By Dr. Sayed Ziauddin

JEDDAH — Usman Gulab of IDB Group slammed his second century in the Garameesh Rusk Tournament and powered his team to victory against Red Sea ALJ, Aftab CC continued its supremacy by beating AOT, Nesma Holding downed APF by 138 runs, Crown Steel had the last laugh against Al-Kabbani Cricket Group, ALS Warriors thumped Reel & Rom Spikes. The WPCA Garameesh Rusk Super League 2017, organized by WPCA, is sponsored by Garameesh Rusk and supported by SCC, Advisor 360, Zultrack, Cool & Cool, Crown Steel, Nesma Holding, Jotun Paints, Lays and Thales Group.

IDB Group beat Red Sea Abdul Lateef Jameel by 4 wickets. Red Sea ALJ produced 192 for 8. Zeeshan top scored with 46 as he added 58 with Amir (26). Bilal stroked 39. Abdullah took 2-35, Ibrahim 2-31, while Arif, Usman and Abdullah Shah a scalp each.

IDB Group hit the winning target of 193 for 6 in 116 balls. The architect of the victory was Usman Gulab who smashed 103 with 12 hits fours and 2 sixes. He added 97 in 52 balls with Irfan Shah who made 50 with 9 boundaries. Arif had 2-23, Bilal 2-42 and Asim 1. Man of the Match: Usman Gulab.

Nesma Holding crushed APF by big 138 runs. Nesma Holding plundered 204 for 4. Abrar Rana hammered 51 in 25 balls as he stitched 92 in 49 balls with Furquan 38 after early setbacks. Tasleem then smashed an unbeaten 40 to add 82 with Saleem Mehar (29). Kabir took 2-48 and Hasnain 2-20. APF crashed to 66. Javed was the destroyer of APF with 5 for 8, Rana Abrar claiamed 2-16, while Nasir, Furquan and Zafar got a wicket each. Man of the Match: Javed.

ALS Warriors trounced Reel & Rom Spikes by 61 runs. ALS Warriors piled up 170 for 6. Mohammed Khan stroked 25, Abdulaleem 32 and Gulam Mustafa 30. Abdullah Essa then hit 36. He added 55 with Saleem (23). Atef took 2-15, Shehzad 2-24, while Junaid and Abdullah got one apiece. Reel & Rom Spikes was restricted to 109 for 9. Junaid made 20, Shahzad 18 and Ali 23. Abdulaleem grabbed 3 for 22, Gulam Mustafa 2-8, Faheem Afrad 2-32, while Haider and Hamza took one wicket each. Man of the Match: Abdul Aleem.

Aftab CC defeated AOT by 43 runs. Aftab CC racked up 244 for 7. Waseem Riyaz scored 64 in 35 balls, Yasir Sattar 54 in 29 balls, Waqas Riyaz 47, Mudassir Ali an unbeaten 41 and Shahid Sattar 23. Moiz Mulla took 3-36, Aqeel 2-40, while Zakir Hussain, Qaiser Lateef claimed one each. AOT could manage 201 for 7. Qaiser Lateef, sent in as a pinch hitter, hammered 56 in 30 balls, Ilyas made 30, Aqeel 38, Maqsood 31, while Naeem Shah and Zeeshan contributed identical 16. Mudassir Ali took 2-34, while Yassir Ali and Waqas got one each. Man of the Match: Waseem Riyaz.

Crown Steel prevailed over Al-Kabbani Cricket Group by 56 runs. Crown Steel racked up 189 for 5. Shafeeq hit 27 as he stitched 68 with Khurram Karamat who compiled 49. Anwaar Chandi belted 44, Imran Azam an unbeaten 27 and Imran 19. Imran Qaiser grabbed 2-31, while Luqman Ulfat, Asad and Faisal got a scalp each. Al-Kabbani Cricket Group was bowled out for 133. Imran Qaiser scored 37, Faisal Qayyum 29 and the two added 67. Asad Ali contributed 21 and Irfan Ulfat 24. Anwaar Chandi scalped 4 for 19, Imran Yusuf 4 for 24 as Ijaz Sagheer and Javed Iqbal took one each. Man of the Match: Anwaar Chandi.