Punjab Stars, Lahore Badshah Green, Pak Force and Serendib qualified for the semifinals of the ORIX cricket tournament organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association. (RCA) In the semifinals of the Riyadh Zone, Lahore Badshah Green will play Serendib while Pak Force will take on Punjab Stars.
In the first Riyadh Zone quarterfinal, Lahore Badshah Green outplayed TBCC by 85 runs.
Batting first Lahore Badshah Green piled up 227 for 3 off 20 overs.
Mirza Jahangir Baig played a splendid knock of 91 of 44 balls. He was well supported by Ali 66 and Amir 27. Zakarya and Shahryar got 1 wicket each for the bowling side.
TBCC were all out for 142 in reply. Mehboob scored 43 and Faisal 28. Jahangir Baloch ripped through the TBCC batting lineup and took 5 wickets. Amer got 2 wickets.
Man-of-the-Match: Jahangir Baloch
In the second quarterfinal, Royal Strikers scored 171 off 20 overs. Imran Malik of Pak Force bowled well and took 3 wickets. Pak Force lost 7 wickets in pursuit of their target. Imran Malik performed well with the bat also and scored 41 vital runs. Imran Faisal scored 38, Naveed 31 and Anwar 26. Dilip took 3 wickets and Siraj 2 for Royal Strikers. Pak Force won by 3 wickets. Man of the Match: Imran Malik.
In another quarterfinal, Sulaiman XI scored 208 for 8 off 20 overs against Punjab Stars. For Punjab Stars, Irshad Khan took 3 wickets while Tanweer and Iqab got 2 each.
Punjab Stars achieved the target off 17.5 overs. Abbas made 60 and Tanweer 42. Serendib upset Riyadh Fighters in the last quarterfinal. Batting first Riyadh Fighters scored 198 off 20 overs. Hameed and Yassir remained unbeaten on 78 and 47 runs respectively. Omar Kittab also played well and scored 30 runs. Saman, Hamza and Ishan took a wicket each. Serendib batted well and achieved their target off 18.3 overs. Chanaka scored 57, Hamza 44 and Rimzan 36. Israr took 4 wickets and Imran Younous 2. Punjab Stars won by 4 wickets.
In Huraymala Cricket Zone, Stallions beat Green Bangla by 6 runs. Taking the strike first, Stallions scored 215 for 8 off 20 overs. Amir scored 55, Shakoor 49, Shahzad 25 and Shahbaz 24. Mashuq bowled well for Green Bangla and took 3 wickets. Kakon got 2 wickets. Green Bangla also batted well but fell short by 6 runs. Sohel scored 64, Mithu 52 and Kakon 26. Attieh Steels beat Hyderabadi Warriors by 17 runs and qualified for the last four stage.
Batting first Attieh Steels scored 239 off 20 overs. Thanks to a great opening stand of 212 between Nasir 129 and Ramzan 77. Syed Nasser and Mohammed Bin Saleh took a wicket each for the Warriors.
In reply Warriors could score 222 in their quota of 20 overs. Mubashir 64, Imroz 58, Syed Nasser 50 and Shahnawaz 21 were the main run getters. Ramzan performed well with the ball also and took 3 wickets.
KFSH Green beat Riyadh Warriors by 6 wickets. Riyadh Warriors batted first and scored 176 for 4 off 20 overs. Ahmadullah made 56 and Abdul Raheem 50. Kausar bowled a fiery spell and got 2 wickets while Tahir Abbasi and Mansoor Ali got one wicket each.
In reply, KFSH Green reached their target off 19.1 overs. Fakhar scored 52 and Rafaqat 58. Mansoor Ali also batted well and remained unbeaten on 39.
In another match, Saudi Jaguar beat RAC. RCA has also started the third tournament of the Season 2012-2013.
Two matches were played in Riyadh Zone. In the first match, Crescent beat Tigers by 4 wickets. Batting first Tigers scored 197 for 6 in off overs. Halal scored 60 and Alwi 58. Khawar Abbas bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets while Naveed, Rehman and Fraz got a wicket each. Crescent achieved the target in 19.2 overs. Hussain made 66, Ahmad 44 and Hamza 37. For Tigers, Qasim took 3 wickets and Riyad 2.
In the second match, Yusafzai Cricket Club beat Seham by a narrow margin of 2 runs in a low scoring game. Yusafzai Cricket Club scored 153. Hamid scored 34 and Asif 25.
For Seham, Shabir took 4 wickets while Gulzar and Waseem got 2 each. Seham scored 151 in reply. Waseem scored 35, Amir 23 and Gulzar 20. Farman and Asif got 2 wickets each.
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