Pak Force scored a thrilling four-run win over Punjab Stars in the semifinal of the Riyadh Zone ORIX Cricket Tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association.

Batting first Pak Force scored 220 off 20 overs. Imran Faisal top-scored with 52 followed by Naveed Arshi 37, Owais 31, Sultan 28 and Hameed 24. Waseem took 3 wickets for the bowling side. Irshad Khan led Punjab Stars’ run chase with a marvelous innings of 101. However, his gallant effort went in vain as the other batsmen failed to give him the required support for victory. Imran Faisal took 4 wickets, Azaz Khan 3 and Owais 2.

Man-of-the-Match: Imran Faisal.

In the second semifinal, Serendib beat Lahore Badshah Green by 4 wickets. Lahore Badshah Green batted first and scored 187 off 20 overs. Saman and Fiyaz Hamza took 2 wickets for the bowling side.

Serendib achieved their target in 19.2 overs. Fiyaz Hamza played a splendid innings and remained unbeaten on 99. Ishan made 22 and Fazil 17.

Man-of-the-Match: Fiyaz Hamza.

In the Al Kharj Zone, Lahore Lions beat Lahore Badshah by 289 runs. Winning the toss, Lahore Lions piled up 367 for 8 off 40 overs. Salman Butt scored 111, Omar Zafar 91, Mansoor 59, Sarfraz 43 and Muzaffar 22. Yassir Maqbool took 3 wickets.

Chasing a huge target, Lahore Badshah were all out for 78. Adnan remained not out on 27. Waqas and Ali Rizwan got 2 wickets each.

Man-of-the-Match: Salman Butt.

In the second semifinal, KFSH Blues were all out for 244 in 37.1 overs. KFSH Blues started well with openers Nadeem Babar and Nasir Abbasi. However, after the fall of the openers the wickets fell at regular intervals. Saqib Abbasi scored 39, Ayaz 36, Usman 29, Nadeem Babar 27, Abdul Malik 21 and Nasir Abbasi 20. Abdul Wahid and Ibrar Ul Haq bowled excellently and took 3 and 2 wickets respectively. Iftikhar Khan also got 2.

In reply, Pak Shaheen started with a bang with Abdul Wahid and Ibrar Ul Haq hitting the ball all around the ground. Abdul Wahid scored 95 off 30 balls and Ibrar made 76 off 40 balls. After the fall of Wahid and Ibrar, Usman and Wahab took Pak Shaheen to victory and remained unbeaten on 51 and 17 runs respectively. Nadeem Babar took 2 wickets. Pak Shaheen won by 8 wickets Man-of-the-Match: Abdul Wahid.

In Huraymala Zone, Attieh Steels beat Stallions in the first semifinal while Thales got the better of Saudi Jaguar by 5 wickets. Batting first, Saudi Jaguar were bundled out for 153. Shaukat remained not out on 56. Zahiduddin took 3 wickets while Azeez got 2. Thales reached their target off 18.1 overs. Zahiduddin performed well with the bat also and scored 65 runs. Asim also played well and made 31.

Man-of-the-Match: Zahiduddin.