JEDDAH: My Care Hala from the Western Province Cricket Association, Jeddah, will take on Team Honda from the Eastern Province Cricket Association, Dammam, in the final of the MoneyGram Champions League cricket tournament being played at the Eskan grounds.

Six teams, one from every region, are participation in this tourney. Group A: Team Honda from EPCA, Pak Shaheen from RCA and Pak Crescent A from YACA in Group A.

Group B: Pak National from SPCA, Shaheen XI from MCL and My Care Hala from WPCA.

In a Group ‘A’ match Team Honda opted to bat first posted 158 for 6 against Pak Crescent through Kashif Raza (60), Imran Choudhry (32), Afaq Ahmed (11), Mohammed Mohsin (13) and Khawar (12). Mohammed Saleem took 2 wickets.

In reply, Pak Crescent ‘A’ made a shaky start but Mohsin (50), Abrara Shahzad (42) and Qasim (23) was good enough for them to get to 159 for 9 with four balls to spare. Imran Noor took 3 for 27. Khawar and Zahid claimed 2 wickets each.

In Group ‘B’ match, Shaheen XI from MCL were bundled out for 105 against My Care Hala. Khurram Haneef was the wrecker and grabbed 5 for 7 runs. Adnan Liyaqat got 2 wickets. Wajid (24) and Imran (19) were the only two batsmen who put up some resistance.

My Care Hala achieved their target off 51 ball and scored 107 for 1. Qamar Abbas (25) and Kashif Shafeeq (51) and Shahbaz (18) contributed to their team’s victory.

In the second match of Group ‘A’ Pak Shaheen from RCA put up a reasonable 179 for 9 against Pak Crescent ‘A’. Abdul Waheed top-scored with 55 followed by Aashiq Ahmed 31 and Abrara 20.

Raja Fahad and Usman Mehar took 2 wickets each. Pak Crescent A managed 134 for 9 and lost by 45 runs. Abrar made 32 and Zahid 30. Salam grabbed 4 for 24 and Raja Fahd 3 for 19.

In Group ‘B’ Pak National from SPCA batted first and put on board 172 for 7 against Shaheen XI from MCL. Aamir (25), Mohsin Bhatti (38), Shahid Bhatti (35), Aadil (34) and Khalid (19) were the main run-getters. Shaheen XI in response could make only 131 for 8 to lose by 41 runs. Wajid (22), Ashfaq (40) and Khadim (23) were the scorers. Khalid and Mohammed Asif took 2 wickets each.

In the last match of Group A Team Honda from EPCA thrashed Pak Shaheen of RCA by 7 wickets. Pak Shaheen

Were bowled out for 116. Abdulwaheed (21), Abrar (19) and Faisal Khan (28) did their best. Zahid Haider did most of the damage and took 3 for 15. Khawar Abbas got 2. Team Honda chased well and got to 119 for 3 off 70 balls to enter the final. Saad Khan (48), Kashif Raza (33), Zahid Haider (13) and Imran Choudhry (15) were instrument in their team’s victory. Saleem took 2 wickets.

In the last match of the league My Care Hala thrashed Pak National by 133. My Care Hala opted to bat first plundered 239 for 4. Kashif Shafeeq blasted 128 off 68 balls studded with 19 fours while Shahbaz Rasheed smashed 75 off 35 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours as the duo added a record 177 runs for the first wicket. Majed made 17. Irfan bagged 2 wickets. Pak National in reply was bundled out for just 107 runs. Tahir (28), Shahid Bhatti (26) and Aadil Khan (25) were the main scorers. Khurram Haneef took 4 for 17 runs while Hafiz Jafar got 2.