Rahat Ali Chaudhary DAMMAM — Moneygram Cricket ke Badshah Tournament, which is being played throughout the Kingdom under the auspices of Saudi Cricket Center (SCC) and organized by the regional cricket associations, kicked off here recently. The Eastern Province leg has 32 teams, which are divided into 8 groups, competing for honors. Twenty-eight matches were played on the first day in a unique carnival-like atmosphere where more than 425 players and officials were engaged. Results: Group A: AIMS Bin Delamah 90 (Rajesh 17). Asian-XI 68 (Mohsin 23). Blue Stars 81-2 (Shamim 30 not out). Jacobs-XI 57 (Irfan 31). Blue Stars 68-3 (Hyder 26). Asian-XI 69 (Rajesh 44). Group B: Age Steel and Young Guns 65-4 (Farhan 25). Al-Ghamdi 66 in 26 balls without loss (Amjad 52 not out). Team Ignition 58 (Mehrullah 21). Al-Muazzin 60 in 4.3 overs (Qaiser 33). Al-Muazzin 52 (Zaheer 24). Al-Ghamdi 53 (Ansar 37). Age Steel and Young Guns 55 (Shahbaz 35 not out). Team Ignition 56 in 17 balls (Pervez 26). Group C: Kanoo 70-2 (Shahbaz 51). Tamimi 74-2 in 30 balls (Aqeel 45 not out). Tamimi-XI 95 (Aqeel Azad 66 not out). Asia-XI 57 (Iftikhar 35). Group D: Al-Jazeera Ford 13. Al-Fateh Friends 16 in the second over. Marooj Rawan 82-4 (Waheed Malik 45). Gladiator-XI 23. Al-Fateh Friends 62-4 (Abdul Kareem 38 not out). Gladiator-XI 53-4 (Wasim 37). Marooj Rawan 110-1 (Rizwan Hyder 69 not out). Al-Jazeera Ford 52 (Richard 26). Group E: Bin Delamah ADPCO 129-2 (Nabeel Butt 46). Al-Majdouie 36-2. Young Star 52 (Usman 37). Kashmir-XI 56 in 27 balls (Nadeem 26). Young Star 71-3 (Amir 42). Bin Delamah ADPCO 74 (Kashif Butt 24). Group F: IISD 45-3 (Asad 12). Gul Star 45 in 22 balls (Ashfaq 29). Khobar Badhshahs 63-4 (Ali Rizwan 23). Kashmir Jubail 64 in 23 balls (Samee 47). Kashmir Jubail 50 (Samee 23). Gul Star 51 in 22 balls (Ashfaq 31). Khobar Badshahs 80-3 (Ali Rizwan 53 not out). IISD 35. Group G: EPCA 89-2 (Yasir Mahmood 51). DHL 73 (Raja 59). Pak Saudi-XI 66 (Qasim 20). Kokan-XI 65 (Nadeem 19). Kokan-XI 85-2 (Aslam 49 not out). EPCA Green 43. Pak Saudi 71-2 (Imran 53). DHL 74-1 (Raja 49). Group H: EI Plus Arabia 108-1 (Nasrullah 69). EPCA Blue 44. Team Abbasi 65-3 (Farrukh 28). Imran Tigers Academy 68-4 (Tahir 23). EI Plus Arabia 113-2 (Salim 37, Ihtesham 32). Imran Tigers 49. Team Abbasi 72-1 (Shehzad 49). EPCA Blue 25.
