RIYADH — Top teams excelled in semifinals of the Amaq T20 Tournament 2017/2018, sponsored by Amaq Contracting Co and organized by Riyadh Cricket League.

In the Super League:

Mehran posted 204/3 with Alam Khan 76 and Imran 50 contributing while Samad took 2 wickets. Game Pro were skittled for 161 with Vimal making 64. Mamthaz bagged 4 wickets. Man of the Match: Imran Khan

Khalili Stars beat Shaheen Strikers by 128 runs. Khalili Stars tallied 220/7. Awais smashed 77 and was well supported by Rana Arif 50. Rana Tariq took 2 wickets. Shaheen Strikers made 92 with Rizwan scoring 27. Shoaib Heera and Ashraf grabbed 3 wickets each. Man of the Match: Awais

In the Premier Green League:

Insafian posted 183/7. Ali Nadeem scored 54 and Wajahath 40. Fayyaz and Ehsan took 2 wickets each. Faizan 70 and Ehsan 31 then gave Finfa Warriors the win with a ball remaining. Wajid and Waseem took a wicket each. Man of the Match: Faizan

Run Riderz pipped NourNet by 1 run. Run Riderz made 181 for 7. Noman Butt scored 48, Abdul Wahab 36 and Mohammed Rayees 38. Asghar took 2 wickets. NourNet was paced by Asghar 69 and Zahid 48 but were restricted to 180. Abdul Wahab took 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Noman Butt

In the Premier Blue League:

SNS Diamond tallied 209/3 and beat South Indian Stunnerz by 3 runs. Taib Afzal scored 78 not out and Shajji hit 58. Vasim and Farhath took a wicket each. In reply, South Indian Stunnerz Obaid 57 and Vasim 68 took them close till 206. Ibrahim seized 4 crucial wickets. Man of the Match: Taib Afzal

United XI posted 185/7. Kazim hit 32 and Anees 28 while Chandu took 2 wickets. Kokan Green’s Mansoor Naik blasted 78 runs and Mansoor Pawne scored 35 not out to win with 3 balls remaining. Ali took 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Mansoor Naik

In the Premier Yellow League:

Young EverGreen beat Fakhre Afghan by 6 wickets. Fakhre Afghan’s Mohsin 82 helped them post 175/8. Mohsan Qamar and Husnain bagged 2 wickets each. Young EverGreen made 179 as Ansar contributed 70 runs and Husnain 65 runs. Kamran took 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Ansar

MGC CC beat Pak Knights by 60 runs, MGC CC Sheraz made brilliant 66 runs while Qais Shuja grabbed 4 wickets. Pak Knights’ Omer made 34 runs in his side’s 135 runs. Nadeem Arif grabbed 4 wickets. Man of the Match: Nadeem Arif

In the Premier Orange League:

King of Apparel posted 227/7 and beat Indian Blues by 94 runs. Prakash smashed 93 while Yaser took 3 wickets. Indian Blues made 133. Hameed scored 48 runs while Matin grabbed 3 wickets. Man of the Match: Prakash

Gujral defeated Raptors by 4 wickets. Raptors scored 173/7 with Feroz 74 and Zafar 37 scoring. Saqib took 2 wickets. Gujral’s Waqas 37 and Zaki 29 starred in the win. Faisal and Arshad took 1 wicket each. Man of the Match: Saqib. — SG