Fine bowling by Taiyyab, Ali

By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin JEDDAH — Grabbing 5 wickets Mohammed Taiyyab steered Friends XI past APF, Waqas Malik XI defeated MCC and AOT prevailed over ALS Warriors as Ali took 4 wickets in the SCC Premier Tournament sponsored by Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) here at WPCA. AOT had the last laugh against ALS Warriors by 44 runs. AOT racked up 208-5. Moiz stroked 46. He added 75 for the second wicket with Gulam Mustafa (39) after they lost Faisal Mehmood (16) early. Naeem Shah made 30 and Qaiser Lateef an unbeaten 37. Jameel grabbed 2-36. ALS Warriors was stranded at 164-9 despite a good start. Talha hammered 50 in 22 balls. Mohammed Khan made 34 and the two added 91 runs for the first wicket. But once the openers were separated it lost wickets in heap to be tottering at 109-5. Abdullah Essa then stroked 20 and Ramazan 18. Ali was the pick of the bowlers with 4-16. Waqas Malik XI trounced MCC by 44 runs. Waqas Malik XI piled up 159-8. Rana Haroon hammered 53 in 32 balls as he added 87 runs in 54 balls with Tauseef who scored 32 after they were reduced to 28-3. Fareed stroked 28. Ijaz Bhutta took 2-28 and Saeed 2-38. MCC, in reply, was stranded at 115-9. Zeeshan Soherwardy was the top scorer with 46 and Khalid Butt hit 21. Danish took 3-30 and Waqas Malik 2-23. Friends XI thrashed APF by 87 runs. Friends XI produced 189-8. Amir Sajjad smashed 57 in 24 balls and added 110 runs for the opening stand with Saleem who stroked 50 in 27 balls. Later, Amjad Jutt compiled 46. Rehan took 3-34, Siddique 2-30 and Adnan 2-33. APF, in reply, was bundled out for 102. Mohammed Taiyyab ran through the batting lineup with 5-23, while Amjad Jutt grabbed 3-15 and Zeeshan 2-23. Ali Ansar made 18, Usman 16 and Hasnain 16. SCC Afternoon Lothers, Jotun Paints, Zultrack and Natcom emerged winners in the SCC Afternoon T20. Lothers defeated Royal Brothers by 8 wickets. Royal Brothers was restricted to 92-6. Abdullah Khan scored 19, Omar 30 and Hanif Khan 16 not out. Lothers reached 94 in 42 balls with 8 wickets in hand. Khurram Aziz remained unbeaten on 25. He added a match-winning 65 with Shamsuddin who made an aggressive 46. Zultrack trounced Thales Group by 79 runs. Zultrack plundered 171-2. Mohsin blasted 68 in 40 balls with 4 sixes and 2 fours and Omar Mukhtar 50 in 31 balls. They added 97 runs in 63 balls for the opening stand. Subail then hit 20 not out and Yasir 17 not out. Thales Group, in reply, was stranded at 92-8. Junaid stroked 28 and Abdullah 19. Yousuf took 3-13. Natcom edged past Fuchs Al-Hamrani by 14 runs. Natcom put on 115-8. Ali compiled 35 and Qadeer 22. Zahid took 2-14 and Shan 2-26. Fuchs Alhamrani, in response, was bundled out for 101. Irfan Anjum scored 17, Saqib 26 and Rizwan 17. Zahoor took 3-15, Asad 2-19, Shabbir 2-21 and Qadeer 2-33. Jotun Paints got a walk-over from Youth Cricket Club.