RIYADH: Thirty-Five teams are taking part in third MoneyGram Twenty20 Cup organized by the Riyadh Cricket League at the RCL Complex here.

The highlights of the day were, centuries by Taj Khan, Farooq, Nazar Abbas, Faik Ali and Munir. Khawar, Kashif, Tauseef, Waqar, Tahir and Umar were the other batsmen who impressed.

Abdulrehman bagged the first hat trick of the tournament.

Brief scores:

Riyadh Blues 188: (Mohammed Shahbaz 54, Mohammed Shakeel 61, Rizwan Khan 50; Ashfaq, Ammer, Asad & Nasar 1 wkt each) beat Cricketers 152: (Ammer 53, Akram 28; Mohammed Fayaz & Rizwan Khan 2 wkts each) by 36 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Rizwan Khan.

Deccan Stars 205: (Bashar 45, Amir 45, Sameer Sr. 38; Waqas 2 wkts) beat Shaheen Strikers 92, Hamza 24; Zia & Ismail 3 wkts each, Amir 2) by 113 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Amir.

Ever Green 227: (Taj Khan 101, Khawar Zafar 72; Imran 3 wkts) beat Game Pro 200: (Moiz 30, Basheer 31, Sami 29, Dilshad 22, Majid 29; Adil & Farooq 2 wkts each) by 26 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Taj Khan.

Shaheen XI 221: (Farooq 114, Naveed 22, Umar 28) beat Pak CC 122: (Ammar 36; Mubashir 4, Naveed 3 wkts) by 99 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Farooq.

Sager 152: (Zakariya 44, Asad 27; Kashif & Babar 2 wkts each) lost to Super CC 153 off 13.2 overs: (Kashif 70, Ejaz 27; Abdulrehman 3, Inaam & Naveed 2 wkts each) by 3 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Kashif.

Gujranwala 200: (Waqar 60, Irfan 25, Bilal 35, Kamran 24, Umar 35) beat Royal Fighters 180: (Tauseef 85, Qaiser 29; Hassan 3, Ahsaan & Omer 2 wkts each) by 20 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Umar.

Black Caps 208: (Nazar Abbas 100 n.o, Nazim 43) beat Run Riders 187: (Saleem 43, Minhal 54, Shiraz 30; Wasi & Nazim 2 wkts each) by 20 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Nazar Abbas.

Datacon 230: (Umar 72, Tahir 75, Rizwan 31, Zahoor 22) beat National 134: (Afzal 46; Rizwan & Imran 3 wkts each) by 96 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Rizwan.

South Indian 138: (Lateef 21, Younas 35; Manoj 3 wkts) lost to Kokan 139 off 10.5 overs: (Faik Ali 108) by 9 wkts

Man-of-the-Match: Faik Ali.

Samarwa 179: (Zahid 40, Mujahid 26, Ahsan 26; Waseem & Asghar 2 wkts each) lost to Mughal 180 off 19.2 overs: (Imran made 25, Jawad 47, Asghar 20, Waseem 52; Zafar & Aamir 2 wkts each) by 4 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Waseem.

Chanar XI 236: (Munir Khan 116, Rashid 30, Barkat 22; Qaiser & Amjad 2 wkts each) beat United XI 193: (Azhar 55, Anwar 48; Barkat 3, Tareq & Munir 2 wkts each) by 43 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Munir Khan.