Bowlers dominate SCC Morning Cup

By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin JEDDAH - Wolves XI, Al-Saudi Green, Zamil Cool Care, ALJ Toshiba, ATC and Stallions came out on top in the SCC Morning tournament sponsored by Saudi Cricket Center at WPCA grounds here. Wolves XI beat Jeddah Tigers by 5 wickets. Jeddah Tigers posted 118 for 7. Sateish made 24 and Kumar 26. Nawaz took 2-20 and Waleed 2-22. Wolves XI, in reply, was home (119) for the loss of 5 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Iftikhar hit 49 in 40 balls and Talha 20. Abdulwaheed grabbed 2-19 and Saeed 2-22. Al-Saudi Green defeated AGA by 14 runs. Al-Saudi Green piled up 151 for 9. Faisal smashed 59 in 32 balls as he added 97 for the 4th wicket with Nazeer Farooqui (36) after it was in trouble at 17 for 3. Farooq took 3-31 and Hassan 3-35. AGA, in response, was bowled out for 137. Fahad hit 47, Muzammil 19 and Fahad 14. Munzir was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets for 18. Zamil Cool Care had the better of Super Cricket Club by 59 runs. Zamil Cool Care put on 145 for 4. Sinthik stroked 31 as Bilal hit 51 in 27 balls, Waseem 19 and Hamed 15. Abdul took 3-22. Super Cricket Club was bundled out for 86. Awais hit 21, Gohar 15 and Anas 14. Hidayat claimed 4-19, Aslam 3-19 and Usman 3-25. ALJ Toshiba humbled Bihar International Fighters by 108 runs. ALJ Toshiba racked up 177 for 7. Azeem stroked 26 as he added 49 with Tanveer Zamane (25). Later Bilal made 38 and Aamir 35. Abbas took 2-18, Faheem 2-31 and Malik 2-38. Bihar International Fighters had no answer for Bilal, who emerged as the wrecker-in-chief with 5 wickets for 19, as the team crashed for 69. ATC scraped through by 2 runs. ATC piled up 154 for 8. Babar scored 34, Abdulrahim 28 and Abdulkarim 20. Mohsin grabbed 4-26 and Mubasher 2-28. NNG Sports was restricted to 152 for 7 as Noman made 36, Ehtesham 35 and Mohsin 36. Sajjad Baba took 2-16. Stallions dominated Azizya Elegant by 9 wickets. Azizya Elegant was bundled out for 67. Wajid stroked 18 and Obaid 21. Waqas scalped 4-7 and Yaseen 4-16. Stallions reached 71 for 1 in just 26 balls as Emaduddin smashed 50 in 22 balls to win.