RIYADH – Game Pro, Super, Black Caps, Gujranwala and Maestro won their matches in Bilawal Haneef T-20 Premier Cup Cricket Tournament which is organized by Riyadh Cricket League (RCL). In first round matches Altaf took 5 wickets, Basharat, Bilal, and Saqib Memon bowled well, while Dastageer, Waqar, Qaisar, Shafiq and Shoaib all shone with the bat. In the first match, Game Pro won against Mughal CC by 56 runs. Batting first, Game Pro scored 212-7. Farhan played beautifully and scored 61 runs, Moiz hit 48, Dilshad 36, Surjit 31 and Amir 16. Sajjad Shah took 2-31, while Mushtaq, Jawaid, Shafiq and Waqar claimed one wicket each. In reply, Mughal CC was all out for 166. Sajjad Shah made 38, Jawaid 31, Zubair 24 and Shahid 10. Surjit bowled very well for 4-21, Farhan claimed 3-33 and Zakria took 2-37. In the second match, Black Caps beat Star XI by 55 runs. Batting first, Black Caps made 174 through Abid 29, Bilal Wani 35, Sanaullah 34, Muqeem 21 and Sabuj 19. Asif and Basharat bowled well and took 4 wickets each for 30 and 31 runs. In reply, Star XI was all out for 119. Imtiaz was the only batsman who spent some time at the crease with 49. The rest of the batsmen failed to reach double figures. Bilal bowled well and took 4-19, Bilal Wani took 3-27 and Sabuj 2-25. In the third match, Gujranwala beat Royal Fighters by 6 runs. Batting first, Gujranwala CC scored 193-5. Dastageer played handsomely and made 92. Waqar scored 52 and Usman Ashraf 15. Qaisar and Mustagfir bowled well for 2-17 each. In reply, Royal Fighters began well but crumbled just short of 6 runs. They scored 186 through Qaisar 59, Zaif 35, Ameen 31 and Mustufa 18. Altaf bowled very well and took 5-36, while Ashraft claimed 3-26. In the fourth match, Super Green won by 5 wickets against Riyadh Sports Club. Batting first, Riyadh Sports Club made 147. Sanawar made 29, Shaban 20, Younus 30 and Waqar 16. Babar Mirza took 3-28, Abdul Majeed 3-11 and Babar Junior 2-12. In reply, Super Green achieved the target in 15.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Shafiq topscored with 52. Sajid made 26, and Adnan 24 not out. Sunil took 2-21 and Shaheen 2-15. In the fifth match, Maestro CC beat Bhatkal Warriors by 5 wickets. Batting first, Bhatkal Warriors were bowled out for 168. Musaddique played a nice innings of 55. Sadat hit 14, Aleem 16 and Sameer 42. Saqib took 4-19 and Ashfaq 2-29. In reply, Maestro reached the target in 16.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Shoaib scored 57, Jamal 20, Riyaz 22, Ashfaq 17 and Umer 18. Musaddique took 2-32.
