YANBU: ESC Titans, Green Stars, STICCO and Mangalore Challengers registered thumping victories in Group B league matches of the first Al-Muzain Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Yanbu Al Sinaiyah Cricket Association.

Fourteen teams are taking part in this event, divided into 2 groups the matches are played throughout the week

Ghafoor 128, Waseem 105, Tariq 91 n.o. Lukman 59, Shiyam 59 were the top scorers in the first round of matches.

Sanaullah, Basim Chisty and Ravi had the best bowling spell of 4 wickets each.

Brief Scores:

RCB 72: (Shoaib 26, Saeed 2 for 27; Habib 2 for 16) lost to ESC Titans 76 for no loss (Zeeshan 42 n.o.) by 10 wkts. Worley Parsons 119 for 9: (Aftab 41; Hamid 2 for 21, Osama 2 for 18) beat Saudi Ossan 106: (Faizal 34; Sarfaraz 2 for 14, Imran 2 for 18) by 13 runs. Punjab XI 173 for 7: (Luqman 30, Sajid 30 n.o; Irfan 3 for 23) beat Mangalore Challengers 161 for 9: (Safwaan 49, Basharat 2 for 25) by 12 runs. STICCO 237 for 3: (Ghafoor 128, Wasim 47) beat Pak XI 64: (Umar 2 for 6, Shabeer 2 for 9) by 173 runs. ESC Titans 113: (Habib 21; Sanaullah 4 for 22) beat Pak Green 88: (Waseem 26; Habib 3 for 18) by 25 runs. SARCO 58 for 9: (Libin 20, Basim 4 for 3) lost to Natpet 59 for 1: (Yasir 29) by 9 wkts.

Pak Green 192 for 2: (Waseem 105 n.o.) beat Royal Commission B 68 for 9: (Qadeer 3 for 16) by 124 runs. Kashmir XI 168 for 5: (Hamid 50, Baba 57) beat Saudi Ossan 103 for 9: (Osama 22; Javed 3 for 13) by 65 runs. Punjab XI 155 for 9: (Luqman 59; Sibghatullah 3 for 25) beat Green Star 93: (Farhan 3 for 8) by 62 runs. STICCO 168 for 6: (Wasim 42, Zahoor 25; Sugeeth 2 for 9) beat SARCO 122 for 9: (Libin 31, Arshad 3 for 25) by 46 runs. Royal Commission B 118 for 8: (Imran 17, Tayyab 4 for 12) lost to Pak XI 119 for 5: (Farrukh 40; Ibrahim 1 for 7) by 5 wickets. SAMREF 114 for 8: (Felix 32, Asim 22; Qalandar 2 for 20) lost to Saudi Ossan 116 for 8: (Gulfaraz 26, Hanan 3 for 11) by 2 wkts.

Natpet 138 for 4: (Yasir 49; Sanaullah 2 for 28) beat Pak Green 100 for 5: (Waseem 56; Basim 2 for 8) by 38 runs. Green Star 130 for 6: (Sibghatullah 26, Ahmed 27; Zarin 2 for 25) lost to Saudi Ossan 131 for 3: (Faizal 41) by 7 wkts. SAMREF 117 for 7 (Kashif 32, Saifi 3 for 6) lost to Kashmir XI 118 for 5: (Samiullah 31, Salfi 29; Mukesh 1 for 16) by 5 wkts. Green Stars 98: (Siraj 3 for 25) lost to Mangalore Challengers 104 for 2: (Shiyam 37) by 8 wkts. Royal Commission B 140 for 6: (Shanawaz 39; Deepak 1 for 5) beat SARCO 91: (Ravi 4 for 25) by 9 runs. Punjab XI 173 for 5: (Luqman 43, Basharat 50; Zahid 2 for 19) beat Saudi Ossan 114 for 8: (Zahid 40; Asghar 3 for 32, Rizwan 3 for 20) by 59 runs. Natpet 155 for 7: (Saadat 66; Khoban 2 for 13, Gafoor 2 for 20) lost to STICCO 156 for 6: (Zia 66, Ghafoor 39; Jaleel 2 for 33, Shareef 2 for 39) by 4 wkts. Pak Green 57 for 8: (Waseem 2 for 14) lost to Pak XI 58 for 2: (Tayyab n.o. 23) by 8 wkts. Green Stars238 for 2: (Tariq 91 n.o; Riaz 64) beat SAMREF 86 for 4: (Felix 32) by 152 runs. Natpet 155 for 7: (Saadat 66; Khoban 2 for 13) lost to STICCO 158 for 6: (Zia n.o. 66; Jaleel 2 for 33, Saadat 2 for 35) by 4 wkts. Green Star 131 for 6: (Sibhhatullah 35; Ali 2 for 13) lost to Kahsmir XI 132 for 5: (Samiullah 30, Sibghatullah 3 for 29) by 5 wkts. Worley Parson 94: (Tayyab 38, Irfan 2 for 6) lost to Mangalore Challengers 95 for no loss: (Shiyam 50) by 10 wkts.