JEDDAH, 4 January — Afzal, Salman, Sajjad, Javid, Imran & Mustafa turned up in sterling performances for their respective teams in RCA 40-over Saudi Fransi Bank tournaments which got underway here at Al-Sulay Grounds exit 17.
In the "A" division matches Friends C.C. aided by Afzal’s fine 198 (18 x 4’s & 2 x 6’s) and Munawar 74 (5 X 4’s) easily beat Saudi Ericsson at RCA-2 ground. Batting first Friends scored 376 for 4 in allotted 40 overs. In reply despite good knocks from Ahmed Badsha 78 (6 X 4’s) and Akhter n.o. 88 (10 X 4’s) they managed 261 for 8 in stipulated 40 overs. At RCA-3 ground Indo-Pak & Pak Shaheen played a thrilling match. Indo-Pak batting first managed 159 all out despite Suresh’s 53 (3 X 4’s & 1 X 6’s).
In reply Pak Shaheen were also bowled out for 159 although Faisal contributed 52 (5 X 4’s) to the total. At one stage Pak Shaheen were sitting pretty at 145 for 3, but their last 7 wickets fell just for 13 runs.
Scores: Friends 376 for 4 - Afzal 198, Tanweer 30, Munnawar 74, Saif n.o. 37, Umair 2 for 41 beat Saudi Ericsson 261, Ahmed Badsha 78, Shazad 23, Akhter n.o. 88, Umair n.o. 22, Tanweer 2 for 40, Amir 3 for 59,)
(Indo-Pak 159: Suresh 53, Clifford Mendes 23, Asif n.o. 24, Wahab Khan 6 for 22, Faisal 2 for 35 Match Tied Pak-Shaheen 159 - Zulfiquar 52, Adnan 39, Clifford 5 for 26, Mahesh 2 for 29.
In "B" division matches Imran Kifayat scored a fine unbeaten 100 (9 x 4’s & 1 x 6’s) and helped PIA Young beat KFSH & RC at RCA-6 grounds, while Javid Jameel 102 (8 x 4’s & 3 x 6’s) and Sajjad Haider 129 (10 x 4’s & 5 x 6’s) recorded centuries and helped SAMBA beat Saqib. At RCA-4 grounds Salman of Al-Eid XI scored an elegant 121 (11 x 4’s) against Challengers XI while his teammate Mustafa bowled to immaculate line & length to demolished challengers XI bagging 7 wickets conceding 17 runs. At RCA-7 ground Zahir Mir scored an unbeaten 117 (12 x 4’s) and guided Young Friends to victory against Young Stars.
Scores: KFSH & RC 192, Zaheer Ahmed 55, Fazlur Rehman 5 for 33, Imran 3 for 25 lost to PIA Young 196 no loss, Imran Kifayat n.o. 100, Basit Butt n.o. 58.
SAMBA: 355, Javid 102, Sajjad 129, Ashfaq 29 beat Saqib 235, Farhan 2 for 37, Naushad 2 for 36.
Young Friends 335 for 6. Afaq 60, Ali Shah 22, Khalid 60, Zahid Mir n.o. 117, Amjad 21 beat Young Stars 256 ˆ Ali Shah 4 for 39, Zahid Mir 3 for 43.
Pathfinders 133, Adnan Ayub 33, Sufain Saeed 2 for 24, Jibreel Rana 2 for 18, Sabeeh-ur-Rehman 2 for 29, Farukh 3 for 37 lost to A.S. Young/SFB 136 for 3, Talha Aslam n.o. 34, Roofi 32, Fareed 2 for 20)
Al-Eid XI: 401 for 9, Salman, 121, Nazim 27, Asif 88, Khawar Hussain 71, beat Challengers XI 76, Khawar 2 for 14, Mustafa 7 for 17.
