JEDDAH: Old Students crushed Peeran Warriors by 105 runs to clinch the Ace Travel Afternoon Cup cricket tournament, organized by the Jeddah Cricket Association here recently.
In a fight for the third place, Peeran XI eased past ICAD by 9 wickets.
Old Students made first use of the wicket and amassed 258 for 5 off 25 overs. Later, they bundled out the Warriors for 153 runs.
The highlight of the finals was an aggressive unbeaten 122 runs by Imran, which included 15 fours and a six.
His batting was a treat to watch and the bowlers, who gave 43 runs in the form of extras, seemed helpless as he single handedly flogged them to all parts of the ground. Umar contributed runs.
In pursuit of huge total, Peeran Warriors lost Ahsan Masoud early but Mohsin counter-attacked and kept one end up with a stylish 37 runs.
Later, Amin (28), Zafar (44) and Hussain (13) batted sensibly to bring about some respectability to the total as the other batsmen failed to counter the sharp bowling of Nazim (4 for 31) and Umar (3 for 42).
Man-of-the-Match: Imran
For the third place, ICAD set a target of 164 runs for victory, which Peeran XI achieved for the loss of one wicket only. For ICAD Akhtar scored 32 runs while Irfan contributed 23. Janto chipped in with a quick fire 37. Azeem (4 for 22) and Sameer (2 for 27) were the main wicket takers.
In reply Peeran XI raced to their target with 8 overs to spare. Thanks to a flying start by Tariq (78) and Faisal (24). After fall of Tariq, Nazim used the long handle to plunder an unbeaten 51 of only 16 deliveries.
Old Students clinch ACE Travel Cup
