Eight teams reached the Diriyah League quarterfinals of RCA-SAIB Cricket Tournament following exciting encounters here recently. This tournament is sponsored by Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB) and organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA). The teams making it to the last eight are: Al-Harbi Cricket Club, Ravi CC, Nouman Gymkhana, Challengers XI, Seham, Karachi Dolphins, Saudi Zaas and Professionals Creation. Delhi Dare Devils beat King Lions XI by 80 runs. Dare Devils, batting first, made 214. Anwar scored 84, Mohsin 47 and Sultan 43. King Lions XI managed only 134, in reply. Ramzan picked up 3 wickets, while Mohsin and Sultan got 2 each. Seham CC thrashed All Blues CC by 9 wickets. All Blues posted 172. Seham, Gulzar claimed 2 wickets each. Seham reached the target in 14.5 overs as Khaled scored 66, Naveed 54 and Nasir 31. Nouman Gymkhana defeated Eirad Travels by 54 runs. Nouman Gymkhana put on 247-3 thanks mainly to Shahzad's brilliant innings of 125 off 57 balls. Aftab (50) and Amjad (44) also played well. Eirad Travels, in reply, managed only 193. Ali scalped 2 wickets. Kashmir XI thumped Ravi by 33 runs. Kashmir XI notched 203-5 as Majid scored 53, Khurram 45, Shabir 25 and Arif 21. Afzal bagged 3 wickets and Abubaker 2. Ravi CC could manage only 170. Afzal scored 43, Usman 31 and Irfan 23. Shafaat and Majid picked up 3 wickets each, while Shabir bagged 2. Sahara Net CC thrashed PTI Tigers by 6 wickets. PTI Tigers etched 171. Suleiman picked up 5 wickets and Rehan 2. Sahara Net CC chased the target in 18.4 overs with Atif making 45, Yassir 33, Jawwad 32 and Mohammed 25. Ameen snared 2 wickets. Al-Harbi XI humbled Professional Creation CC by 9 wickets. Professional Creation CC was bundled out for a meager 96. Murad, Moeen, Imran and Wakeel scalped 2 wickets each. Al-Harbi XI raced to the target in 5.3 overs. Shahid and Salman remained unbeaten on 56 and 35, respectively. Dileep took the only wicket to fall. — SG
