Amir Holidays, Hyderabadi Warriors, Riyadh Panthers reign in RCA T20 finals

Amir Holidays, Hyderabadi Warriors and Riyadh Panthers won the finals of Banque Saudi Al Fransi T20 Cricket Tournament organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).
In the Super League final, Pak Shaheen won the toss and elected to bat first. Amir Holiday’s bowlers bowled excellently with the new ball and took 3 quick wickets. But Abdul Wahab Khan stabilized the innings with a brilliant kock of 96. He was well supported by Abdul Salam and Abdul Qadir who scored 31 and 24 respectively. Abdulrahman took 3 wickets while Kamran Hadi, Nadeem Bhatti and Saeed Raheem got a wicket each. Pak Shaheen totaled 207.
Amir Holidays started their innings briskly with openers Imran (55) and Irfan (41). After the loss of the openers, Kamran Hadi steered the team to victory with unbeaten 46 off 19 balls. Sami Arshad and Ihtisham also played well and scored 30 and 23 respectively. Amir Holidays lost only 3 wickets in pursuit of the target and won by 7 wickets.
Man of the Match: Kamran Hadi.
Hyderabadi Warriors beat CKK by 5 runs in a low-scoring Premier League 1 Final. Batting first Warriors were bowled out for 152. Abdul Majid was the highest scorer with 30 runs. Mumtaz and Abdulkareem scored 29 runs each. For CKK, Omer took 3 wickets. Basit and Nouman 2 each and Nabeel 1.
Chasing the target of 153, the CKK batting lineup crumbled under pressure and could managed 147 off 20 overs. Najeeb (42), Zeeshan (25) and Nabeel (18) were the main contributors. Mohammed Bin Saleh was the pick of the bowlers and took 2 wickets. Shahnawaz, Mumtaz and Abdul Majid got a wicket each
Man of the Match: Mohammed Bin Saleh
In Premier League 2 final, Riyadh Panthers beat Pak Force by 33 runs. Batting first, Panthers scored 212 off 20 overs thanks to a well made 126 off 63 balls by Sajid Cheema. Raza also played well and scored 43. Pak Force were all out for 179. Yasir and Waqar got 3 wickets each.
Man of the Match: Sajid Cheema
The prize distribution ceremony was held toward the end of the matches. Chief Guest was Khayam Akbar, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh. Guests of Honors included Shamshad Siddiqui, Asghar Qureshi, Riaz Rathore, Mohammed Anwar and Tariq Javed. Prizes for season 2011-2012 tournaments also included the Shehryar Mirza Memorial Tournament, RCA Summer Cup and Prince Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Trophy, which were distributed during the ceremony. RCA Inter City winning team players and officials were also honored with special prizes. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President RCA Dr. Ahmer Waheed thanked BSF for sponsoring the RCA tournament. Senior Vice President RCA, Kareem Khan welcomed all the guests and assured all the RCA teams that RCA will do its best to promote Cricket in the region. CEO RCA Mr. Nadeem Babar thanked all the RCA teams for their support. President RCA Mr. Tariq Javed announced that RCA will organize international tours in the Season 2012-13. Patron of RCA, Mohammed Anwar thanked the RCA Executive Committee members for organizing such a grand event. Khayam Akbar assured full support of the Pakistan Embassy, Riyadh, to RCA in organizing cricket activities and promoting cricket in the region.