RIYADH — Interesting matches were played in Prince Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Cricket Tournament, organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).
In Al Kharj League 40-over Tournament, KFSH Riyadh Warriors beat Pakistan Falcons by 158 runs. KFSH posted 385 for 5. Ayaz Shah hit 134 and Amjad Ali 97. Nasir Abbasi (55) and Munawar Shafi (53) were the other main run getters. For Falcons, Hamza Abbasi took 3 wickets. In response, Pakistan Falcons were all out for 227. Awais Abbasi scored 68 and Mohammed Faisal 59. Imtiaz Butt, Mateen Abbasi and Iftikhar Ali picked 2 wickets each.
Amer Holidays defeated Cricket Samarwa by 7 wickets. Samarwa scored 278. Waqar added 69 and Yaseen 62. Saeed picked 5 wickets. Amer Holidays got past the target in 35 overs. Mudassar hit 106 and Samiullah 61.
Friends CC beat Lahore Badshah by 61 runs. Friends CC posted 351 for 3 thanks mainly to Irshad Mubashir and Khurram Baig, who scored 159 and 120 runs respectively. Yassir picked 2 wickets. Lahore Badshah managed 290. Sharat, Usman, Rustam and Irshad picked 2 wickets each.
In Huraymala League T20 Tournament, KFSH Green beat Green Bangla by 38 runs. KFSH Green scored 212 for 3. Kausar added 60 and Sohail 59. Amir picked 2 wickets. Green Bangla managed 174 in reply. Saiful Islam added 51. Azeem picked 5 wickets while Mansoor Ali and Suhail Bakhshi got 2 wickets each.
Falcons CC edged pass Pak Force by 1 run in a thriller. Falcons posted 109. Siraj added 21. Kamal took 2 wickets while 5 Falcons batsmen ran themselves out. Pak Force was then all out for 108. Naveed added 26. Ateeq, Farhan, Faisal and Siraj picked 2 wickets each.
Punjab Stars defeated Super CC by 5 wickets. Super CC was bundled out for 91. Rizwan and Roshan picked 3 wickets each while Asif and Waqas got 2 wickets each. Punjab Stars raced to the target in 9 overs. Talha added 22. Arsalan picked 4 wickets.
Watan Pal CC beat Fonte Stars by 8 wickets. Fonte Stars posted 159 for 8. Bilal added 53 and Iftikhar 30. Abdulrahim picked 3 wickets and Zainullah 2. Watan Pal hit the needed runs in 15.4 overs. Nouman added 63, Sulaiman 47 and Quraish 41.
Pakistan Falcons Red beat Karachi Dolphins by 16 runs. Pakistan Falcons Red scored 137. Nadeem scored 29 and Yassir 26. Salman Khan picked 5 wickets. Dolphins managed 121 in reply. Zain added 28 and Shaheen 24. Sadaqat picked 3 wickets.
