By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin

JEDDAH — Moazzam Shoukat of Timex Lothers slammed an unbeaten 197 against Emper Perfumes to win, Bilal of Red Sea ALJ took 6 for 18 with 5 wickets in 5 balls with a hat trick to crush Nesma Holding, Alhamrani Fuchs defeated APF, AOT humbled Zultrack, SGMI Nestle Milo prevailed over Al-Safri and MCC tasted victory by beating Waqas Malik XI in the Color-Kit WPCA Garameesh Rusk Super League sponsored by Garameesh Rusk and supported by SCC, Crown Steel, Zultrack, Nesma Holidng, Thales Group, Lothers, Cool & Cool and Lays.

Red Sea ALJ thrashed Nesma Holding by 46 runs. Red Sea ALJ produced 167. Amir hit 61 in 34 balls to get to a reasonably good target after a shaky start. Tanveer Zamane scored 18 and Bilal 16. Aamir took 3-10, Nasir 2-23, while Saleem Mehar and Rana Ibrar got one wicket apiece.

Nesma holding, in reply, struggling at 120-5 needed 48 runs in 24 balls. But Bilal bowling the 18th over just ripped through the Nesma line up to grab 5 wickets in 5 balls to bundle it out for 121. Rana Abrar scored 23, Saqib Butt 57 in 33 balls and Saidul 19. Bilal scalped 6-18, Tanveer Zamane 2-33, while Arif and Israr claimed one wicket each. Man of the Match: Bilal.

Alhamrani Fuchs downed APF by 9 wickets. APF was bundled out for 78. Hasnain Ali made 27 and Fouad Ali 15. Saqib took 3-11, Mustaqeem 2-4, Ahsan 2-10 and Ali 2-23. Nazaish had 5 victims behind the stumps. Alhamrani Fuchs got to 80-1 in 54 balls. Nazaish hammered an unbeaten 56 in 28 balls as he added 79 with Zeeshan (18 not out). Fouad Ali claimed 1 wicket. Man of the Match: Nazaish.

AOT trounced Zultrack by 58 runs. AOT amassed 223-3. Naeem Shah remained unbeaten on 76 off 55 balls. He first added 131 in 67 balls for the 2nd wicket with Aqeel (72 in 31 balls) and then stitched 74 with Moiz Mulla (50 in 23 balls) to get to 223-3. Waqas, Yasir and Subaiyyal had a wicket each. Zultrack was bowled out for 165. Umar Mukhtar stroked 45, Mohsin 23, Qaim Khan 34 and Yasir 20. Moiz was the chief destroyer with 4-23, while Kamran, Aqeel and Nawaz took one wicket each. Man of the Match: Moiz Mulla.

Timex Lothers humbled Emper Perfumes by 237 runs. Timex Lothers plundered a mammoth and record total of 335 for 2. Moazzam Shoukat belted an unbeaten 197 in 73 balls with 11 sixes and 26 boundaries. He first stitched 143 in 44 balls for the opening stand with Waqas Ali (72 in 27 balls) and then 157 in 64 balls for the second wicket with Bilal (31) to get to a record tally 335-2. Hassan took 2-60. Emper Perfumes was bundled out for 98. Shakir made 26. Moazzam Shoukat scalped 3-24, while Nishad Arackal, Sami, Makki and Rifaqat claimed a scalp each. Man of the Match: Moazzam Shoukat.

SGMI Nestle Milo prevailed over Al-Safri CC by 98 runs. SGMI Nestle Milo piled up 233-7. Abdullah Zahid stroked 21 as he first added 54 with Malik Naeem (39) and then 55 with Imran Sarwar (34). Mohammed Yasir slammed 82 in 35 balls with 6 sixes and 7 fours. Usman took 3-56, Abid Malik 2-43 and Rehan 1. Al-Safri was bowled out for 135. Muneeb Anwar scored 31, Hasanat Ahmed 26, Awer 23 and Aftab Malik 16. Adalat grabbed 3-26, Bilal Malik 2-22, Ehsan Noni 2-33, while Sher Bahadur and Yasir got one each. Man of the Match: Mohammed Yasir.

MCC recorded its maiden victory by 5 wickets. Waqar Malik CC was restricted to 119. Razzaq compiled 25 and Farid 26. Ahsan took 4-18, Osman 2-19, Ghafour 2-33 and Mahmood 1. MCC reached 123 for 5 in 112 balls. Ehsan remained unbeaten on 45 and Ansar made 20. Man of the Match: Ahsan.