RIYADH: Royal Fighters, Game Pro, Pakhtoon Khawa, Evergreen, JAMIAA, Mazaya, Fakhre Afghan, Diamond II, SACO and United XI scored easy wins to move closer to the knockout stage in the fourth week of the RCL Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament, dedicated to Prince Sultan bin Nasser and organized by the Riyadh Cricket League at the RCL Complex.

Outstanding performances came from the blade of Pakhtoon Khawa’s Yusuf Haroon who scored a blistering knock of 122 to help his team rout Mughal by 140 runs. Not far behind was Waseem’s 105 who steered Pak Cricket Club past Diamond by 6 wickets.

Javed, Noman, Uday, Waseem, Madani Shaik and Yousuf scored half centuries, Madani Shaik and Azhar dazzled as all-rounders. Madhu, Azhar and Afzal impressed with their bowling.

Brief scores:

Riyadh Blues 150: (Yousuf 55; Madhu 3, Mustafa K & Zakariya 2 wkts each) lost to Game Pro Chased 151 in 14.3 overs: (Shammi 45, Madhu 22; Shakeel & Naseer 1 wkt each) by 7 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Madhu

Pakhtoon Khawa 234: (Yusuf Haroon 122, Arshad 36; Waqar, Salman & Sami 2 wkts each) beat Mughal 60: (Waqar 45; Arshad 3, Yousuf & Farman 2 wkts each) by 140 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Yusuf Haroon

Royal Fighters 150: (Madani Shaikh 57, Hafeez Kazi 42; Jahanzeb 3 wkts) beat Mehran 140: (Alam 34, Jehan 26) by 10 runs

Man-of-the-Match: Madani Shaik.

Evergreen 129: (Farooq 41; Rashid 4, Naveed 2 wkts) beat Shaheen 87: (hakeel 22; Jamshed 4, Mudassir 2 wkts) by 42 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Jamshed.

Jamiaa 232: (Mushtaq 76, Moin 72; Shoeb 2 wkts) beat Maestro 152: (Ashwaq 54; Mushtaq 2 wkts) by 80 runs

Man-of-the-Match: Mushtaq.

Mazaya 182: (Waseem 82, Fayyaz 31; Farhat 3, Lateef 2 wkts) beat South Indian Stunners 102: Madhav 21; Saleh 3, Muzammil 2) by 80 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Waseem Azam.

PAK CC 186: (Waseem 105; Omair 2 wkts) lost to Diamond 187: (Javed 78, Munazir 34; Talal 2 wkts) by 6 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Javed.

Fakhre Afghan 177: (Dianat 42; Samad & Shamsuddin 2 wkts each) beat Eleven Stars 131: by 46 runs

Man-of-the-Match: Dianat.

Chanar 155: (Umar 54, Annam 40; Azhar 3, Jameel 2 wkts) lost United 156 for 5 in 17 overs: (Azhar 35, Shuja 24; Faraz 3 wkts) by 5 wkts.

Man-of-the-Match: Azhar.

SACO 192: (Uday 62, Shoaib 39; Saeed, Amer, Aijaz 1 wkt each) beat Kashmir 175: (Amer 45, Shaukath 35; Akram & Shoaib 2 wkts each) by 18 runs.

Man-of-the-Match: Uday.

Khaleeli Star 164: (Shoaib 67; Afzal 3 wkts) beat Cricketers 89: (Salman 36; Afzal Khan 3 wkts) by 75 runs

Man-of-the-Match: Shoaib.