JEDDAH: Reel & Rom will clash with MHA for the MoneyGram Division I Morning League cricket title, which is organized by the Jeddah Cricket Association under the aegis of the Saudi Cricket Center, here.

In the semifinals, Reel & Rom beat Al Khulais by three wickets while in the other match MHA beat favorites Butt Sports by five wickets.

In the first tie, Al Khulais made first use of the track and put up 199 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs. Javed top-scored with 50 runs followed by the inform Hafiz Ismail (43), Basharat (40) and Zahoor (18).

Qasim was the most successful bowler of Reel & Rom as he took 4 for 35. Fast bowler Aurangzeb chipped in with 2 for 49. In reply Reel & Rom reached 206 for 7. They got off to a disastrous start and at one stage were 14 for 4. However, Irfan Butt’s quick fire (40) and a match winning innings by Amjad Siddique (70 off 20 balls), who got good support from Rashid (51 not out) carried their team to victory.

Shahid 2 for 29, Zahid Bhatti 2 for 55, and Usman 2 for 27 failed to stop Reel & Rom from winning.

In the second encounter, Butt Sports put up 182 for 9 wickets in their allotted overs. Stylish left-handed batsman, Imran Butt made an impressive 73 off 37 balls. Iqbal (38), Waqas (18) and Junaid Butt (11) were the other contributors. Zakir 2 for 25, Ali 2 for 37 were the main wicket takers. Adil, Riaz and Shaad Mohammad Khan took a wicket each.

In reply MHA replied with 186 for 5. Skipper Shaad Mohammad Khan (57), Abdul Ghafoor (61) and Hazrat Ali (32 not out) steered their team to the final.

Bilal bagged 3 for 41. Abdul Rahman, Imran Butt shared 2 wickets for the bowling side.