RIYADH: Kingdom Warriors and Lahore Badshah Green won thrillers during the fourth round of American Express Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).

Kingdom Warriors edged past White Star by 3 wickets in a high-scoring thriller. White Star posted a formidable 209. Qasim played brilliantly and scored 101 while Irfan got 51. Kingdom Warriors chased the target in 19.5 overs thanks to a match-winning unbeaten knock of 142 by Adil. Qasim, Shahid, and Javed picked 2 wickets each. In another close finish, Lahore Badshah Green eked out TBCC by 2 wickets. TBCC were restricted to 132, mainly due to a wonderful spell of bowling by Atif Hussain who took 5 for 20. Shareef was the only batsman for TBCC who showed some resistance and scored 35. Lahore Badshah Green reached their target off 17.3 overs. Ikram 31, Afzal 28 and Atif 25 made the victory possible. Shershad picked 4 wickets while Hakeem got 3.

Brief Scores

AL KHARJ LEAGUE: Saudi Jaguars 190: (Arsalan 51; Abdulaziz 4, Abuzar 2 wkts) lost to Pak Shaheen 191 for 3 off 12.5 overs: (Yassir 7, Ishaq 34; Arsalan and Mohammed 1 wkt each) by 7 wkts. Punjab Lions 171: (Arsalan 3 wkts) lost to Amir Holidays 172 for 3 off 15.2 overs: (Irfan 75, Hammad 40) by 7 wkts. CKK 157: (Raja 4 wkts) lost to Sama Steel 158 for 4 off 17.4 overs: (Raja 51, Asad 32) by 6 wkts.

HURAYMALA LEAGUE: Star XI 244: (Imtiaz 76, Safdar 51, Amjad 33; Irfan & Imran 2 wkts) beat Stallions 173: (Sohail 43, Imran 28, Adnan 21; Waheed 4 wkts, Azam 3 wkts) by 71 runs. Riyadh Warriors 194: (Majid 66, Asif 53, Ayaz 36, Aziz 30; Shahnawaz & Hamid 1 wkt each) beat Hyderabadi Warriors 123: (Manan 39; Azhar 4, Toufeeq 2 wkts) by 71 runs. Sulaiman XI 204 for 7: (Afzal 90, Sulaiman 35) beat Indian Strikers 164 for 9: (Mudassir & Shakeel 2 wkts) by 40 runs. AKCC 177 for 7: (Shahbaz 61, Kamran 52; Imran 3, Faisal 2 wkts) beat Pak Force 174: (Arshi 45, Mohsin 38, Mohsin 3 wkts) by 3 runs. Crescent 160: (Mohsin 31; Sohail 4, Mansoor 3 wkts) lost to KFSH Green 161 off 18.5 overs: (Noor 66; Mohsin 2 wkts) by 5 wkts.

HAYER LEAGUE: Nauman Gymkhana 188 for 4: (Aftab 71, Mubashir 45, Amjad 32) beat Thales 153: (Amjad & Mudassir 2 wkts) by 35 runs. Rawdah Heats 162 for 7 (Wahid 3 & Rehman 2 wkts) lost to Pak Eagles 163 for 6 off 19.1 overs: (Shahid 54, Altaf 38) by 4 wkts. Imran XI 216 lost to Seham 217 for 8 off 19.5 overs: (Majid 108) by 2 wkts.

DIRIYAH LEAGUE: Hayat Warriors 93: (Shabir 3, Shoukat 3 wkts) lost to Kashmir XI 94 for 3 off 9.3 overs: (Shabir 39) by 7 wkts. L’usine CC 188: (Talal 43, Usman 37; Rauf 3 wkts) beat Al Momen International School 174: (Ishtiaq 61, Raza 34 Aslam 27; Zafar, Naveed & Rauf 2 wkts) by 14 runs. Royal Strikers 108: (Athar 3, Sufyan & Abdullah 2 wkts) lost to Friends XI 109 for 1 off 9.1 overs: (Ali 57, Ahmed 26) by 9 wkts.