PISR-B and IISR remain unbeaten

RIYADH - Four matches were played in the inaugural week of SCC Under-17 Inter-School T20 Tournament here. The tournament is being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA). The tournament was inaugurated by RCA Patron/Chairman Mohammed Anwar. Representatives from all participating schools and the association’s Executive Committee members were present on the occasion. In the first match, Pakistan International School Riyadh-B (PISR-B) beat Pakistan International School Riyadh-A (PISR-A) by 9 wickets. PISR-A, batting first, scored 161-6. Danyal scored 31 and Osama 23. Azan picked up 2 wickets. PISR-B reached the target in the 11th over. Ahmed Sohail remained unbeaten on 56. Indian International School Riyadh (IISR) thrashed Al-Momen International School Riyadh (MIS) by a huge margin of 222 runs. IISR had a tremendous start with Yassir and Sharif hammering the Al-Momen bowlers to all corners of the ground. Yassir scored 88 and Shareef 77. Later Saud smashed 50 off 17 balls to take the total to 290-3. Defending a huge total, IISR bowled well with Rohit picking up 5 wickets. Saud also bowled well and took 2 wickets. Aakif scored 21 as Al-Momen was bundled out for 70. The third match saw IISR beat PISR-A by 44 runs. IISR won the toss and elected to take the strike first. Yassir smashed an unbeaten 105, which took the team to 210-3. Shareef added 30 and Essa 25. Haseeb claimed 1 wicket. Chasing a formidable total, PISR-A started well and scored 110 in the first 7 overs, but bowlers brought IISR back in the match by taking wickets at regular intervals. Danyal 50 and Salman 35 stayed at the wicket for some time but other batsmen could not support them. Essa picked up 3 wickets and Junaid 2 to restrict the PISR-A to 166. In the last match of the day, PISR-B got the better of MIS by 9 wickets. MIS, batting first, managed 158. Aakif scored 30 and Ibrahim 18. Azan, Ali and Ahmed claimed 2 wickets each. PISR-B reached the target (159) in 12.2 overs. Ilyas remained unbeaten on 83 and Ali on 43. - SG