YANBU: Indo Riders, Cristal, Pak Crescent and Al-Muzain won their respective matches in Group A for the Al-Muzain Twenty20 Cup organized by the Yanbu Al Sinaiyah Cricket Association.

Indo Riders defeated GT Warriors by 7 wickets. GT Warriors won the toss and elected to bat. Shyjal 3 for 20 restricted GT Warriors to 86. Indo Riders scored the required runs after 13 overs. Jassam scored 20 while Azharuddin remained unbeaten on 28.

In another match Saudi XI defeated Yanbu Youth by 30 runs. Saudi XI captain Ahmed Nadwi a Saudi national took the first hat trick of the tournament. Imran scored 71 for Saudi XI. In reply Yanbu Youth scored 122 for 5.

Shoaib and Fareed helped Al-Muzain defeat Jotun Paints by 55 runs. Shoaib scored 87 while Fareed took 2 wickets. In reply Jotun Paints could score only 135 runs. Only Liaqat showed some resistance and scored 27 runs.

Jotun Paints defeated Indo Riders by 7 wickets. Mohammed 56 and Azharuddin 28 were the main scorers for Indo Riders. Ataullah took 2 for 19. In reply Jotun Paints reached the target in the 18th over. Iftikhar scored 51 runs while Akbar supported him with 42 runs. Faizal took 2 wickets.

Brief scores:

Al-Muzain 276 for 2: (Inayat 168, Zaheer 65) beat GT Warriors 103 for 6: (Adil 31 not out) by 173 runs. GT Warriors 87: (Shyjal 3 for 20) lost to Indo Riders 87 for 3: (Azharuddin 28 n.o.) by 7 wkts. PCA 171 for 6: (Mohsen 42, Qasim 52) beat PCB 124 for 9: (Ali 45, Usman 5 for 19) by 37 runs. Saudi XI 162 for 5: (Imran 71) beat Yanbu Youth 132 for 9: (Shargeel 42, Ahmed Nadwi 3 for 2 runs) by 30 runs. Al-Muzain 190 for 7: (Shoaib 87) beat Jotun Paints (Liaqat 27) by 55 runs. PCB 164 for 9: (Mudassir 36, Ali 38) lost to Cristal 165 for 6: (Sageer 54) by 4 wkts.

PCA 182 for 7 (Mohsen 44, Iqbal Patel 3 for 29) beat Royal Commission A 111 (Shahid 29) by 71 runs. GT Warriors 140 for 7(Ayaz 36, 3 for 13) defeated Yanbu Youth (Sabir36, Tayyub 2 for 14) by 18 runs. Pak Crescent B 131 for 9 (Nadeem 47, Israr 4 for 18) lost to Royal Commission 133 for 4(Ameer 54) by six wicket. Indo Riders 136 for 6(T. Mohammed 56) lost to Jotun Paints 140 for 3(Iftikhar 51) by 7 wickets. Cristal 118 for 7(Yasir 28, Faisal 3 for 17) defeated Young Fighters 105 (Munib 23) by 13 runs. Indo Riders 169 for 8(Mohammed 68, Dr. Aamir 2 for 20) defeated Saudi XI 126 (T.Mohammed 3 for 20) by 43 runs. Young Fighters 119 (Munib 29, Imran 4 for 14) lost to Royal Commission 120 for 7 (Ameer 52, Yasir 3 for 18, Rasheed 3 for 24) by 3 wickets. Indo Riders 154 for 5(Shyjal 40, Azharuddin 47) defeated AlMuzain 132 for 8(Shoaib 34) by 22 runs. Pak Crescent 149 (Mohsen 41, Waseem 37) defeated Young Fighters 100 (Muneeb 49) by 49 runs.