By Riyaz Abdul Khader
JEDDAH — The semifinal lineup is set in the
TCF FSN Champions Trophy 2019 at the BMT floodlit ground in Bani Malek here. It will be between former champion Young Star versus Kayani Cricket Club in the first semifinal and dark horses Royal Fighter against Tuskers in the second.
The tournament, organized by TCF under the auspices of Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC), is mainly sponsored by FSN. The co-sponsors are Ascensia, Kool Dezign, Tamer Bupa Abeer Umrah, Masum Logistics and Prime Express.
Young Star, Royal Fighter, Kayani and Tuskers continued their dominance by winning their third matches and qualified for the seminals. Friday Stallions and Timex KKR registered their first wins and redeemed some lost pride.
Friday Stallions beat Myown KPL XI by 13 runs. After winning the toss electing to bat first, Friday stallions scored 129-5 in 10 overs. Captain Imran Ahmed Khan scored 48 not out in 19 balls including 5 sixes in the last over of the innings. Farhaj scored 30 from 17 balls. Aslam, Farseen, Hisham Taha and Sajjad claimed one wicket each. In reply, Mywon KPL fought till the last ball but fell short of 13 runs. Abdul Khaliq (38 off 18) and Aslam (32 off 14) remained not out. Syed got two wickets for Friday Stallions. Imran Ahmed Khan was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Scores: Friday Stallions 129-7 (Imran Khan 48 not out (19), Farhaj 30 (18), Aslam 2-7, Sajjad 1-7). Myown KPL XI 116-2 (Abdul Khaliq 38 not out (18), Aslam 32 not out (14), Sayed 2-23).
Kayani Cricket Club won its third match by beating Hamenfaiz by 8 wickets with 4.1 overs to spare. Opting to bat first, Hamenfaiz scored 72-7. Abdul Raheem hit 20 and Saleel contributed 14. Asif, Israr and Bilal took two wickets each for Kayani. While chasing, Zeeshan remained not out on 39 (16) and Israr scored 17 from 6 balls. Shakkir and Sreeni took one wicket each. Israr was named Man of the Match.
Scores: Hamenfaiz 72-7 (Raheem 19 (19), Saleem 14 (20), Asif 2-6, Israr 2-14, Bilal 2-4). Kayani 75-2 in 5.5 overs (Zeeshan 39 not out, Israr 17 not out, Sreeni 1-3, Shakkir 1-17).
Tournament favorite and former champion Young Star beat Nesma Airlines Cricket Club by 61 runs and topped Group A&B.
Scores: Young Star 151-6 (Syed Rizvi 52 (25), Sami Ullah 26 (10), Asif 26 (11), Main Uddin 2-17). Nesma Airlines 90-6 (Aif Hussain 32 (16), Nahid 24 (11), Amjed 2-8, Ibrar 2-3). Man of the Match: Sayed Rizwi.
Other results:
Royal Fighter beat Bupa Arabia by 5 runs.
Royal Fighter 94-5 (Shamas 34 (25), Sufiyan 33 (22), Shamees 2-17, Ijas 2-6). Bupa Arabia 89-7 (Shameer 24 (11), Ijas 20 (11), Waqas 2-22, Rafeequl 2-12). Man of the Match: Muhammed Shammas.
KKR beat Tamer Cricket Club by 34 runs.
Timex KKR 139-7 (Shams 53 (18), Kabeer 19 (11), Amir Baloch 2-36, Shaikh 2-49).
Tamer 105-2 (Dawood 52 not out (24), Aftab 26 not out (22), Vineeth 2-9). Man of the Match: Shamsudheen.
Tuskers beat Al Max Cricket by 8 wickets.
Al Max 95-7 (Rukshan 27 (16), Rizwi 16 (13), Ramiz 2-14). Tuskers 98-2 in 6.3 overs (Shanavas 38 not out (19), Badsha 32 (15), Farshan 1-11). Man of the Match: Shanavas.
