IYADH — Challengers XI, Green Bangla, L’usine and Battagram Zalmi entered the finals of the
in tournament, organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by the Western Union.
In Hayer League quarterfinals, Challengers XI beat Rising Stars CC by 14 runs. Challengers XI posted 182-9. Junaiz made 60. Usman took 4 wickets and Tahir 2. Rising Stars managed 168 in reply. Irfan hit 62. Anish and Habeeb picked up 2 wickets each. Man of the Match: Junaiz.
Indian Strikers beat Pak Stallions by 2 wickets. Pak Stallions scored 194-5. Anees Ahad claimed 3 wickets. Indian Strikers won the match in 19.1 overs. Prasanth Kumar made 89 and Kannan Gopi 40. Saqib took 3 wickets and Ali 2. Man of the Match: Prasanth Kumar.
Green Bangla defeated Raavi CC by 39 runs. Green Bangla tallied 212-4. Shahid Ahmed slammed 87 and Saiful Islam Badal 55. Raavi CC was all out for 173. Tanweer scored 56. Al-Amin grabbed 3 wickets, while Saiful Islam Badal and Zaidul took 2 wickets each. Man of the Match: Shahid Ahmed.
TBCC defeated Pak Riderz by 21 runs. TBCC put on 219-4. Faisal Mogral hit 117 off 62 balls. Pak Riderz managed 198-7. Asif Kallatra picked up 3 wickets. Man of the Match: Faisal Mogral.
Semifinal results:
Challengers XI beat Indian Strikers by 4 wickets. Indian Strikers 176-8 (Ashraf Cherukadan 4 wickets, Anish and Shamnad 2 wickets each). Challengers XI won in 18 overs (Faisal 34, Anish 33; Anees 2 wickets). Man of the Match: Ashraf Cherukadan.
Green Bangla beat TBCC by 5 wickets. TBCC 188-8 (Faisal and Qader 42 each; Al-Amin, Saiful Islam Badal and Shahid 2 wickets each). Green Bangla won in 15.5 overs (Saiful Islam Badal 67, Mustafa 64; Jazim 2 wickets). Man of the Match: Saiful Islam Badal.
Diriyah League Quarterfinals
L’usine CC thrashed Pakistan XI by 9 wickets. Pakistan XI 76 (Moazzam Hussain 4 wickets, Shahrayar Raees 3). L’usine CC won the match in 6 overs (Moazzam Kazmi 37, Talal Butt 24). Man of the Mach: Moazzam Hussain.
Afridi CC beat Phoenix CC by 60 runs. Afridi CC 240-3 (Sajjad Afridi and Mohammed Fawad 103 each; Ammar 2 wickets). Phoenix CC managed 180 (Haseeb Rafeeq 64; Sajjad Afridi 4 wickets, Nabi 3). Man of the Match: Sajjad Afridi.
Charsadah Kings beat Riyadh Zalmi by 25 runs. Charsadah Kings 159-9 (Harood 26; Adnan, Irfan and Salman 2 wickets each). Riyadh Zalmi 134 (Imran 37; Sajjad Mohammed and Ijaz Ul Haq 2 wickets each). Man of the Match: Ijaz Ul Haq. In the fourth quarterfinal, Battagram Zalmi got the better of Riyadh Warriors CSK.
Semifinals
L’usine CC beat Afridi CC by 3 wickets. Afridi CC 106 (Shahrayar Raees 4 wickets, Moazzam Hussain 3 wickets). L’usine achieved the target in 16.4 overs (Talal Butt 35; Ihsan, Faraz and Naimat 2 wickets each). Man of the Match: Shahrayar Raees.
In the second semifinal, Battagram Zalmi beat Charsadah Kings.
Final round results of Huraymala League: Falcons thrashed Mohmand CC by 141 runs. Falcons 312-4 (Ateeq 100 off 37 balls, Zahid 64, Kamran 51; Islam 2 wickets). Mohmand CC 171 (Islam 65, Sajjad 40; Sajjad Khan 5 wickets including a hat trick).
Cricket Samarwa beat KFSH Green by 7 wickets. KFSH Green 192-5 (Azeem 47, Suhail 46). Cricket Samarwa got to the target in 14 overs (Asim Yaqoob 95, Hamzullah Khan 76).
Riyadh Blues got the better of Watan Pal CC by 35 runs. Riyadh Blues 214-7. (Shakeel Sadiq 77, Zaheeruddin 65; Fazal 3 wickets). Watan Pal CC 179 (Gohar 43, Qaiser 38; Shakeel Sadiq 3 wickets, Sadiq 2).
Riyadh Warriors thrashed Riyadh Fighters by 8 wickets. Riyadh Fighters 149 (Yassir 66; Shakeel and Ayaz 4 wickets each). Riyadh Warriors won the match in 12.5 overs (Abdulaziz 75 not out, Ayaz 48).
Al-Harbi CC beat Punjab Stars by 36 runs. Al-Harbi CC 234-5 (Muheeb Ullah 150 in 60 balls). Punjab Stars 198-9 (Hafiz Talha 89, Sajjad 35; Naimatullah 4 wickets). — SG
