By Rustam Ali

RIYADH — Ongoing RCA T20 event entered the final stages with VIP Holidays and Riyadh Blues qualifiying for Huraymala finale, Sinmar and Kashmir XI to battle it out for Hayer league title while Raavi and Deer Stars will face each other for championship title of Diriyah League.

Alkharaj league semifinals will be played between Pak Shaheen vs Riyadh Aces and Fuchs Lions vs Lahore Badshah. The RCA T20 is being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).

Alkharaj League: Riyadh Aces thumped Samacom by 70 runs. Riyadh Aces amassed a gigantic total of 282 for 4 wickets. Zohaib scored another hundred in the tournament as he smashed 109. Hassan Javed notched 62 while Umar Rana was caught for 42. Latafat and Asif took 2 wickets each. Samacom was restricted to 212 runs in reply. Raja Ijaz and Kashif fought with 62 runs each. Jabar picked up 3 wickets.

KFSH Blues thrashed Fuchs Lions by 81 runs. KFSH Blues were all out for 232. Adeel scored 67 and Usman hit 60 while Adnan made 52. Rizwan claimed 3 while Awais and Qamar took 2 wickets each. In reply, Fuchs Lions was restricted to 151 runs only. Qamar hammered 44 and Awais Tufail stroked 34. Iftikhar and Nadeem Babar grabbed 3 wickets each.

L'usine lost to Lahore Badshah by 24 runs. Lahore Badshah tallied 224 for 3 wickets. Hisham banged 113 and Mussayab hit 35. L'usine managed only 200 runs in reply. Rustam Ali top scored with 41 while Khadim and Abbas mustered 31 runs each. Bilal clinched 2 wickets.

Huraymala League: Riyadh Warriors Blue won against Swat Tigers by 9 wickets under DL method. Swat collected 193 for 5 wickets. Israr played an excellent inning of 85 while Shahzad assisted with 30. Warriors had scored 155 runs in 11 overs before the match was stopped. Bilal Wani remained not out on 83 and Mubashir hit 55.

KFSH Green lost to VIP Holidays by 37 runs. VIP amassed 236 for 4 wickets. Shams smashed his second consecutive ton, he scored 140. Talseen hammered 52. Afzal grabbed 2 wickets. KFSH was restricted to 199 runs in reply. Asif whacked 61 and Suhail scored 59. Samiullah took 3 while Imran and Bader shared 2 wickets each.

Hayer League: Kashmir XI got a comfortable victory over Battagram Zalmi by 4 wickets. Battagram accumulated 207 for 4 wickets. Nawab and Sakhawat smashed fifties scoring 59 and 56 runs respectively. Alamgir claimed 2 wickets. Kashmir XI pulled of the thriller in last over. Noor belted 42 and Suhail notched 31. Minhaj, Nawab and Arif grabbed 2 wickets each.

Sinmar humbled Indian Strikers by 5 wickets. Mithun 62, Sunil 42 and Prashanth 33 helped Indian Strikers post 203 for 3 wickets. Navas got 2 wickets. Sinmar chased down the target in 19th over. Ishtiaq continued his form with yet another hundred, slamming 124. Imthiyas added 31. Ashraf picked up 2 wickets.

Diriyah League: Raavi downed Phoenix by 31 runs. Raavi scored 200 for 7 wickets. Tanver and Abu Baker scored fifties hitting 51 and 50 runs respectively while Shahbaz supported with 32. Haseeb grabbed 3 wickets. Phoenix was restricted to 169 runs in reply. Rameez top scored with 52 while Bilal and Haseeb resisted with 32 and 31 runs respectively. Shahbaz bagged 3 while Rizwan and Osman got 2 wickets each.

In the other semifinal, Deer Star triumphed over Royce White Star Blue. Deer added 179 for 9 in allotted 20 overs. Royce Blue managed 165 in reply.