RIYADH — Week 1 matches of Western Union T20 Tournament were played in Riyadh at RCA Sports Complex. This tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Western Union.

In Al Kharj League, FUCHS Lions CC beat Friends CC by 9 runs. FUCHS Lions scored 183/8. Muzaffar added 46, Waqar 36 and Omar 23. Jabbar, Irshad and Abdul Malik took 2 wickets each. Friends CC made 174. Khurram added 45, Hashim 39 and Jabbar 30. Omar took 3 wickets and Obaidullah 2.

In Huraymala League, KAMS IndoPak CC beat Saudi Knights CC by 2 wickets. Saudi Knights CC posted 159. Rizwan topscored with 81. Zaheer took 3 wickets while Kamil and Wajahath got 2 wickets each. KAMS IndoPak CC won in 19.4 overs. Nasir added 34 and Venkata 31. Rizwan took 5 wickets.

FAST CC defeated Jinnah CC by 6 wickets. Jinnah CC scored 195/6. Muzammil added 57 and Faisal 46. Tariq and Majeed took 2 wickets each. FAST CC won in 15 overs. Nouman hit 65, Asghar 45 and Sultan 29. Basharat took 2 wickets.

King Lions XI defeated ALYOUM CC by 7 wickets. ALYOUM CC totaled 159. Ahmed added 26 and Raza 22. Jasim took 4 wickets and Sohag 2. King Lions XI won in 16.2 overs. Sohag added 47, Minhaj 40 and Mamun 35.

Pak Riderz CC beat Baloch Fighters by 6 wickets. Baloch Fighters scored 195/5. Sadaqat added 79 and Faqeer Jan 45. Danish took 2 wickets. Pak Riderz won in 19.1 overs. Shary scored 66 and Asim 56.

In Hayer-Diriyah United League, L’usine CC defeated Knight Hawks by 30 runs. L’usine CC posted 249/4 thanks mainly to Rustam Ali, who hit 128 off 57 balls. Tauseef (36) and Yasif (33) contributed. Abid took 2 wickets. Knight Hawks managed 219/9. Uzair scored 77 and Haroon 38. Deepak, Ali and Talal bagged 2 wickets each.

Pakhtunkhawa Gladiators beat Kashmir Strikers by 2 wickets. Kashmir Strikers scored 189/8. Shabir added 50 and Mushtaq 25. Shakeel took 3 wickets. Pakhtunkhawa Gladiators won in 19.3 overs. Fazal topscored with 77. Manzoor Bhat took 4 wickets.

TBCC thrashed Royal Bengal CC by 114 runs. TBCC posted 221/6. Zaid added 76 and Asif 60. Faisal took 3 wickets. Royal Bengal was restricted to 107. Shareef, Shameem, Abdul Kader and Abdul Salam took 2 wickets each. — SG