By Aijaz Ahmed Khan
JEDDAH — Jamoom Fighters, Makkah Eagles and UT Lines scored easy wins against their respective opponents in the 5th week matches of the Jotun Paints Saudi Cup which is sponsored by Jotun Paints and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA). In other matches Saudi Oil, Butt Sports, ARM United, Naseem Al-Zahra and Al-Burj also recorded convincing wins.
A scintillating knock of 106 runs by Malik Aijaz in 33 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes enabled Makkah Eagles crush Eirad Travel by 126 runs. Qaiser’s solid 50 helped Jamoom Fighters down Hyderabad Green by 5 wickets. UT Lines overcame Jamoom Tigers mainly due to Shad Mohammed’s 71 and Nazir’s fine spell of 4-21. Salman’s polished 71 enabled Saudi Oil outclass AEC by 46 runs. Tauseef’s unbeaten 132 off 48 balls with 13 fours and 7 sixes gave Butt Sports a 23-run win despite a fightback by Kashmir Stags. ARM continued its unbeaten run with a 63-run win against Pak Makkah once again courtesy of Nazeer’s chanceless 94 off 58 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes. Naseem Al-Zahra raced to an 8-wicket win as its bowlers skittled Riyadh Foods for 111 and reached the target in 8.1 overs. Kamran of Al-Burj stroked 73 to steer his team to a 72-run win over Al-Zafer.
Scores:
Jamoom Fighters beat Hyderabad Green by 5 wickets.
Hyderabad Green 174-6 (Shear Mohamed 51, Zaker 33, Faisal 30; Amir 3-43). Jamoom Fighters 177-5 (Qasir 50, Aslam 28, Usman 23, Naeem 22; Shear Mohamed 2-25, Zakir 2-40).
Makkah Eagles beat Eirad Travel by 126 runs. Makkah Eagles 287-6 (Saeed 65, Irfan 30, Malik Aijaz 106, Danyal 23; Abdullah 2-31, Feroz 2-40). Eirad Travel 161-7 (Rizwan 41, Mohsin Mirza 36, Feroz 32; Adnan 2-38).
UT Lines beat Jamoom Tigers by 8 runs. UT Lines 190 (Shad Mohamed 71, Bilal 39, Nazir 20; Saeed 2-31, Waseem 3-45, Irfan 3-19). Jamoom Tigers 182 (Tauseef Aslam 73, Waseem 39; Nazir 4-21).
Saudi Oil beat AEC XI by 46 runs. Saudi Oil 192 (Sulaiman Magsi 71; Abid 3-51, Atef 3-13, Tayeb 2-34). AEC 146 (Atef 43, Adnan 35; Rahib 3-33, Khalid 2-36, Asif 2-30, Aijaz 2-32).
Butt Sports beat Kashmir Stags by 23 runs. Butt Sports 217-3 (Tauseef 132 n.o., Junaid 46). Kashmir Stags 194 (Adil 32, Danish 65, Sajid 29; Abdulrahman 4-36, Bilal 4-32, Rizwan 2-19).
ARM United beat Pak Makkah by 63 runs. ARM United 222 for 6 Nazeer 94, Shaan 29, Atta 24; Hassan 3-37, Muzammil 2-37). Pak Makkah 159 (Saqlain 92, Burhan 28; Mansoor 3-22, Atta 3-24).
Naseem Al-Zahra beat Riyadh Foodsby 8 wickets. Riyadh Foods 110 (Ali 42; Bilal 2-13, Rizwan 2-24, Nadeem 2-16). Naseem Al-Zahra 111-2 in 8.1 overs (Nadeem 54n.o., Usman 25 n.o.).
Al-Burj beat Al-Zafer by 72 runs. Al-Burj 198 Kamran 73, Usman 30, Khalid 25, Nahid 4-34, Samid 3-22). Al-Zafer 126 (Miran 30, Mousa 22, Samid 23; Junaid 2-32, Khalid 2-23).
