RIYADH — King Faisal Blues and Amir Holiday qualified for the final of the Al-Kharaj League in RCA SCC Cup, while Seham and Detecon Eagles will meet for Diriyah League title. This T20 tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). Al-Kharaj League Amer Holidays stunned Pak Shaheen by 5 wickets in the semifinals. Batting first, Pak Shaheen posted a huge total of 224 for the loss of 7 wickets. Star player Abdul Waheed displayed his class once again, blasting 119 off just 60 balls with 16 fours and 2 sixes. Faisal scored 27. Nadeem was the pick of the bowlers with 5 wickets. Thanks to marvelous stroke play from openers, Amer Holidays chased down the target in 19.4 overs. Sami Arshad hit 128 in 64 balls with 8 sixes and 11 fours. Irfan smashed 64 off 29 balls. Ateeq and Javed took 2 wickets each. Arshad was declared the Man of the Match. Lahore Lions lost to King Faisal Blues by 4 wickets in the other semifinal match. Lahore Lions posted 161. Muzaffar top scored with 82 and Obaid contributed 29. Rest of the batting lineup failed completely. Iftikhar bowled intelligently to grab 4 for 23. Imtiaz took 2 and Usman 3. King Faisal Blues got to the target in 19.3 overs. Waqas hit 41 off 18 balls, Nadeem Babar 36, Waseem 24 and Ayaz 26. Mansoor took 2 wickets. Diriyah League In the first semifinal, Seham thrashed Kashmir XI by 7 wickets. Kashmir XI piled up 141. Amir (25), Arif (17) and Shafat (18) got good starts but failed to consolidate. Tahseen grabbed 3 wickets, while Tanveer, Nasir and Ovais claimed 2 wickets each. Seham chased down the target in 16 overs. Nasir and Alamgir scored unbeaten fifties and took Seham to the finish line. Nasir scored 57 and Alamgir 50. Nasir was declared the Man of the Match for his all-round performance. Detecon Eagles outplayed Naz CC by 89 runs. Detecon Eagles posted 183 and bowled out Naz CC for 94.
