Thrills galore in Jeddah Champions trophy

JEDDAH: Twin Cities Champions scored a stunning 29-run win over hosts Azizia Deccan in the third Jeddah Champions Trophy hard tennis ball cricket league-cum-knockout tournament, sponsored by Ford Al-Jazeerah and organized by Azizia Deccan, which took off at the Sulemania grounds, here recently.
Boundaries aplenty, wickets by the dozens, surprise wins, brilliance in the field and shocking defeats was the highlights during the second week of the tourney.
Brief scores
Warangal Warriors 153 for 7: (Ghouse 29, Himayatulla 20; Aqil 2 for 21, Azeemuddin 2 for 28) beat Kings XI Hyderabad 107 for 9: (Fasiuddin 30; Himayathulla 2 for 1, Imtiaz 2 for 6) by 46 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Himayathulla.
Twin Cities Champions 132 for 5: (Saleem 49, Zaki 44 not out; Taraq 3 for 18) beat Azizia Deccan 103: (Sharib 29, Mohammed Asif 18; Saleem 2 for 17) by 29 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Saleem.
Kingdom CC 88: (Khalid 23; Azam 3 for 23, Taha (2 for 22) lost to Azizia XI 89 for 2 off 8.2 overs: (Taha 42 n.o, Muzammil 40; Furkhan 2 for 9) by 8 wkts
Man-of-the-Match: Taha.
Modern Town CC 126 for 6: Yousef 43, Ameen 24; Azam 2 for 10) beat Super Chargers 86: Mukarram 24; Maqbool 3 for 7, Yousef 2 for 13) by 40 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Yousef.
Friends 61: (Faisal 17 n.o; Mukarram 3 for 12, Maaz 2 for 8) lost to Deccan Youth 62 for 2 off 6.4 overs: (Rizwan 22 n.o; Abdul Aziz 1 for 12) by 8 wkts.
Man-of-the-Match: Mukarram.
Hyderabad Royals 197 for 6: Irfan 71, Imtiyaz 45; Sreeni 2 for 49) beat Ford Titans 80 for 7: (Sreeni 32; Riyaz 2 for 7) by 117 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Irfan.
Unique Deccan 99 for 7: Zaheeruddin 56 n.o; Ghulam 2 for 17, Afroz 2 for 19) lost to Halwani Bros 101 for 5 off 13 overs: (Waseel 28, Mahmood 23; Hassan 2 for 13, Zaheeruddin 2 for 21) by 5 wkts
Man-of-the-Match: Waseel.
Jeddah Warrior 102 for 9: (Shareef 18; Afsar 5 for 7, Mubarak 2 for 21) lost to Jeddah Gladiators 104 for 7 off 13.1 overs: (Asif 28 n.o, Aneesh Lathief 1 for 12) by 3 wkts.
Man-of-the-Match: Afsar.