JEDDAH — Young Star Cricket Club lifted the 10th TCF FSN Champions Trophy 2019 by beating Royal Fighter Jeddah by 7 wickets at BMT Floodlight ground here. The championship was organized by Tellichery Cricket Forum (TCF) under the auspices of Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). Young Star won the toss in final and surprisingly invited Royal Fighter to bat first. Royal Fighter openers started carefully and did not lose a wicket till the first five overs but scoring rate was not impressive. Young Star bowlers kept a tight line and length. After openers managed 38 runs Abdul Rahman broke the partnership by removing both openers in successive deliveries. Star batsman Shams fought till the end but couldn't put on a fighting total. He scored 32 off 17. Amir Rasheed contributed 17 off 18 and Mohammed Waqas 14 off 19. Abdul Rahman claimed 2 for 13 runs in his 3 overs. Ibrar Ul Haq and Amjed took one wicket each. In chasing the low target, opener Syed Rizwi and Amir Siddiq provided a flying start for Young Star. In second over, Amir Munir removed Syed Rizwi (19 off 12) but Asif Ali was in a hurry to finish the match. He remained unbeaten on 30 from 17, while Amir Siddiq contributed 12 off 6. Young Star chased down the target in the seventh over by losing only three wickets. Amir Munir claimed 2 wickets. Young Star bowler Abdul Rahman was named the Player of Final for his impressive bowling spell (3-0-13-2). The colorful final day was graced by a host of guests. Individual awards: Man of the Final – Abdul Rahman Sena Ulla (Young Star); Player of the Tournament – Mohd Shamas (Royal Fighter); Best Batsman – Sayed Hussain Rizvi (Young Star); Best Bowler – Mohd Bilal (Kayani Cricket Club); Fastest Fifty – Usman Najeeb (Tuskers); Most Sixes – Sayed Hussain Rizvi (Young Star); Hat trick – Mohd Shibu (Tuskers); Best wicketkeeper – Mohd Rizwi (Al-Max Cricket Club); Best Fielder – Mohd Amjed Inayat (Young Star); Best Catch – Arfan Ahmed (Bupa Arabia); Best fan of the tournament – Daefis VP. Kayani Cricket Club clinched Bupa Spirit of the Game award, while Nesma Airlines received the best debutant team prize. Spectator Ayan Firoz received Predict and Win contest prize. Young Star player Abdul Rahman received the air ticket sponsored by Ali Reza Travels for his special performance in the final. He also received the Geepas bumper lucky draw gift. Nabeel Butt won the Bumper Lucky Draw for Spectators. He also got an air ticket sponsored by Ali Reza Travels. Star of the Tournament Mohd Shamas received air ticket sponsored by TCF. Afsal Adi Raja (division manager, FSN) and Abdul Naser Aburabab (marketing and promotional director of Tamer) along with TCF President Shahanad Oliyat and Secretory Zafeel Backer presented the champion's trophy to Young Star captain Rafaqat Ali and runner-up trophy was given to Royal Fighter captain Anwar Ali by Sadequl Islam and Ifthikar Hussain of SCC, along with TCF vice president Riyaz and chief coordinator Shamseer Oliyat. The tournament was mainly sponsored by FSN and co-sponsored by Ascensia Diabetes Care, Kool Dezign, Tamer, Bupa, Abeer Umrah, Masum Logistics and Prime express. Other supporters were Hasco, Freindi Mobile, Ali Reza Tours and Travel, Al Soukya, Kozhikodan Restaurant, Geepas, KDD, Microdigit, Rolls N Kababs, Ibis Hotel, Strike, JNH, UPC, Delicia Restaurant, Al Alami Logistics, Sameera Medical center Day to Day and DSK. Vice President Riyaz led the closing ceremony along with Thanzeem and Rifas. Ajmal Nazeer was the master of ceremony. Haris Abdul Hameed made the running commentary during the final. Captions:
