JEDDAH: KAIA and Lahore Badshah will clash in the final of the Twenty20 Jotun Cup cricket tournament, after they beat Kashmir XI by 26 runs and My Care Hala by four wickets respectively in the semifinals. The event is being sponsored by Jotun Paints and organized by JCA.
The highlight of the days proceedings was a superb 67 by Abdul Samad of KAIA which enabled them post a total of 213 for 9. Later, their bowlers restricted Kashmir XI to 187 for 4 despite a valiant aggressive knock of 88 by Awais.
In the other semifinal Lahore Badshah comfortably chased down the target of 213 for 6 wickets with an over to spare. Thanks to superb unbeaten knock of 77 by Awais and a quick-fire unbeaten 26 off 8 balls by Arshad which over-shadowed the fine knock by Babar (72) and Rana Shahzad (71) which enabled MCH post 212 for 6.
Earlier in the quarterfinals, KAIA outclassed UT Lines by 7 wickets. Javed scored a brilliant unbeaten 75.MCH Green got the better of King Stars by 21 runs, thanks to a hurricane knock of 90 by Babar, Kashmir XI routed Kashmir Stags by 42 runs with Usman’s fine knock of 54 runs while Lahore Badshah crushed Jamoom Tigers by 141 runs thanks to knocks by Usman (78) and Shahzad 77.
Brief scores:
KAIA 213 for 9 in 20 overs: (Abdul Samad 67, Majid 35, Shad Khan 20, Ahsan 20; Farhan 2-28, Anas 2-45) beat Kashmir XI 187 for 4: (Awais 88, Gowhar 34, Sami 35) by 26 runs.
MCH Green 212 for 6: (Babar 72, Rana Shahzad 71; Khalid 3-39) lost to Lahore Badshah 214 for 6 in 19 overs: (Awais 77 n.o, Waqas 35, Malik 23, Arshad 26 n.o) by 4 wkts.
UT Lines 165: (Noor 42, Ali 32, Sajid 28; Abdul Samad 4-24, Majid 2-29, Amin 2-26) lost to KAIA 166 for 3 in 13.3 overs: (Javed 75 n.o, Amin 37) by 7 wkts.
MCH Green 257 for 6: (Babar 90, Munawar 57 n.o, Azhar 31, Rahil 32; Yasir 2-57) beat King Star 236 for 8: (Waqas 59, Yasir 39, Umair 32, Adnan 34; Rahil 2-34) by 21 runs.
Kashmir XI 215 for 5: (Usman 54, Aamir 23, Shabir 32 n.o, Zahid 43; Majid 3-42) beat Kashmir Stags 173: (Danish 33, Majid 29, Rizwan 21, Mujahid 28; Hamid 2-19, Anas 2-13, Aamir 2-22.) by 42 runs.
Lahore Badshah 272 for 5: (Usman 78, Saghir 31, Shahzad 77, Malik Aijaz 31; Usman 3-38) beat Jamoom Tigers 131: (Umer 23, Usman Butt 33, Arshad 25; Malik Aijaz 3-13, Awais 2-25, Tanveer 2-21, Afzal 2-41) 141 runs.
The highlight of the days proceedings was a superb 67 by Abdul Samad of KAIA which enabled them post a total of 213 for 9. Later, their bowlers restricted Kashmir XI to 187 for 4 despite a valiant aggressive knock of 88 by Awais.
In the other semifinal Lahore Badshah comfortably chased down the target of 213 for 6 wickets with an over to spare. Thanks to superb unbeaten knock of 77 by Awais and a quick-fire unbeaten 26 off 8 balls by Arshad which over-shadowed the fine knock by Babar (72) and Rana Shahzad (71) which enabled MCH post 212 for 6.
Earlier in the quarterfinals, KAIA outclassed UT Lines by 7 wickets. Javed scored a brilliant unbeaten 75.MCH Green got the better of King Stars by 21 runs, thanks to a hurricane knock of 90 by Babar, Kashmir XI routed Kashmir Stags by 42 runs with Usman’s fine knock of 54 runs while Lahore Badshah crushed Jamoom Tigers by 141 runs thanks to knocks by Usman (78) and Shahzad 77.
Brief scores:
KAIA 213 for 9 in 20 overs: (Abdul Samad 67, Majid 35, Shad Khan 20, Ahsan 20; Farhan 2-28, Anas 2-45) beat Kashmir XI 187 for 4: (Awais 88, Gowhar 34, Sami 35) by 26 runs.
MCH Green 212 for 6: (Babar 72, Rana Shahzad 71; Khalid 3-39) lost to Lahore Badshah 214 for 6 in 19 overs: (Awais 77 n.o, Waqas 35, Malik 23, Arshad 26 n.o) by 4 wkts.
UT Lines 165: (Noor 42, Ali 32, Sajid 28; Abdul Samad 4-24, Majid 2-29, Amin 2-26) lost to KAIA 166 for 3 in 13.3 overs: (Javed 75 n.o, Amin 37) by 7 wkts.
MCH Green 257 for 6: (Babar 90, Munawar 57 n.o, Azhar 31, Rahil 32; Yasir 2-57) beat King Star 236 for 8: (Waqas 59, Yasir 39, Umair 32, Adnan 34; Rahil 2-34) by 21 runs.
Kashmir XI 215 for 5: (Usman 54, Aamir 23, Shabir 32 n.o, Zahid 43; Majid 3-42) beat Kashmir Stags 173: (Danish 33, Majid 29, Rizwan 21, Mujahid 28; Hamid 2-19, Anas 2-13, Aamir 2-22.) by 42 runs.
Lahore Badshah 272 for 5: (Usman 78, Saghir 31, Shahzad 77, Malik Aijaz 31; Usman 3-38) beat Jamoom Tigers 131: (Umer 23, Usman Butt 33, Arshad 25; Malik Aijaz 3-13, Awais 2-25, Tanveer 2-21, Afzal 2-41) 141 runs.
