RIYADH: Gujranwala surprised Gamepro by 3 wickets to enter the semifinal of the RCL Twenty20 cricket tournament, organized by the Riyadh Cricket League and dedicated to Prince Sultan bin Nasser, at the RCL Complex.

The other teams to make the last-four stage in this tourney for the premier, senior and senior-I teams are, Pakhtoon Khawa, Mehran, Diamond I, Diamond II, and Konkan Green.

Gamepro made first use of the track and were bowled out for paltry 165 runs. Imran was the top scorer with 64 runs followed by Deepak’s 26. Kamran bagged two wickets for the bowling side.

In reply, Gujranwala reached their target of 166 for the loss of 7 wickets. Thanks to a quick-fire 43 runs by Umer. Waqar later ensured victory for his team with a steady 47. Shammi took 3 wickets.

Man-of-the-Match: Umer.

The highlights of the day’s play were centuries by Mazer Ahmed of Diamond-I and Kalandar of Maestro Cricket Club. Ifteqaar, Taib Afzal, Imran, Manoj and Naveed scored half centuries while Chandu, Majid, Manoj and Shammi impressed with their bowling.

Brief scores:

Riyadh Blues 124: (Ifteqaar 62; Jehanzeb 3, Asad 2 wkts) lost to Mehran 125 in 13.2 overs: (Basharat 45, Jehan Khan 22; Shakeel & Sufiyan 1 wkt each) by 7 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Jehanzaib.

Pakhtoon Khawa 201: (Naveed 67, Yusuf Haroon 47; Majid 3 wkts) beat Telengana Warriors 101: (Nishad 31; Farmaan & Mudassir 3 wkts each) by 100 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Naveed

Maestro 193: (Kalandar 106, Ashfaq 35; SHaji & Hyder 1 wkt each) lost to Diamond I 194 for 4: (Mazher Ahmed 101, Taib Afzal 80; Ashfaq 2 wkts) by 6 wkts

Man-of-the-Match: Mazher.

Diamond II 166: (Munazir 42, Azhar 34; Suhail & Akheel 2 wkts each) beat Woodbridge 130: (Suhail 27; Taj 5 wkts) by 36 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Taj.

Cricketers 144: (Faisal 44; Faiq & Muzaffar 2 wkts each) lost to Konkan Green 145 in 15 overs: (Manoj 53, Saifullah 50; Mumtaz 2 wkts) by 6 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Manoj.