By Ali Mohammed Khan
JEDDAH — Top sides enjoyed an easy run in the second week matches of the Al-Miawiah Jeddah Champions Trophy Season VI Tournament here.
While Gulbarga CC thrashed Barkatiya CC by 91 runs, thanks to Man of the Match Mujahid who scored 62, Kokan XI registered its second successive win by beating York Chargers by 84 runs with Anas Deshmukh coming up with yet another belligerent innings of 52 from a mere 23 balls.
Other one-sided encounters saw Jeddah Gladiators chase down a target of 79 set by United Carton CC with 8 wickets and 7 overs to spare as Mannan remained not out on 61. Last season’s winner Reliance defeated KSA Red by 7 wickets with Nayeem scoring 47 runs.
The tournament is being organized by team Azizia Deccan in association with Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). The title sponsor is Al-Miawiah, while Al-Salem York, Aqualite, Clas, G21 Optics and Intalaka Group are the co-sponsors.
Scores in brief: Barkatiya XI 123-6 in 15 overs (Ejaz 37; Ibrahim 3-25) beat Azizia Deccan Smashers 78-5 (Ismail 29; Imroz 1-11) by 45 runs. Man of the Match: Ejaz.
Hyd Warriors 77 in 13.5 overs (Shabbir 16; Khader 4-9, Atiq 3-13) lost to KSA Blue 78-5 in 12.5 overs (Inayat 31; Abdul Habib 4-19) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match: Khader Sharif.
KSA Red 85-6 (Imtiyaz 28; Mazer Ali 3-7) lost to Reliance 88-3 in 10 overs (Nayeem 47; Shamshad Ali 1-9) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match: Mazher Ali.
Spark XI 79-8 (Rizwan 20; Safayer 2-8) lost to KSA Green 80-5 in 12 overs (Suhail 25 not out, Zaki 24 not out; Kashif 3-12) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match: Zaki.
IOE 91-8 (Tabriz Shiekh 27; Zubair 3-10) beat Prime XI 85-8 (Rizwan 28; Faizuddin 4-15) by 6 runs. Man of the Match: Afeel.
Kokan XI 173-8 (Anas Deshmukh 52; Mufazal Khan 3-20) beat York Chargers 89-6 (Parvez 19; Anas Deshmukh 2-14) by 84runs. Man of the Match: Anas Deshmukh.
Gulbarga Cricket Team 174-3 (Mujahed 62; Mohammed 2-29) beat Barkatiya CC 83 in 14 overs (Amer 20; Sadiq 3-19, Mujahed 3-21) by 91runs. Man of the Match: Mujahed.
Hyderabad Royals 128-8 (Imtiyaz 23; Yahya 3-14) beat Arabian XI 119/8 (Khader 40; Sameer 3-19) by 9 runs. Man of the Match: Sameer.
United Carton CC 78-7 (Bahadur 30; Amit 2-8) lost to Jeddah Gladiators 81-2 in 8 overs (Mannan 61 not out, Basant 1-11) by 8 wickets. Mannan.
Mahajar Heroes CC 115-5 (Arun 39; Salman 3-18) beat Jeddah Strikers 99-9 (Kaleem 15; Sunal 2-7) by 16 runs. Man of the Match: Arun.
Khind CC 121-8 (Wajahuddin 28; Afroz 3-12) beat Gulf West 79-9 (Sadik 17; Naushad 3-29) by 42 runs. Man of the Match: Syed Wajahuddin.
Bhatkal CA Jed 117-8 (Furqan Ahmed 44; Haroon Adil 2-9) beat Marah Travels 58-9 (Asif 14; M. Jawwad Musba 3-7) by 58 runs. Man of the Match: Furkhan Ahmed.
