RIYADH: Pak Shaheen and Lahore Lions entered the semifinals of the Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB) cricket tournament, organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association.

Both the quarterfinals turned out to be one-sided affairs. Pak Shaheed crushed CKK by nine wickets while Lahore Lions eased past King Faisal Specialist Hospital by 55 runs.

Brief scores:

In Al Kharj League (40-over Championship): CKK 201: (Abdulwahab 3-36, Asad & Ateeq 2 wkts each) lost to Pak Shaheen 202 for 1 in 14.3 overs: (Ibrar Ul Haq 126, Abdul Waheed 70 not out) by 9 wkts. Lahore Lions 371 for 5 in 40 overs: (Muzaffar Majeed 111, Obaidullah 103, Mohammed Nawaz 71; Iftikhar Ali picked 2-61) beat KFSH Blues 316 in 33.1 overs: (Ayaz Mohammed 91, Waqas Riaz 58, Munawar 48, Saqib 32 & Khurram 25; Obaidullah 3, Muzaffar Majeed, Nawaz & Ali 2 wkts each) by 55 runs.

Huraymala League (quarterfinals): Hyderabadi Warriors 161 for 8 (Waseem 58, Safdar 2 wkts) lost to KFSH Green 162 for 4 in 16.4 overs: (Kausar 64 not out, Suhail 30; Sajid 2 wkts) by 6 wkts. Pak Eagles 141 for 4 (Shaukat 53, Altaf Tahir 37, Kifayat 29) beat Sialkot CC 140: (Tahir, Wahid & Hanif 2 wkts each) by 6 wkts. Swat Tigers 132: (Amjad 29, Zaheen 27; Abdul Ghafoor & Ayaz 3 wkts each) lost to Riyadh Warriors 133 for 4 in 13.1 overs: (Abdulaziz 69; Abdul Rahim 32, Israr 2 wkts) by 6 wkts. Super CC 198 for 9: (Nouman 53, Waqas 50, Azhar 45; Imran 3 wkts) beat Pak Force CC 197 for 3 (Gohar 51, Zohaib 38, Imran 32) by 1 wkt.

Hayer League (quarterfinals): Riyadh Fighters PPF 145 for 4 in 17.3 overs: (Jahangir Abbas 77, Awais Mughal 32) beat FAST CC 144: (Qaiser 4, Salman 3 wkts) by 6 wkts. Lahore Badshah Green CC 188 for 7: (Atif 51, Usman 50, Jahangir 35; Anish 3 wkts) beat Indian Strikers 168 for 9: (Sunil 42, Junais 21, Muhammed Furqan 5-25, Wasim 2 wkts) by 20 runs. Watan Pal CC 153 (Sulaiman 64, Quraish 22) beat White Star CC White Star CC 131 (Zainullah 3 wkts, Quraish, Sulaiman & Basit 2 wkts each) by 22 runs. PTI CC beat Patriots CC.

Diriyah League (quarterfinals): Al Harbi CC 213 for 4: (Murad 47, Salman 47, Shahid 37) beat Youngsters XI 132: (Abdulrahman 43, Haider, Naimatullah & Shah 2 wkts) by 81 runs. Nouman Gymkhana 63 for 5 in 6.2 overs: (Shahzad 29) beat Habib Telecom CC 62: (Mubashar 5-7 including hat trick, Aftab & Zia 2 wkts) by 5 wkts. Karachi Dolphins 227 for 2: (Syed Rizwan 120, Raheel 67) beat United Lions CC 181 for 6 (Sarfraz 71, Nashan 43; Kareemullah 3, Raheel 2 wkts) by 46 runs. Bannu Eagles 73 for 2 in 4.2 overs: (Shaheen 37, Aziz 23) beat Hara United 72: (Waqeel 4, Anwar 3, Wasi 2 wkts) by 8 wkts. Phoenix CC 123 for 4 in 14.5 overs: (Antar 38, Asif 32; Jahangir 2 wkts) beat King Lions XI 122: (Imdad, Shamroz & Antar 2 wkts) by 6 wkts. Delhi Dare Devils 153: (Ramzan 32; Ihsan 3, Abdu 2 wkts) lost to Challengers XI 154 for 1 in 15 overs: (Ihsan 73, Viral 43) by 9 wkts. Ravi CC 239: (Abubaker 113, Afzal 35) beat Detecon Eagles 205: (Abubaker, Tanweer & Afzal 2 wkts each) by 34 runs.