By Rustam Ali
RIYADH — KFSH Blues amassed an astonishing 344 runs in a T20 game during the ongoing Western Union T20 tournament. The event is being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and is sponsored by Western Union Money Transfer.
Alkharaj League: KFSH Blues thrashed Fonte Star a massive margin of 124 runs. KFSH accumulated a gigantic total of 344 thanks to stunning batting performances by Iftikhar 109, Khurram 84, Nasir 83 and Nadeem Babar 63. In reply, Fonte managed 220 runs. Adeel hammered 82 and Bilal stroked 69. Adnan bagged 4 wickets.
Pakistan Falcons registered win over Pak Force. Fifties from Kashif 53 and Muzammel 50 took Pak Force to 177/5. Asim took 2 wickets. Falcons eased to victory in16.1 overs. Inam Ullah topscored with 91 while Tauqeer assisted with 31. Kashif took 2 wickets.
AR Sports Green lost to L'usine by 3 wickets. Aziz 89, Rafaqat 60 and Husnain 49 helped AR to score 238/7. Roshan and Abbas took 2 wickets each. L'usine chased down the target on penultimate ball. Mudasir scored aggressive 93 and Abbas belted enduring 57. Waqas clinched 3 while Ahmad got 2 wickets.
Raavi humbled Shuraim by 110 runs. Raavi posted 295/7. Abu Baker played a stylish knock of 100 while Zia 64 and Adnan 56 scored fifties. Zahid took 3 and Arif picked 2 wickets. Shuraim managed 185 runs in reply. Vickey hit 65 and Zahid did 30. Abu Baker picked up 2 wickets.
Huraymala League: Riyadh Warriors won against Riyadh Blues by 31 runs. Warriors posted 201 for 6. Azeez and Bilal hit fifties scoring 60 and 54 respectively while Ayaz did 31. Fayaz and Omer picked up 2 wickets each. Blues managed 170 runs in reply. Abu Sufiyan 48 and Shakeel 41 batted well. Toufeeq clinched 3 while Gaffoor and Feroz sealed 2 wickets each.
KFSH Green thumped Nizamabad United by 4 wickets. Nizamabad accumulated 184/8. Rasool slogged 51, Mubeen and Sami mustered 34 and 32 runs respectively. Suhail claimed 3, as Mansour and Nayeem bagged 2 wickets each. KFSH got the target in 19.1 overs. Ubaid belted 43, Imitaz and Suhail notched 40 runs each. Sandeep and Mubeen grabbed 2 wickets each.
Kashmir Strikers got knocked down by AR Sports Blues. AR Blues collected 261 for 7. Abubaker scored 78 and Ahsan made 41. Salil grabbed 3 and Mushtaq bagged 2 wickets. Kashmir was restricted to 176 runs. Salil 76 and Mushtaq 36 batted well. Abubaker took 3 while Bilal and Hameed picked up 2 wickets each.
Pak Riderz defeated Lahore Sultans. Lahore piled up 213 for 7. Hameed stroked 69 and Umer supported with 41. Saim grabbed 3 and Maqbool took 2 wickets. Riderz got the target in 16.3 overs losing just 1 wicket. Saim played a stylish knock of 105. Danish 60 and Ali 42 also played well.
Riyadh Zalmi triumphed over Kohsar Blues. Zalmi scored 227/5. Imran smacked 81 and Emraan scored 62 while Shoaib hit 40. Qasim snared 2 wickets. Kohsar managed only 188 runs in reply. Tahir hit 49 and Saqib added 38. Shoaib and Tousif claimed 3 wickets each.