By Rustam Ali
RIYADH — Faisal Khan smashed an unbeaten 206 as Pak Shaheen amassed a mammoth total of 364 in RCA T20 Tournament. Faisal Khan also holds the record for 3rd fasted fifty in T20s after Yuvraj Singh and Colin Munro.
Al-Kharaj League
Pak Shaheen defeated L’usine by 179 runs. Pak Shaheen posted 363-4 as Faisal Khan hammered 206 off 60 balls with 20 boundaries and 16 sixes. Adnan and Abdul Qadir supported with 40 and 34, respectively. In reply, L’usine was restricted to 184. Rustam Ali played a fighting knock of 81 and Abdul Rauf stroked 67.
Lahore Badshah lost to Fuchs Lions. Fuchs tallied 194-8. Qamar scored 58 and Awais 36. Fahad grabbed 3 wickets, while Nabeel and Awais picked up 2 each. Lahore Badshah managed 173 in reply. Fahad Malik slogged 67 and Najeeb 36. Rizwan clinched 5 wickets and Awais 2.
Pakistan Falcons was knocked down by Riyadh Aces. Aces collected 234-6. Hassan played an excellent inning of 69 and Abdul Salam 61. Afghan Jadoon took 3 wickets. Falcons managed 178 in reply. Asghar hit 41 and Umer Pervaiz 21. Adeel picked up 4 wickets, while Abdul Salam claimed 3.
KFSH Blues cruised to victory over Samacom. Samacom made 208-5. Rizwan whacked 92, Asif 34 and Kashif 32. Nadeem Babar and Saqib took 2 wickets each. KFSH eased to victory in 17.4 overs. Nadeem Babar added another ton to his already 210 plus centuries as he top scored with 102. Munawar supported with 25. Asif got 2 wickets.
Diriyah League
Royce White Star Blue triumphed over Indian Strikers Blue by 7 wickets. Indians were all out for 124. Nitin resisted well with 64. Mudassar snared 4 wickets, while Haseeb and Abbas sealed 2 each. Royce got to the target in 15.1 overs. Wasim (41) Faizan (40) ensured an easy win.
Riyadh Thunders lost to Gujrat Lions by 4 wickets. Thunders were bowled out for 169. Imran scored 87 and Rizwan 32. Farid and Dinesh grabbed 3 wickets each. Gujrat reached the target in the 19th over. Mitesh whacked 78 and Yusuf 26. Osama and Zohaib picked up 2 wickets each.
Riyadh Warriors Yellow knocked down Dir Stars by 3 wickets. Dir piled up 226-4. Maaz showed his class with 135. Adnan supported with 26. Bilal took 2 wickets. Warriors reached the target in 18.3 overs. Jawaid and Saleem led the chase with 70 and 58, respectively. Sanaullah bagged 3 wickets and Aziz 2.
Phoenix won a thriller against Knight Hawks. Batting first, Phoenix posted 206-6. Adeel top scored with 65 and Asif Younus made 47. Uzair and Abdullah picked up 2 wickets each. In reply, Hawks scored 179. Uzair resisted with 53 and Rashid batted well for 31. Haseeb clinched 5 wickets for just 20 runs.
Al-Mawarid thumped Al-Rifai by 10 wickets. Al-Rifai was all out for 142. Emaz and Nadeem made 41 and 37, respectively. Parmoud claimed 4 wickets and Sufiyan 2. Al-Mawarid rushed to the target in the 14th over. Atif belted 89 and Waqas 37.
