RIYADH: Fancied teams had it easy during the first round matches of the inaugural Mumtaz Champions Trophy Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket League.

Riyadh Blues routed National Cricket Club by 6 wickets, Telegana Warriors lost to Evergreen by 4 wickets, Mehran got the better of Shaheen XI by 51 runs, Konkan Green beat Khalili Stars by 22 runs, JAMIAA worked hard to get past Maestro by 5 wickets, Fakhre Afghan struggled past South Indian Stunnerz by 19 runs, Deccan Knights Glory outclassed Woodbridge by 7 wickets, Cricketers beat Kashmir by 50 runs and Diamond-II lost to SACO by 3 wickets.

Brief scores:

National CC 137: (Salman 69, Afzal 29; Mohammed Shakeel 4 wkts) lost to Riyadh Blues CC 138 in 12.5 overs: (Mohammed Shakeel 62, Zahiruddin Khalid 31; Ashraf 2 wkts) by 6 wkts

Man-of-the-Match: Mohammed Shakeel.

Telengana Warriors 228: (Taher 111, Faizan, 53; Khawar 2 wkts) lost to Evergreen 229 in 19.4 overs: (Zubair 79, Khawar 47; Taher 2 wkts) by 4 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Zubair

Mehran CC 206: (Usman 65, Altaf 50; Khawar & Farooq 1 wkt each) beat Shaheen 156: (Shakeel 54, Naeem 28; Asad, Jehanzeb & Usman 2 wkts each) by 51 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Usman.

Konkan Green 208: (Mansoor 55, Faiq 43; Aziz & Afzal 2 wkts each) beat Khalili Stars 186: (Aziz 57, Ashraf 67; Faiq 3 wkts) by 22 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Faiq.

Maestro CC 201 for 4: (Riyaz 70, Ashfaq 39; Nisar & Mustafa 2 wkts each) lost to JAMIAA 202 for 5: (Ejaz’s 73, Mudassir 42; Ashfaq & Imran 1 wkt each) by 5 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Ejaz.

Fakhre Afghan 176: (Malang 62, Rehman 24; Ariff & Shoaib 2 wkts each) beat South Indian Stunnerz 157: (Asghar 42, Lateef 24; Abdul Rahman, Hilal and Zakariya 3 wkts each) by 19 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Malanag.

Diamond-II 161: Javed 91; Akram 3, Uday 2 wkts) lost to SACO CC 162 for 7: (Uday’s 64, Akram 22; Azhar, Taj & Tabrez 2 wkts each) by 3 wkts

Man-of-the-Match: Uday.

Woodbridge CC 115: (Muzau 28, Tousif 4 wkts) lost to Deccan Knights Glory 116 for 3: (Kamran 60, Tallah 22; Rafi 1 wkt) by 7 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Tousif.

Cricketers 150: (Salman 44, Aamir 29; Babar 3, Ijaz 2) beat Kashmir CC 101: (Babar 37; Shoiab 3, Salman 2 wkts) by 50 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Salman.