RIYADH: Pak Shaheen thumped CKK by four wickets in a round eight 40-over match of the Al Kharaj League for Saudi Orix Cup organized by the Riyadh Cricket League. CKK put on board 263. Abuzar and Abdul Waheed picked up 3 wickets each while Abdul Wahab got 2. Pak Shaheen got to the target after 27.4 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Faisal top scored with 92. Abdul Waheed made 59. Pak Shaheen will face Sama Steel in the semifinal while KFSH Blues will battle Lahore Lions.

In the other match, Punjab Lions defeated Amir Holidays, thanks to stunning 195 by M. Fayyaz. Amir Holidays posted a decent total of 332 for 8. Openers Sami Arshad and Sami Ullah scored centuries making 101 and 104 respectively. Punjab Lions chased the target in 29.4. Thanks to Fayyaz 195 not out. Asmat scored 50. Saeed, Ayaz and Imran took a wicket each.

Brief scores:

Huraymala League: Falcons 185 for 8: (Farrukh 53; Majid 3 wkts) beat Riyadh Fighters 165: (Hameed & Tassaduq 39 each; Farrukh & Sajid 3 wkts each) by 21 runs. Tigers 170: (Shakeel & Sulaiman 3 wkts each) lost to Sulaiman XI 175 for 8 (Bukhari 60, Shakeel 40) by 2 wickets. Crescent 172 for 7: (Asim 55) humbled KFSH Green 113: (Sohail 51, Mubashir 4 wkts) by 59 runs. FUCHS 162 for 8: (Shoaib 67, Yasir 5 Wkts) lost to Fonte Stars 166 for 8: (Bilal Wani 84; Yousef 3 wkts,) by 2 Wickets. AKCC 182: (Adnan 47; Afsar, Yasir, Shamim 2 wkts each) beat Pakistan Falcons 179: (Yasir 85; Latafat & Sultan 3 wkts each) by 3 runs. Riyadh Warriors 160 for 9: (Abdul Azeez 29; Majid 3 wkts) lost to Imran XI 161 for 5 (Azrath 68; Shakeel 3 wkts) by 5 wkts.

Hayer League: Rawdah Heats 185: (Atif 58, Hassan 50; Anees 4 Wkts,) defeated Indian Strikers 156: (Saif & Saud 4 wkts each) by 29 runs. Grundfos 100: (Salam, Asif & Faisal 2 wkts each) lost to TBCC 105 for 5 (Faisal 55) by 5 wkts. Green Bangla 171: (Mehboob 23; Musthaq & Ishfaq 3 wkts each) beat Kashmir Strikers 143: (Mudasir 32; Zakir 2 wkts) by 27 runs. Pak Eagles 151: (Altaf 41, Suliman 32) beat Pasban CC 120: (Mohsin 4 wkts, Wahid 3 wkts) by 31 runs. Thales 200: (Aziz 54, Khader 47; Atif & Wasim 3 wkts each) beat Lahore Badshah Green 126: (Atif 48; Khader & Waheed 2 wkts each) by 74 runs. Kingdom Warriors 150: (Adil 64; Majid 4 wkts) beat Riyadh Royals 143: (Irshad 62; Adil & Abid 1 wkt each) by 7 runs. Nouman Gymkhana 229 for 6: (Amjad 68, Saad 54, Izhar 53) beat White Star CC 164: (Ali 3 wkts, Aftab 2 wkts) by 65 runs.

Diriyah League: Punjab Stars 182: (Sagheer 68, Faiz 64; Waseem 4 wkts including a hatrick) beat Kashmir XI 159: (Shafat 39; Asif 3 Wkts) by 23 runs. Pakhtunkhawa Gladiators 175 for 3: (Bilal 59, Sulman 50) beat Hayat Warriors 159: (Naveed 42; Ayaz 3 wkts) by 16 runs. Al Momen School 137 lost to Strikers 138: (Etrut 32, Aslam 3 wkts) by 1 wicket.