RIYADH: King Faisal Specialists Hospital Blues and Pak Green will vie for top honors in the Saudi Orix Twenty20 Cricket Tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association.

In the Al-Kharaj League 40-over tournament KFSH Blues routed Lahore Lions by 148 runs, in a high-scoring match Pak Shaheen eased past Sama Steel by 97 runs.

KFSH owes their victory to Nasir Abbasi who smashed a dazzling 102 in a total of 376 for 6. Other batsmen who gave him support were Nadeem Babar (69) and Irshad (49).

Saifullah picked up 2 wickets. In reply, Lahore Lions were all out for 228 after 32.4 overs. Usman (52) and Nawaz (49) were the main scorers. Imtiaz and Raja Gulraiz grabbed 3 wickets each.

In the other match, Pak Shaheen posted 396. Faisal continued his form and top-scored with 80 runs. Abdul Wahab (87), Ateeq (72) and Abdul Waheed (60) were the others who contributed. Sama Steel in reply managed to score 299 runs. Abdul Aziz took 4 wickets. Abdul Salam grabbed 3 and Abdul Wahab got 2 wickets.

Brief scores:

Huraymala League: Riyadh Warriors 201 for 5: (Abdul Azeez 75, Ayaz 74; Faisal & Nisar 1 wkt each) lost to Pak Force 209 for 7: (Mohsin 82, Shezadh 35; Shakeel & Shafiq 2 wkts each) by 8 runs. Fonte Stars 243: (Waseem 92, Bilal 86, Latafat 2 wkts) beat AKCC 189: (Sultan 63, Afzal 48; Imtiaz 2 wkts) by 54 runs. Crescent 181: (Mubashar 62, Yassir 54; Afroz 3 wkts) beat Hyderabadi Warriors 134: (Imroz 34; Mubashar 5 wkts) by 47 runs. Tigers 190 for 9: (Kamran Butt 87, Sharaaf 32; Adnan & Imran 3 wkts each) lost to Stallions 194 for 2: (Sohail Zafar 102, Imran 43, Adeel 35) by 8 wkts. KFSH Green 147 for 5: (Sohail 55, Mansoor 24) beat Riyadh Fighters 146: (Junaid 2 wkts) by 5 wkts.

Hayer League: TBCC 101: (Shershad 29; Amjad 5, Quraish 2 wkts) lost to Pasban CC 102 for 3: (Suliman 51; Ashraf 2 wkts) by 7 wkts. Thales 163 for 7: (Khader 69; Abur Rahim, Zakkir & Alamin 2 wkts each) beat Green Bangla 160 for 4: (Amir 44, Badol 40; Khader, Waheed & Ali 1 wkt each) by 3 wkts. Grundfos 171 for 5: (Yasser 66, Tahir 32; Irfan, Mushtaq & Ishfaq 1 wkts each) lost to Kashmir Strikers 172 for 7: (Mudasir 81, Sabzar 30; Faisal & Tahir 2 wkts each) by 3 wkts. Lahore Badshah Green 153 for 10: (Afzal 55, Wasim 33; Waheed 4, Altaf 2 wkts) beat Pak Eagles 151 for 9: (Altaf 43, Waheed 38; Wasim 5, Ikram 2 wkts) by 2 runs. Professor’s XI 150: (Shoukat 32, Jahangir 25) beat Kingdom Warriors 121: (Kamran 44; Jahangir 5, Usman 2 wkts) by 29 runs. White Star CC 169 for 7: (Ahsan 3 wkts, Ahmed & Majid 2 wkts each) lost to Riyadh Royals 171 for 7: (Ahsan 55, Naveed 25) by 3 wkts.

Diriyah League: Kashmir XI 164 for 7: (Athar 50, Shabir 32; Vinal, Jijin 2 wkts each) beat Royal Strikers 148 for 9: (Altaf & Basit 2 wkts each) by 16 runs. Seham 155 for 7: (Nauman 3, Asif 2 wkts) lost to Punjab Stars 159 for 2: (Sagheer 67, Rustum 36, Hamza 1 wkt) by 8 wkts. L’usine CC 171 for 8: (Talal Butt 41; Ammar 2 wkts) beat Strikers 82: (Sheraz 25; Umer Hasham 4, Naveed 3, Amila 2 wkts) by 89 runs. Sinmar CC 116 for 9: (Ishtiaq 37; Althaf 3, Satheesh 2 wkts) lost to Challengers XI 147: (Althaf 29, Satheesh 26; Akbar 5 wkts) by 31 runs. Pak Saudi Warriors 136 for 3: (Raza 70, Bilal 56; Sufiyan 3 wkts) beat Friends XI 133: (Abdul Rehman 36, Mubashir 22; Raza 3, Usman, Bilal & Junaid 2 wkts each) by 7 wkts.