1 margin in the inter-city championship which was hosted by RCA here. In the first match, EPCA Young Stars XI beat RCA Young Stars XI by 38 runs. Opting to bat first, EPCA Young Stars XI scored 283-7 in the stipulated 40 overs. Haider was the top scorer with 83 and Salman played well to make 73. Abdul Salam took 4 wickets. RCA Stars were all out for 245. Abdul Salam made the highest with 51, followed by Wajid 43 and Alal Sarkar 40. Hamza took 3 wickets. Haider of EPCA Young Stars XI was declared Man of the Match. In the second match, EPCA President XI beat RCA President XI by 74 runs. Put in to bat, EPCA President XI tallied 299-4 in 40 overs. Danish was the highest scorer with 78 runs. Iftikhar Khan and Imran Younis took 3 wickets each. While chasing, RCA President XI could only manage 225. Waqas batted brilliantly for 96 and Syed Nasir hit 49. Surenda took 5 wickets and was declared the Man of the Match. In the third match, RCA Patron XI beat EPCA Young Premier XI by 41 runs. Batting first RCA Patron XI scored 298 in 40 overs. It lost 5 wickets for just 80 runs, but Ayyaz Mohammed and Khurram Baig played brilliantly for a partnership of 159 runs. Ayyaz Mohammed remained unbeaten on 100 and Khurram Baig scored 70. Tahir took 4 wickets while Adnan grabbed 3. In reply, EPCA Young Premier XI was all out for 257. Tanweer was the highest scorer with 80. Asif Touqeer took 4 wickets and Zahid Mir 2. Ayaz Mohammed was declared the Man of the Match. In the last match, EPCA XI beat RCA XI by 2 wickets in a closely contested game. After wining the toss and batting first, RCA XI posted 336-9 in 40 overs. Yasir played a classy innings of 118. An aggressive Ibrar hit 65. Iftikhar took 4 wickets and Rizwan Qayyum 3. In reply, EPCA XI lost its first wicket in the first over, but EPCA batsmen played aggressively and achieved the target in 39 overs. Rizwan Qayyum was the highest scorer with 77 and was declared Man of the Match. Ibrar, Wahab and Salman took 2 wickets each. Prize Distribution ceremony was conducted soon after the matches. RCA President Abdul Qadeer Mirza thanked all RCA Executive Committee members for their efforts to make this inter-city event a success. He also thanked sponsors Red Bull and Al-Rabie. He thanked Saudi Cricket Center for providing the cricket equipment to RCA. Later, RCA also hosted a reception at Pakistan Embassy Hall in honor of visiting EPCA teams. Zahid Raza Khan, Counsellor (CA), Pakistan Embassy, was the chief guest.
