By Nasir Abbasi

RIYADH — Week 3 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 Hayer-Diriyah United League:

Raavi CC beat Riyadh Blues by 7 wickets. Riyadh Blues posted 258/5. Saleem scored 85, Shakeel 73 and Khalid 43. Minhaj took 2 wickets. Raavi CC won in 16.4 overs. Adnan hammered 104 off 30 balls while Abu Bakr hit 83 off 37 balls.

Pakistan XI defeated Battagram Zalmi by 5 wickets. Battagram Zalmi scored 141. Faisal took 3 wickets and Abdullah 2. Pakistan XI won in 15.2 overs. Sabtain scored 55, Faisal 43 and Nabil 34.

PTI Tigers CC beat Phoenix CC by 3 wickets. Phoenix CC posted 199/5. Adeel added 71, Subayyal 60 and Haseeb 30. Dawood took 3 wickets. PTI Tigers won in 19.3 overs. Ibrar and Adnan added 43 each while Maaz scored 32.

Falcons CC defeated L’usine CC by 43 runs. Falcons CC posted 196/6. Farrukh Saeed added 80 off 51 balls while Ateeq scored 34. Talal picked 2 wickets. L’usine CC managed 153/9. Talal added 33 and Mubashir 27. Farhan and Bilal took 2 wickets each.

Cricket SAMARWA thrashed Pakhtunkhawa Gladiators by 74 runs. Cricket SAMARWA scored 212/9. Hamzullah added 45, Asim 43, Abubaker 36, Noman 28 and Asif Sheikh 27. Naeem and Kifayat took 2 wickets each. Pakhtunkhawa Gladiators tallied 138. Shams scored 47. Asif Sheikh took 4 wickets and Naeem 3.

Riyadh Zalmi defeated AR Sports CC by 7 wickets. AR Sports scored 196/5. Ahmed added 48, Abbas 43 and Sikander 41. Imran and Shoaib picked 2 wickets each. Riyadh Zalmi won in 18.1 overs. Rizwan Niazi hit 92 off 49 balls while Salman added 33 and Shoaib 26. Abdul Waheed took 2 wickets.

KFSH Green beat TBCC by 54 runs. KFSH Green scored 222/7. Asif added 52, Adeel 57 and Shafiq 41. Asif Kallatra took 3 wickets. TBCC managed 168. Shareef added 36 and Hakeem 34. Waseem and Alam took 3 wickets each while Mansoor got 2 wickets.

Riyadh United CC beat Kohsar CC by 7 wickets. Kohsar CC scored 192/6. Tahir Mushtaq added 54, Saqib Abbasi 40 and Faisal 27. Riyadh United CC won in 15.4 overs. Naveed Arshi hit 74 off 33 balls, Amer 48 off 19 balls and Rashid 40 off 22 balls. Saqib Abbasi took 2 wickets.

Thales CC beat Green Bangla CC by 40 runs. Thales CC posted 189/6. Aziz added 55, Sheraz 49 and Abdul Qadar 36. Saif Ul Islam got 3 wickets and Mustafizur 2. Green Bangla made 149. Mithun Bishwash added 55 and Zakir 26. Mueenuddin took 4 wickets while Abdul Qadar and Sheraz bagged 2 wickets each.