By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin
JEDDAH — Abu Huraira with a magical figures of 5 for 3 stole the show against Al-Safri to win, Humayun Khan of ALS Warriors slammed an unbeaten ton to beat AOT, Nesma Holding defeated Alhamrani Fuchs through Amir Wahla and Rana Ibrar, Red Sea ALJ trounced Zultrack, Emper Perfumes downed Waqas Malik and Crown Steel humbled SGMI Nestle Milo in WPCA Garameesh Rusk Super League sponsored by Garameesh Rusk and supported by Advisor 360, Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC), Lays, Lothers, Nesma Holding, Thales Group, Zultrack, Cool & Cool and Crown Steel.
Zultec thrashed Al-Safri by 6 wickets. Al-Safri was bundled out for 120. Rehan hit 45. He added 59 with Hasanat Ahmed 28. Abu Huraira coming for the attack in the 13th over just crushed Al-Safri with a haul of 5 wickets to reduce the rivals to 106 for 8 from 91 for 2. Abu Huraira took 5-3, Wajahat 2-24, Umair Khan 2-33 and Mohammed Taiyyab 1.
Zultec chased the target (121 for 4) in 75 balls. Umair Khan stroked 34, Amir Sajjad 19, Shahbaz Rasheed 23 and Muzaffar unbeaten 23. Abid took 2-29 and Usman 2-39.
Man of the Match: Abu Huraira.
ALS Warriors beat AOT by 32 runs. ALS Warriors amassed 202 for 3. Humayun Khan blasted an unbeaten 127 in 67 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 17 fours as he added 141 for the second wicket with Mohammed Khan who made 51 in 42 balls. Qaiser Lateef took 2-22 and Kamran 1.
AOT was restricted to 170. Naeem Shah stroked 17, Moiz Mulla 34, Maqsood 16, Qaiser Lateef 36 and Kamran 15. Gulam Mustafa bowled well to grab 4-10, Haider 2-27, Faheem Afrad 2-39 and Safiuddin 1.
Man of the Match: Humayun Khan.
Nesma Holding humbled Alhamrani Fuchs by 9 wickets. Alhamrani Fuchs was bowled out for 152. Saqib hammered an unbeaten 50 in 26 balls after the top order failed, being reduced to 37 for 4 and then 116 for 8. Mustaqeem stroked 16, Zeeshan 18 and Khoban 19. Zafar scalped 4-21, Rana Ibrar 3-26, while Saqib Butt and Saleem Mehar got 1 each.
Nesma holding reached 155 for the loss of 1 wicket in 46 balls. Amir Wahla blasted unbeaten 80 in 27 balls as he added 146 in 44 balls for the opening stand with Man-of-the-Match Rana Ibrar who stroked 59 in 20 balls. Mustaqeem got the wicket that fell.
Man of the Match: Rana Ibrar.
Red Sea ALJ defeated Zultrack by 4 wickets. Zultrack mustered up 158 for 8. Mohsin made 29. A major middle order collapse reduced it to 72 for 7. Waqas hammered an unbeaten 61 in 35 balls after the slump. Shan took 2-26, Bilal Kiyani 2-38, while Tanveer and Qaiser took 1 each.
Red Sea ALJ achieved the target (159-6) in 96 balls. Usman hit 44 as he stitched 45 with Basheer 17. Zeeshan scored 15, Bilal Kiyani 28 and Tanveer Zamane an unbeaten 23. Ibrahim took 2-32, Yasser 2-38, while Waqas and Waheed grabbed a scalp each.
Man of the Match: Bilal Kiyani.
Emper Perfumes trounced Waqas Malik by 6 wickets. Waqas Malik posted 178 for 7. Tanzeel stroked 67 in 37 balls while Danish hammered 55 in 35 balls to provide a solid start. But once the openers were sent back none could consolidate. Amir took 2-28, Zeeshan 2-35, Mustafa 1-14 and Basharat one. Emper Perfumes reached 183 for 4 in 106 balls. Sadiq Memon smashed 77 in 37 balls as he added 78 with Basharat (38). Khadim remained unbeaten on 23. Danish took 2-27 and Tariq 1.
Man of the Match: Sadiq Memon.
Crown Steel thumped SGMI Nestle Milo by 8 wickets. SGMI Nestle Milo posted 179 for 8. Naeem Malik scored 67 in 49 balls as he first added 64 with Fayyaz (28) and then 69 with Mohammed Yasir 47. SGMI Nestle Milo, which was in command at 153 for 2, was reduced to 158 for 6, losing 4 wickets for just 5 runs as Amjad Jutt took 3 wickets in one over. Amjad Jutt scalped 3-31, Shoaib Ali 2-40 and Ijaz Sagheer 1.
Crown Steel chased successfully, making 184 for 2 in 111 balls. Khurram Karamat hit 26. Anwar Chandi hammered 59 in 49 balls as he stitched 138 in 90 balls for the second wicket with Babar who smashed an unbeaten 84 in 47 balls. Naeem Malik and Osama Amjed took 1 scalp each.
Man of the Match: Babar Hussain.
