RIYADH: Forty teams confirmed their entries in the Western Union Ersal Twenty20 cricket tournament, organized by the Riyadh Cricket League, which took off at the RCL Complex. The teams are divided in the Super and Premier Divisions.
Most of the matches on the first day tended to be one-sided.
Jamia scored a thrilling six-run win over Kokan in the only interesting match of the day.
Other winners were, Mehran, AKCC, Diamond 1, Game Pro, Khalili Stars, Deccan Knights and Run Riderz.
Super Division: Shuraim, Mughal, AKCC, Evergreen, Shaheen XI, Fuchs, Mehran, Pakhtoon Khawa, Game Pro, Gujranwala, Telangana Warriors, Riyadh Blues.
Premier Division: Konkan Green, Jamia, Deccan Knights, Pure Health, United, Kashmir, SACO, Run Riderz, Gujral, Riyadh Pirates, Derab Golf, South Indian Stunerz, Cricketers, PK Knights, Mazaya, Khalili , Pak Fighters, Maestro, Pak XI, Channar XI, Shaheen Strikers, Diamond, Fakhre Afghan, Diamond 2, Al Momin, Eleven Stars.
Brief scores:
Run Riderz 235: (Mahmood Hussain 101, Minhaj 38; Nazar 2 wkts) beat Gujral 149: Nazar 56, Vasi 27; Sameer 4, Salim 3 wkts) by 86 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Mahmood Hussain.
Mehran 216: (Rehman 51, Basharath 35; Ajay 2 wkts) beat Riyadh Blues 163: (Fayaz 29, Sufiyan 22; Basharath 2 wkts) by 53 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Rehan.
GamePro beat Gujranwala by 41 Runs. Game Pro 236: (Shammi 91, Ashfaue 56; Jamsheed 2 wkts) beat . Gujranwala 195: (Easa 4 wkts) by 41 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Shammi.
AKCC 237: (Zaheer 87, Kamal 49, Sultan 44) beat Fuchs 60: (Rehman 3 wkts) by 177 runs. Kamal and A. Rehman took 3 wickets each.
Man-of-the-Match: Zaheer.
DKG 157: (Sameer 48, Kamran 25; Maqsood 4 wkts) beat Saco 85: (Sameer 3, Hamad 2 wkts ) by 72 runs.
Sameer took 3 wickets and Hamad 2 wickets.
Man-of-the-Match: Sameer.
Khalili Stars 194: (Arif Rana 84, Shoib 3 wkts) beat Maestro: 108: (Aziz & Ashraf 2 wkts each) by 86 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Arif Rana.
Diamond 1 166 runs: (Ibrahim 39, Amer 30; Omair, Sami & Naeem Akbar 2 wkts each). Diamond II 148: Tabrez 35, Omair 30; Taib Afzal 6 wkts) by 18 uns
Man-of-the-Match: Taib Afzal.
Jamia CC 178: (Mushtaq 96) beat Kokan 172: (Mansoor 69, Manhoj 28; Mustafa 3 wkts) by 6 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Mushtaq.
Most of the matches on the first day tended to be one-sided.
Jamia scored a thrilling six-run win over Kokan in the only interesting match of the day.
Other winners were, Mehran, AKCC, Diamond 1, Game Pro, Khalili Stars, Deccan Knights and Run Riderz.
Super Division: Shuraim, Mughal, AKCC, Evergreen, Shaheen XI, Fuchs, Mehran, Pakhtoon Khawa, Game Pro, Gujranwala, Telangana Warriors, Riyadh Blues.
Premier Division: Konkan Green, Jamia, Deccan Knights, Pure Health, United, Kashmir, SACO, Run Riderz, Gujral, Riyadh Pirates, Derab Golf, South Indian Stunerz, Cricketers, PK Knights, Mazaya, Khalili , Pak Fighters, Maestro, Pak XI, Channar XI, Shaheen Strikers, Diamond, Fakhre Afghan, Diamond 2, Al Momin, Eleven Stars.
Brief scores:
Run Riderz 235: (Mahmood Hussain 101, Minhaj 38; Nazar 2 wkts) beat Gujral 149: Nazar 56, Vasi 27; Sameer 4, Salim 3 wkts) by 86 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Mahmood Hussain.
Mehran 216: (Rehman 51, Basharath 35; Ajay 2 wkts) beat Riyadh Blues 163: (Fayaz 29, Sufiyan 22; Basharath 2 wkts) by 53 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Rehan.
GamePro beat Gujranwala by 41 Runs. Game Pro 236: (Shammi 91, Ashfaue 56; Jamsheed 2 wkts) beat . Gujranwala 195: (Easa 4 wkts) by 41 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Shammi.
AKCC 237: (Zaheer 87, Kamal 49, Sultan 44) beat Fuchs 60: (Rehman 3 wkts) by 177 runs. Kamal and A. Rehman took 3 wickets each.
Man-of-the-Match: Zaheer.
DKG 157: (Sameer 48, Kamran 25; Maqsood 4 wkts) beat Saco 85: (Sameer 3, Hamad 2 wkts ) by 72 runs.
Sameer took 3 wickets and Hamad 2 wickets.
Man-of-the-Match: Sameer.
Khalili Stars 194: (Arif Rana 84, Shoib 3 wkts) beat Maestro: 108: (Aziz & Ashraf 2 wkts each) by 86 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Arif Rana.
Diamond 1 166 runs: (Ibrahim 39, Amer 30; Omair, Sami & Naeem Akbar 2 wkts each). Diamond II 148: Tabrez 35, Omair 30; Taib Afzal 6 wkts) by 18 uns
Man-of-the-Match: Taib Afzal.
Jamia CC 178: (Mushtaq 96) beat Kokan 172: (Mansoor 69, Manhoj 28; Mustafa 3 wkts) by 6 runs.
Man-of-the-Match: Mushtaq.
