By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin

JEDDAH — Mazhar Abbasi cracked a ton as Atef hit 96 while Ayyub took a hat trick in his 6 wickets in the SCC Challenge Morning Cup sponsored by Saudi Cricket Center.

MM Group defeated ADI XI by 6 wickets. ADI XI posted 134 for 8. Bilal scored 51 and Omar Mehfooz 20. Jibran took 3 for 22 and Atef 2. MM Group got 135 for 4. Sajjad hit unbeaten 53 and Junaid 35. Maqsood compiled 22. Nabeel took 2 wickets.

Super CC thrashed Deccan Youth by 92 runs. Super CC totaled 184 for 8. Waseem 28, Imran 25 and Hafeez 39 n.o. Junaid took 2-29 and Hidayat 2-43. Deccan Youth tallied 92. Saber made 26. Hafeez took 4 for 14, Hayath 3-11 and Fayyaz 2.

Crown Blue beat Al Mazroi Salonpas by a wicket. Al Mazroi hit 147 for 8. Mohsin stroked 45 and Abdullah 23. Rizwan took 4 for 23 and Kashif 2. Crown Blue achieved 148 for 9. Kashif stroked 30 and Nasir 44. Crown Blue were rocked by Ayyub, who took 6 for 21 along with the hat trick.

Sadafco trounced Cousins XI by 9 wickets. Cousins XI posted 158 for 9. Umer Zaman hit 20 and Arfan Ashraf 37. Zafer 2-14. Sadafco tallied 161 for 1. Salman smashed unbeaten 76, Ahmed Mugheri (23) and Ali Jaan Mugheri unbeaten 39 stood out.

Jeddah Tigers thrashed NNG Sports by 8 wickets. NNG Sports made 131. Tariq made 31 and Mubashir 22. Imtiyaz Jr took 4 for 22, Wahid 2-16 and Ayyub 2-22. Jeddah Tigers totaled 132 for 2. Sayeed blasted unbeaten 77 and Waheed (14). Kashif took 2-30.

Al Saudi Green beat Al Kabbani Cricket Group by 9 wickets. AKCG managed 136 for 8. Fiaz Ahmed stroked 31, Asad Ali 27 and Luqman Ulfat scored 24. Imran took 3-14. Al Saudi Green hit 139 for 1. Awais smashed unbeaten 74 and Nadeem Saad unbeaten 38.

Bihar International Fighters beat MFCC by 5 wickets. MFCC tallied 172. Atef scored 40, Aqeel 39 and Farhan 48. Waly took 3-29 and Nazim 2. BIF scored 176 for 5. Nazim stroked 38, Faizal 35 and Zia ul Haq 49 n.o. Asif took 3-43.

Universal CC downed Reel & Rom Spikes by 9 wickets. Reel & Rom Spikes hit 113. Ilyas stroked 21. Umair took 4 for 21. Universal made 115 for 1 to win. Aijaz Butt hit unbeaten 50 and Ejaz Khan an unbeaten 51.

Black Hawks prevailed over MM Group by 60 runs. Black Hawks hit 225 for 6. Asghar stroked 50, Rehan 18, Abdul Rehman 53 n.o., Adnan 10 and Arsalan 27. Khurram took 2-50 and Mansoor 2. MM Group made 165 for 7. Sajjad smashed 64 in 35 balls and Imran unbeaten 25. Amir took 3 for 31 and Arsalan 2.

AGA beat Hyderabad Strikers by 4 wickets. Strikers posted 157 for 8. Irfan Ayazuddin smashed 57, Anwar Ali 13 and Ali scored 39. Arshad grabbed 2-21 and Yasin 2. AGA reached 158 for 6. Muzammil hit unbeaten 84 (3 sixes, 6 fours). Sarfaraz claimed 2-16.

Sadafco defeated Arcoma by 4 wickets. Arcoma totaled 138. Kaleem stroked 38 and Pervez Abid 36. Ahmed Mugheri took 4 for 33, Zafar 3-20 and Tauseef 2. Sadafco scored 142 for 6. Salman was unbeaten on 67 and Ali Jaan Mugheri 28. Majed took 3-19 and Pervez Abid 2.

ATC downed IDB by 18 runs. ATC hit 151 for 9. Rabih made 32 and Khadim unbeaten 21. Imtiyaz took 3-31, Zohair 2-21 and Waseem 2. IDB were held to 133. Waseem smashed 56 and Abubaker 41. Basharat took 3-19 and Shahzad 2.

Red Sea ALJ nipped Al Kabbani Cricket Group by 9 runs. Red Sea racked up 187 for 7. Tanveer stroked 25, Bilal Kiyani 37, Amir 32 and Aftab 30. Rashid had 2-26 and Imran 2. AKCG totaled 178 for 9. Imran Qaiser hit 60. Sheraz grabbed 3-12 and Bilal Kiyani 3-35.

MFCC defeated Al Saudi Green by 5 wickets. Al Saudi Green produced 217 for 6. Mazhar Abbasi blasted 102 (4 sixes, 13 fours) and Awais an unbeaten 74. MFCC achieved 222 for 5. Atef scintillated with 96 (9 sixes, 8 fours) off 29 balls, Aqeel 21 and Mudassir 34. Aadil took 2-37.