By Syed Mussarat Khalil

JEDDAH — Syed Ali Abbas, star all-rounder of Tabuk Cricket Association (TCA), hit a brilliant century against Madinah Al-Munawwara Cricket Association (MMCA) in the opening day of the first Mobily-SCC National Champions Trophy 2019, sponsored by Mobily Telecom Company Saudi Arabia and organized by Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). Six matches were played at MMCA grounds on the opening day.

In the preliminary qualifier round played at MMCA Grounds in Madinah, unbeaten Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and Yanbu Al-Sinaiya Cricket Association (YACA) qualified for the Super-Six round from the group comprising Madinah Al Munawwara Cricket Association (MMCA), Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA), Yanbu Al-Sinaiya Cricket Association (YACA) and Tabuk Cricket Association (TCA).

Summarized scores:

MMCA defeated TCA by 35 runs. MMCA 228-7 (Skipper Hammad Saeed 22, Basit Ali Ishaq 62, Wajhi ul Hassan 78, Muhammad Hussain Farukh 39 not out, Abdul Qudus 3 for 29).

TCA 193 all out in 20 overs (Opener Syed Ali Abbas 126, Abdul Qudus 20, Waqas Akram 2 for 22, Hammad Saeed 2 for 25 and Muhammad Hussain Farukh 2 for 35). Man of the Match: Syed Ali Abbas.

RCA downed YACA by 7 wickets. YACA 161-9 (Naveed Akhtar 24, Ibrar Shahzad 20, captain Sarfraz Ahmed 45 not out, Ali Sher 2 for 25, Iftikhar Ali 2 for 13, Faisal Khan 2 for 38). RCA 164-3 in 17 overs (Vice captain Nasir Muhmood Abbasi 60, captain Nadeem Babar 20, Muzaffar Majeed 60). Man of the Match: Nasir Abbasi.

RCA beat MMCA by 6 wickets. MMCA 110 all out in 16.5 overs (Wajih ul Hassan 28, Muhammad Hussain Farukh 14, Mateen ur Rahman 3 for 31, Samiullah Abdullah 3 for 20, Iftikhar Ali 2 for 14). RCA 111-4 in 12.2 overs (Faisal Khan 50, Muzaffar Majeed 22, Ghulam Muhyyo Din 2 for 34). Man of the Match: Faisal Khan.

YACA beat TCA by 4 wickets. TCA 163-9 (Qadeer Khan 42, Fazal ul Haq Chohan 46 not out, Mohammed Nadeem Javed 3 for 18). YACA 164-6 in 17.3 overs (Mohammed Nadeem Javed 34, Naveed Akhtar 50, Muhammad Thouseef 28, Ibrar Shahzad 34 Not out, Mohammed Anis 2 for 26. Man of the Match: Naveed Akhtar.

RCA beat TCA by 9 runs. RCA 174-9 (Nasir Mehmood Abbasi 21, Amjad Ali 51, Faisal Kahn 55, Muhammad Sabir Mujeed 3 for 30, Mohammad Nain 2 for 33, Syed Ali Abbas 2 for 14). TCA all out for 165 in 20 overs (Syed Ali Abbas 52, Qadeer Khan 18, Irfan ullah 34, Umair Ahmad 16, Faisal Khan 2 for 29 and Samiullah Abdullah 2 for 22). Man of the Match: Faisal Khan .

YACA beat MMCA by 8 wickets. MMCA 143 all out in 19.1 overs (Muhammad Hussain Farukh 18, Wajhi ul Hassan 18, Arshad Ali 22, Abdul Razzaq 17, Waqas Akram 41, Usman Ali 3 for 24, Mazher Iqbal 2 for 17). YACA 144-2 in 17.1 overs (Naveed Akhtar 26, Inayat Saeed 35, Muhammad Afzal 60 not out, Muhammad Nadeem Javed 16 not out). Man of the Match: Usman Ali.

Umpires: Khalil Qazi, Dr. Zia uddin (Jeddah), Basim Chishti and Muhammad Samee (Yanbu).