RIYADH: Eighteen matches were played in the second round of the American Express T20 tourney organized by Riyadh Cricket Association recently.

AL KHARJ ZONE: Shouraim batted first and scored a formidable 189 for 5. Bakhti (62), Javed (35), Waqas (26) and Mudassir (22) were the main contributors. Latafat bowled with great control and grabbed 3 wickets. Chasing 190 KFSH Blues lost two early wickets but Khurram (51) and Nadeem Babar (43) stabilized the innings. After their dismissal, Irshad (47) and Qaiser (46) took KFSH Blues to the target with one over to spare. Abbas, Waseem and Javed took one wicket each. KFSH won by 6 wickets

Pak Shaheen beat Saudi Jaguars by 37 runs. Pak Shaheen scored 229. Thanks to a blistering 107 by Ibrar. Wahab and Faisal contributed 22 runs each. Saudi Jaguars in reply scored 192. Wahab got 4 wickets while Abdulaziz grabbed 2.

Amir Holidays routed Lahore Lions by 66 runs. First Amir Holidays scored 228 for 5 after they elected to bat first. Sajid remained unbeaten on 52. Other notable contributors were Irfan (51), Kamran (30) and Samiullah (27). In reply, Lahore Lions scored 162. Mansoor (43) and Atif (25) were the main scorers. Arsalan and Ayaz bowled well and took 4 and 3 wickets respectively.

Stallions put up 244. Asif scored brilliant 104 runs. Junaid (54) and Amir (33) were the other scorers. Jamshed took 4 wickets. In reply, Punjab Lions managed 171. Taj (38) and Fayyaz (25) were the only batsmen who put up a fight. Farman bagged 3 wickets while Adnan and Aamir got 2 each. Stallions won by 73 runs.

HURAYMALA ZONE: LCC batted first and scored 124. Nasir and Owais scored 25 each. Shakeel and Majid got 3 wickets each while Zafar and Taufeeq 2 each. Warriors achieved the target off 13 overs. Asif top-scored with 58. Jahangir took 2 wickets. Riyadh Warriors won by 5 wickets.

Yusafzayi CC beat Pak Eagles by 7 wickets. Eagles batted first and scored 157. Wahid (50), Kamran (31) and Farooq (25) were among the runs. Aftab took 2 wickets. Yusafzayi CC achieved the target off 18 overs. Kifayat (48) and Altaf (24) were the others who impressed. Shehzad took 2 wickets for Eagles.

KFSH Green beat Star XI by 5 wickets. Star XI scored 145. For KFSH Green, Shafiq took 6 wickets. KFSH Green raced to the target off 17.4 overs. Noor (42), Tanvir (25) and Ubaid (22) were the main contributors.

Hyderabadi Warriors routed Crescent by 100 runs. Hyderabadi Warriors scored 231 after they made first use of the track. Hassan (40), Imroz (36), Mohammed (33) and Shahnawaz (31) made that score possible. Crescent were bowled out for 131. Tanveer took 5 wickets while Imroz got 2.

In another match, Sulaiman XI scored 255 for 5 aided by a great innings of 139 by Adeel. Thales were all out for 156. Salman picked 3 wickets while Aftab and Usman got 2 each. Sulaiman won by 99 runs.

RIYADH ZONE: Riyadh Royals beat Pakistani Strikers by 6 wickets. Strikers batted first and managed 191. Kamran (53), Atiq (26) and Azam (21) were the main run getters. Amjad took 3 wickets while Kamran and Shahzad got 2 wickets each. Royals achieved the target off 19.2 overs. Shehzad was in great touch and hammered 117. For Strikers, Azam got 2 wickets.

Nouman Gymkhana beat Punjab Stars by 32 runs. Nouman Gymkhana batted first and scored 208 for 5. Amjad and Izhar played well and scored 70 and 52 respectively. Punjab Stars could score 176 in reply. Imran, Anwar and Yassir took 1 wicket each for Gymkhana. Pak Fighters scored 128 for 9 against TBCC. For TBCC Abdul Salam and Aneesh grabbed 3 wickets each. TBCC achieved the target off 14.4 overs. Shareef scored 42 and Faisal 41 respectively.

Dehli Dare Devils thrashed Majlis E Pakistan (MPCC) by 162 runs. Dare Devils batted first and managed 187. Thanks to Nazim’s (69) and Rizwan (23). MPCC later were bundled out for 25. Sultan destroyed MPCC batting lineup and took 6 wickets. Kafeel and Moazzam also chipped in with two wickets each.

Imran XI beat Friends XI by 1 wicket. Friends XI batted first and put 153 on the board. Ayaz added 29 and Fakhar 24. Imran XI achieved the target in the last over thanks to good knocks from Hazrat Hussain 45 and Majid 29. Yassir got 3 wickets while Ayaz and Etrut got 2 each for Friends XI.

Rawdah Heats beat Kashmir Gymkhana by 5 wickets. Kashmir Gymkhana batted first and scored 171. Mushtaq 40, Amir 35 and Tariq 34 were the main run scorers. Umar took 4 wickets for the Heats. Rawdah Heats achieved the target and won the match. Hassan added 75, Abdulrahman 35 and Mushir 25. Shabir took 2 wickets.

Tigers beat Lahore Badshah Green by 5 wickets. Lahore Badshah Green batted first and scored 193. Awais scored 50, Jahangir 48 and Zeeshan 47. Riyadh took 4 wickets while Chondon and Sharaf got 2 wickets each for Tigers. Tigers achieved the target off 19.5 overs, thanks to a wonderful innings by Sharaf who scored 78. He was ably supported by Salish 40 and Chondon 26. Jahangir took 3 wickets.

Kingdom Warriors beat Kashmir XI by 4 wickets. Kashmir XI batted first and scored 129. Majed made 60. For Warriors Adil and Irfan took 2 wickets each. Warriors achieved the target in 13.3 overs. Adil also performed well with the bat and scored 35.