RIYADH: Sinmar scored a thrilling seven-run win over King Khaled Specialists Hospital, Green, to enter the semifinals of the Huraymala League American Express Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association.

Sinmar piled up 186 for 7. Ishtiaq (57), Nawaz (34) and Jamal (39) were the key contributors. Suhail was the pick of the bowlers and pocketed 4 wickets. KFSH (Green) managed to score 179 runs only. Rafaqat top-scored with 36. Rasheek grabbed 4 wickets.

In another match, Pak Force routed Cricket Samarwa by 63 runs. Pak Force scored 196 runs in their allotted overs. Mohsin smashed 86 runs. Zaffar got 4 and Husnain 2 wickets respectively. Cricket Samarwa in reply folded up for 133 runs. Zahid (37) and Waqar (30) showed some fight. Mudassir picked 3 wickets.

Later, Fonte Star won against Sulaiman XI by 16 runs. Fonte Star compiled 229 for 6. Bilal Wani announced his return to cricket with an excellent knock of 103. Waseem scored 44 and Safdar made 36 runs. Ayaz, Mudassar and Afzal grabbed 2 wickets each. Sulaiman XI fought hard but managed 213 runs. Habib top-scored with 95 runs while Akhtar helped with 28. Ghulam’s disciplined bowling earned him a 5-wicket haul. FUCHS were all out for 169 runs. Bilal took 3 wickets. Riyadh Fighters succeeded in 16.5 overs with 6 wickets in hand. Nusrat (54), Omer (42) and Hameed (35) ensured an easy win.

Brief Scores:

Hayer League: (Pak Eagles 216: (Altaf 74, Farooq 54) beat Kashmir Strikers 174: (Arif 40, Showkat 32, Manzoor 31) by 42 runs. Aisco 215: (Amjad 106; Asif 3 wkts) beat Punjab Stars 191: (Noman 75, Sajid 38; Amjad 3 wks) by 24 runs. Pak Saudi Warriors 173 for 6: (Raza 101; Zaheer 3 wkts) lost to Thales 238 for 3: (Aziz 101, Asim 51, Obaid 42) by 65 runs. Pasban 232 for 5: (Ali 109, Arshad 93) beat Shaheen Strikers 195: (Waqar 5 wkts) by 37 runs.

Diriyah League: Seham 144 for 4: (Nasir 49) beat AKCC Blue 143: (Nasir 4, Tahir 3 wkts) by 6 wkts. Phoenix 193 for 4: (Noman 75, Antar 38) lost to Black Caps 201 for 4: (Nazar 55, Kashif 48) by 8 runs. Abana 121 for 6: (Adnan 42, Abu Baker 36) beat Rising Stars 120: (Abu Baker 4 wkts) by 4 wkts. Naz 188 for 8: (Afzal 58, Atif 38; Nessar 4 wkts) lost to Riyadh Fighters PPF 214 for 5: (Nasser 89, Aamir 56; Saqib 2 wkts) by 26 runs.