RIYADH: King Khaled Specialist Hospital, Blues, thrashed Riyadh Aces by 76 runs in round five of the 40-over Al-Kharja League match of the Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB) cricket tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association.KFSH Blues posted 345 for 9 in their stipulated overs. Khurram top-scored with 73 runs followed Munawar 60 and Ayaz 33. Zohib took 3 and Mohib picked 2 wickets respectively. In reply, Riyadh Aces were restricted to 269 for 9. Rizwan continued with his superior form but was unlucky to get caught on 99. Naveed played well for his 71. Imtiaz, Iftikhar and Abdul Malik shared 2 wickets each. In another match, Falcons lost to Sama Steel by 63 runs. Sama Steel scored 347 for 9. Ramzan 75, Hashim 65 and Kashif 63 were in fine nick. Falcons managed only 284. Ramzan bowled extremely well and picked up 4 wickets. Adnan got 3.

Brief Scores:

Huraymala League: Cricket Samarwa 161 for 1: (Waqar 54, Ahsan 46, Abu Baker 48) beat Punjab Lions 158 for 4: (Kashif 92) by 9 wkts. Sulaiman XI 181 for 1: (Akhtar 43, Shakeel 57, Mudassar 65) beat Kohsar 180 for 6: (Abdul Wahid 36, Qasim 35, Meraj 37) by 9 wkts. Sinmar 148: (Nawaz 53, Adil 26; Shkeel 3, Ayaz &Mohsin 2 wkts each) lost to Riyadh Warriors 149 for 3: (Asif 58, Ayaz 30) by 7 wkts.

Hayer League: PTI 205: (Irfan 76, Qader 38;Waheed & Tabrez 3 wkts each, Abdul Qadir & Aziz 2 wkts each) lost to Thales 210 for 8: (Qaiser 63, Tabrez 36, Abdul Qadir 31) by 2 wkts. Indian Strikers 156 for 3: (Sunil 43, Mithun 41 & Junais 27; Usman 2 wkts) beat Riyadh Panthers 155 for 7: (Bilal 45, Raza 32, Shahzeb 32; Ashraf 2 wkts) by 7 wkts. AKCC 142: (Kamal 45, Sultan 34; Zahdin 5, Usman 3, Gohar 2 wkts) lost to Lahore Badshah Green 188: (Zeeshan 72, Afzal 41, Kamal & Sheraz 3 wkts each) by 46 runs. White Star 120 for 3: (Naeem 62, Irfan 24) beat Punjab Stars 116: (Sagheer 32; Naeem 3, Rashid, Irfan & Umer 2 wkts each) by 7 wkts.

Diriyah League: Karachi Dolphins 181 for 4: (Rizwan 102, Salman 35) beat Bannu Eagles 179 for 6: (Ruman 78, Wasi 34; Sadat & Zain 3 wkts each, Kareem Ullah 2 wkts) by 6 wkts. United Lions 137: (Vinesh 65; Shehzad 5, Imran 2 wkts) lost to Nouman Gymkhana 138 for 6: (Mathy 2 wkts) by 4 wkts. Professional Creations 201 for 4: (Zubair 69, Dileep 51, Guhan 32) beat Abana 168 for 8: (Qader 29, Majid 28; Fenil 3, Dileep & Zahid 2 wkts each) by 33 runs.