Pak Shaheen, Attieh Steels and Serendip are Saudi ORIX champs

Pak Shaheen, Attieh Steels and Serendib emerged champions from their respective zones in the Saudi ORIX cricket championships organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association recently.
Pak Shaheen won the RCA Thursday league title.
In Al Kharj Zone 40-over final, Pak Shaheen held their nerve and got the better of Lahore Lions by 2 wickets in a thriller. Lahore Lions chose to bat first and were all out for 261.
Faisal Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 5 wickets. Ibrar-Ul-Haq and Abdul Salam supported him with 2 wickets each. In reply, Pak Shaheen lost wickets at regular intervals in pursuit but achieved their target off 37.4 overs. Abdul Waheed (80), Abdul Salam (42), Ibrar (30) and Abdul Wahab (21) were the main scorers.
Man-of-the-Match: Faisal Khan
In the Huraymala Zone T20 Final, Attieh Steels routed Thales by 79 runs. The Steelmen justified making first use of the pitch as they posted 317. Nasir was the hero of the day as he slammed a well-made 139, followed by Qamar who supported him with 110. Amjad, Fahad and Asim took a wicket each for the bowling side. In reply, Thales strived hard and managed 238 in their allotted overs. Asim (76), Shahid (50), Imran (29), Fahad (24) and Amjad (22) were the main contributors. Asif and Saqib grabbed 3 wickets each for Attieh Steels.
Man-of-the-Match: Nasir.
In Riyadh Zone T20 final, Serendib got the better of Pak Force by 5 wickets. Pak Force batted first and scored 176 off 20 overs. Chanaka and Imran bowled brilliantly and took 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Serendib achieved their target off 18.3 overs. Chanaka (37), Fiyaz (35), Rimzan (22), Fazil (22) and Ishan (21) did their best.
Man-of-the-Match: Chanaka.
In RCA Thursday League final, Pak Shaheen made short work of Al Jomiah Shell by 9 wickets. Al Jomiah Shell were all out for 133 after they batted first. Faisal, Salam and Ibrar took 2 wickets each. Pak Shaheen achieved their target off 11.4 overs. Ibrar made 66 and Abdul Waheed remained unbeaten on 52.
Man-of-the-Match: Ibar
Shaheen Amin, CEO Saudi ORIX Leasing Company was the chief guest.
Al Kharj Zone: Yassir Maqbool was the highest scorer, Ali Shahid highest wicket taker and Zeeshan Haider was best all rounder.
Huraymala Zone: Fahad Malik highest scorer, Mohammed bin Saleh, highest wicket taker and Mohammed Awais, best all-rounder.
Riyadh Zone: Zeeshan Butt was the highest scorer, Amir highest wicket taker and Mirza Jahangir Baig was the best all-rounder.
Thursday League: Asif Khan, highest scorer, Abdul Wahid, highest wicket taker and Abdul Salam, best all rounder.
Speaking on the occasion, Shaheen Amin appreciated RCA’s efforts in promoting the game in Riyadh. He assured his full support to the organizers in future endeavors.
RCA President, Tariq Javed and RCA Senior Vice President, Karim Khan thanked Saudi ORIX for sponsoring the event.