By Rustam Ali
RIYADH — Knight Hawks of Diriyah league amassed a stunning 311 in T20 to inflict a 212 runs victory over Gujrat Lions in RCA Western Union T20 Cricket Tourney. The event is being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association and is sponsored by Western Union Money Transfer.
Alkharaj League: In their first match of the season, L'usine defeated Shuraim by 6 wickets. Shuraim collated a below par 146 for 9 in allotted 20 overs. Amin top scored with 46 while Jabran hit 23. Moazzam was the pick of the bowlers who claimed 4 for 13. In reply, L'usine chased down the target in 16 overs. Abbas led with unbeaten 57 while Tauseef assisted with his 42.
Shuraim lost their second match to AR Sports by 6 wickets. Shuraim posted 206 for 2. Vicky banged 107 and Zahid Mir bashed 51. Naveed grabbed 2 wickets. AR scored the required 207 in 16.3 overs. Mudassir slogged 82 and Rafaqat belted 51. Anwar Zaib clinched 2 wickets.
Raavi cruised to victory over Gamepro by 59 runs. Raavi added 265 for 3 wickets. Adnan stroked 84, Abu Baker notched 74 while Zia was caught for 67. Madho snared 2 wickets. Gamepro was restricted to 206 runs in reply. Adnan topscored with 47 and Zohaib pushed 44. Abu Baker picked up 5 wickets while Shafiq got 3 wickets.
Diriyah League: Knight Hawks humbled Gujrat Lions by 212 runs. Hawks amassed 311 losing just 1 wicket. Asad played an astonishing knock of 178 while Abhijeet hit 60. Gujrat scrabbled to 99 runs in reply. Lal resisted with 28. Abhijeet picked up 5 wickets while Arman claimed 3.
Almarai trounced Smashers. Smashers scored 174/7. Farman topscored with 29. Khalid grabbed 2 wickets. Almarai chased down the target in 16.3 overs. Umair hit 53, Musawwar did 28. Sundeep and Mudassir got 2 wickets each.
Green Stonz won against Kohsar. Kohsar posted 133 for 8. Samad smacked 37. Sajjad and Pervaiz took 3 wickets each. Parvaiz’s 95 helped Green Stonz to get target in just 11.3 overs.
Pakhtoon beat Indian Strikers by 36 runs. Pakhtoon hit 235 for 6 wickets. Amir showed his class with 123. Sooraj took 3, Rony got 2 wickets. Strikers scored 199 runs in reply. Kavaskar mustered 63 and Yousuf scored 39. Muhib picked up 2 wickets.
Karachi Kings won against KAMS by 4 wickets. KAMS added 193 for 7. Abdul Rehman topscored with 74 and Das assisted with 46. Waqar and Ali bagged 2 wickets each. Kings chased down the target in 19 overs. Zain Ul Abdien and Saif led the chase with 45 runs each. Waheed took 3 wickets.
Deccan Chargers won against Knight Hawks by 7 wickets. Hawks added 148/9. Uzair batted brilliantly for his 71 and Abhijit did 32. Rahel and Hameed bagged 3 wickets each. Depak 44 and Shanawaz 25 helped Deccan to victory in 17th over.
Khyber Zalmi humbled Riyadh Thunders. Thunders accumulated 186/9. Imran banged 94 and Bilawal bashed 54. Shakir grabbed 3 while Wali and Haider took 2 wickets each. Khyber rushed to target in 13th over. Manzoor slogged 94, Shakir belted 45 and Shah Zeb mustered 31.
Shadin Bangla beat Shinkari by 5 wickets. Shinkari got all out for 171. Inam whacked 58 and Fahad scored 47. Raju grabbed 3 while Jahangir and Zarshad picked up 2 wickets each. In reply, Zarshad and Mosabbir hit 47 each to see Bangla win in 14.5 overs. Shakwat and Khanzeev clinched 2 wickets each.
Shinkari won their other match against Thunders. Shinkari piled up 215 for 7. Inaamullah played an excellent inning of 71 and Khan Zeb slammed 45. Osama snared 3 and Sulaiman took 2 wickets. Thunders managed only 187 runs in reply. Sulaiman 42, Sobhani 40 and Imran made 34 were the main contributors. Sahawat got 3 and Inamullah took 2 wickets.
