JEDDAH: Al-Burj, Butt Sports, Pak Shaheen and Pak Makkah recorded easy wins over their respective opponents during the 3rd week matches of the Jotun Paints Saudi Cup, organized by the Jeddah Cricket Association.
Al-Burj beat Kashmir Stags by six wickets. Thanks to Usman’s fine all-round effort of 50 runs and 2 for 37. Abdul Rahman’s solid century and Omar’s stylish 88 enabled Butt Sports score a convincing 160-run win over Makkah Kings. Pak Shaheen scored an impressive seven-wicket win over Hyderabad Green. Usman slamed an explosive unbeaten 87.
Elsewhere, all-rounder Saqlain took 5 for 21 to bundle out Riyadh Foods for 134 runs and later returned to score 32 runs to give Pak Makkah a six-wicket win. Jamoom Fighters struggled in chasing a small target of 139 before their last wicket pair managed to give them a one-wicket over Awan Cricket Club. Amjad’s 65 and 2 for 23 ended up on the losing side. Al- Zafer scored a 16-run win over Kashmir Strikers. Awais’ 72 runs went in vain for the Kasmiris. Makkah Eagles scored a four-wicket win over UT Lines, thanks to Malik’s fighting knock of 65 runs.
ARM sailed through with a five-wicket win over Naseem Al-Zahra. Nazeer’s top-scored with 35 runs.
Brief scores:
Al Zafer 184 for 9: (Kashif 25, Miran 28, Moosa 38; Farhan 2-44, Gauhar 2-12) beat Kashmir Strikers 168 for 7: (Awais 72, Anas 22; Abdul 2-24) by 16 runs.
Kashmir Stags 196 for 6: (Naseer 52, Danish 45, Aadil 21; Usman 2-37, Tahir 2-29) lost to Al-Burj 197 for 4: (Usman 50, Rehan 43, Waseem 23; Wajid 2-32) by 6 wkts.
Hyderabad Green 163: (Riaz Afridi 68, Faisal 4-41) lost to Pak Shaheen 166 for 3: (Usman 87 n.o, Faisal Khan 20, Mahtab 34 n.o) by 7 wkts.
Riyadh Foods 134: (Nabil 34, Shahnawaz 32; Saqlain 5-21, Makki 2-34) lost to Pak Makkah 138 for 4: (Awais 51, Saqlain 32; Asif 3-23) by 6 wkts.
Butt Sports 266 for 3: (Abdul Rahman 100, Omar 88, Tauseef 30) beat Makkah Kings 106: (Imran 25, Usman 24; Zaman 3-13, Kashif 3-15, Yasir 2-17) by 160 runs.
UT Lines 195 for 8: (Shad 34, Abdul Rahman 27, Usman 25; Abdullah 2-21) lost to Makkah Eagles 198 for 6: (Saad 44, Irfan 30, Malik 65; Abdul Rahman 2-36, Shad 2-23) by 4 wkts.
Awan Cricket Club 138: (Amjad 65; Riaz 2-24, Azam 2-23) lost to Jamoom Fighters 139 for 9: (Qasid 28, Azam 25; Mohammad 3-46, Amjad 2-23, Insha 2-39) by 1 wkt.
Naseem Al-Zahra 143 for 7: (Javed 50, Adnan 25, Ahmad 2-34, Atta 2-23, Mansoor 2-27) lost to ARM 144 for 5: (Nazeer 35, Ashraf 37, Sami 26; Adnan 2-17) by 5 wkts.
Al-Burj beat Kashmir Stags by six wickets. Thanks to Usman’s fine all-round effort of 50 runs and 2 for 37. Abdul Rahman’s solid century and Omar’s stylish 88 enabled Butt Sports score a convincing 160-run win over Makkah Kings. Pak Shaheen scored an impressive seven-wicket win over Hyderabad Green. Usman slamed an explosive unbeaten 87.
Elsewhere, all-rounder Saqlain took 5 for 21 to bundle out Riyadh Foods for 134 runs and later returned to score 32 runs to give Pak Makkah a six-wicket win. Jamoom Fighters struggled in chasing a small target of 139 before their last wicket pair managed to give them a one-wicket over Awan Cricket Club. Amjad’s 65 and 2 for 23 ended up on the losing side. Al- Zafer scored a 16-run win over Kashmir Strikers. Awais’ 72 runs went in vain for the Kasmiris. Makkah Eagles scored a four-wicket win over UT Lines, thanks to Malik’s fighting knock of 65 runs.
ARM sailed through with a five-wicket win over Naseem Al-Zahra. Nazeer’s top-scored with 35 runs.
Brief scores:
Al Zafer 184 for 9: (Kashif 25, Miran 28, Moosa 38; Farhan 2-44, Gauhar 2-12) beat Kashmir Strikers 168 for 7: (Awais 72, Anas 22; Abdul 2-24) by 16 runs.
Kashmir Stags 196 for 6: (Naseer 52, Danish 45, Aadil 21; Usman 2-37, Tahir 2-29) lost to Al-Burj 197 for 4: (Usman 50, Rehan 43, Waseem 23; Wajid 2-32) by 6 wkts.
Hyderabad Green 163: (Riaz Afridi 68, Faisal 4-41) lost to Pak Shaheen 166 for 3: (Usman 87 n.o, Faisal Khan 20, Mahtab 34 n.o) by 7 wkts.
Riyadh Foods 134: (Nabil 34, Shahnawaz 32; Saqlain 5-21, Makki 2-34) lost to Pak Makkah 138 for 4: (Awais 51, Saqlain 32; Asif 3-23) by 6 wkts.
Butt Sports 266 for 3: (Abdul Rahman 100, Omar 88, Tauseef 30) beat Makkah Kings 106: (Imran 25, Usman 24; Zaman 3-13, Kashif 3-15, Yasir 2-17) by 160 runs.
UT Lines 195 for 8: (Shad 34, Abdul Rahman 27, Usman 25; Abdullah 2-21) lost to Makkah Eagles 198 for 6: (Saad 44, Irfan 30, Malik 65; Abdul Rahman 2-36, Shad 2-23) by 4 wkts.
Awan Cricket Club 138: (Amjad 65; Riaz 2-24, Azam 2-23) lost to Jamoom Fighters 139 for 9: (Qasid 28, Azam 25; Mohammad 3-46, Amjad 2-23, Insha 2-39) by 1 wkt.
Naseem Al-Zahra 143 for 7: (Javed 50, Adnan 25, Ahmad 2-34, Atta 2-23, Mansoor 2-27) lost to ARM 144 for 5: (Nazeer 35, Ashraf 37, Sami 26; Adnan 2-17) by 5 wkts.
