JEDDAH — Natco, ICC, Deccan Knights and Jawar Al-Jazirah recorded impressive wins over their respective opponents in the 2nd week matches of the Ace Travel-JCA Premier League here. The league, which is organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA), is sponsored by Ace Travel & Tours. While Natco and ICC managed narrow wins, Deccan Knights and Jawar Al-Jazirah dominated their rivals. Natco beat JPCC by 11 runs. Natco batted first and scored 185-7. Openers Chand and Rauf and one down Humayun were dismissed cheaply to leave Natco tottering at 30-3. However, Sajid (30) and Hasnain (51 not out - 6x4,3x6) steadied the innings to help their team to a respectable total. Mujahid of JPCC claimed 2-24, while Junaid, Saleem, Ehsan, Jawad and Ghouse got one wicket each. JPCC began well as Saleem scored a quick-fire 48 (6x4, 2x6 off 22 balls), while Shareef (24), Khalid (20), Ismail (26) and Jawad (24) gave good support. But it was not sufficient as JPCC managed only 174-8. Abbas (3-25), Humayun (2-28) and Ashique (2-38) shared the spoils to give their team a narrow win by 11 runs. Deccan Knights thrashed Zinda Tilismat by 86 runs. Deccan Knights put up 248-4. Inayath led from the front with a solid knock of 100 not out with 13 fours and 3 sixes. He was severe on all the Zinda Tilismat bowlers and was well-supported by Najeeb (27), Athar (53 off 22 balls - 9x4, 1x6) and Imran 42 (4x4, 1x6). Abdullah chipped in with 2-17, while Irfan and Noor picked up one each. In reply, Zinda Tilismat scored 162-6 through Noor (44 - 2x6, 4x4), Saeed (38 - 4x4, 1x6) and Urooj (29 - 3x4). Javed and veteran left-arm spinner Karam Ali Khan took 2 wickets each, while Sohail, Shoaib, Ahmad and Athar got one each. Irfan Basha's ICC narrowly beat Kanoo Travel by 12 runs. ICC scored 158-6, thanks to Raheel (32 - 2x4, 1x6), Atta Rahman (39 - 5x4, 2x6) and Waqas (21). Rameez and Ziad Khan claimed 2-49 and 2-20, respectively. In reply, Kanoo Travel fought back, but ended up 12 runs short at 146. Ishaq 41, Pervez 26 and Khan 27 were the main scorers. Atta, Irfan, Azhar and Sadiq took one wicket each. Jawar Al-Jazirah thrashed Ace Travel by 10 wickets. Ace Travel, batting first, managed only 144 which Jawar Al-Jazirah scored without losing a wicket. For Ace, Aleem was the highest scorer with 44 (4x4), while none of the other batsmen could tackle the sharp bowling of Ramzan, who claimed 4-20. Adil and Asim chipped in with 2 wickets each. Jawar Al-Jazirah reached the target comfortably without losing a wicket with Shaan Manzoor (58 - 3x6, 7x4 off 21 balls) and Asim (77 n.o. - 6x4, 4x6 off 33 balls) batting fluently.
