickets, while Jabar and Omar took 2 each. Fast humbled Cricket Samarwa by 12 runs. Fast scored 209. Alam Zeb smashed 60, Sulaiman and Salman mustered 36 each. Asif picked up 3 wickets.
Samarwa was restricted to 197. Hamza top scored with 58 and Asif 38. Sulaiman took 2 wickets.
Punjab Stars thumped PTI by 8 wickets. PTI was bowled out for a meager total of 108. Roshan bowled an exceptional spell, claiming 5-22. Zaheer took 3. Shahid scored 21. Yasif’s unbeaten 72 took Punjab Stars to win in 10.5 overs.
Riyadh Fighters lost to Sinmar by 7 wickets. Riyadh Fighters collected 159-8. Nusrat scored 40 and Imran 31. Zain, Navas and Afzal grabbed 2 wickets each. Ishtiaq and Navas led Sinmar to victory with brilliant half centuries, in 14.2 overs. Ishtiaq scored 77 and Navas 61.
Hayer League
Indian Strikers humbled Etihad by 85 runs. Indian Strikers scored 190-4. Ashraf and Faizullah smashed fifties, scoring 62 and 65, respectively. Etihad was bowled out for 105 as Mithun took 5-18. Nashter and Fenil claimed 2 wickets each. Bilal showed some resistance with 34.
Tigers won against Saudi Zaas by 17 runs. Kamran (45), Salish (34) and Mahesh (29) took Tigers’ total to 202-9. Fahim picked up 3 wickets. Saudi Zaas scored 185, in reply. Ejaz top scored with 80, while Sohail and Danish scored 39 and 38, respectively. Sharaf took 3 wickets, while Salish, Shareef and Wasif got 2 each.
Riyadh Panthers defeated Detecon Eagles by 36 runs. Riyadh Panthers compiled 217-2. Raza and Asim smashed fifties, scoring (82) and (50), respectively. Rizwan hit 41. Dilbar took 2 wickets. Detecon Eagles scored 181. Farooq took 3 wickets and Raza 2.
Black Caps lost to Karachi Dolphins by 5 wickets. Black Caps managed 147. Raheel and Zain bowled well and picked up 4 and 3 wickets, respectively. Karachi Dolphins got to the target in 17 overs. Zain led Dolphins to victory with a brilliant 80.
TBCC defeated Pakhtunkhwa Gladiators by 10 runs. TBCC piled up 199. Cheriyan scored 43 and Shamnad 39. Pakhtunkhwa managed 189. Shameem, Asif and Shamnad shared 2 wickets each.
