Nasir Mehmood Abbasi RIYADH — Finalists were spotted in the Huraymala and Riyadh Zones of the Saudi ORIX T20 Cricket Tournament, organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Saudi ORIX Leasing Company. In Huraymala Zone, Hyderabadi Warriors Cricket Club (HWCC) beat Crescent by 17 runs. HWCC, batting first, scored 192. Mubashir hit 57 and Imroz 35. Crescent was all out for 175. Mohammed claimed 3 wickets, Pervez 2 and Mubashir 1. Man of the Match: Mubashir. Stallions beat Star-XI by 4 wickets in a high-scoring thriller. Star-XI, batting first, posted a formidable total of 248 through Bilal (84), Waseem (41), Imtiaz (37) and Yassir (36). Amir picked up 2 wickets. Stallions reached the target in 19.4 overs, thanks to a fine unbeaten knock of 124 off 50 balls by Irfan Malik. He was well supported by Sohail (43), Junaid (30) and Amir (28). Man of the Match: Irfan Malik. In Riyadh Zone, Pak Eagles thrashed Tigers by 80 runs. Pak Eagles, batting first, lost some wickets early, but Shabir Ahmed (60) and Shahid (34) took the total to 202. Chasing the target, Tigers were bowled out for 122. Altaf claimed 3 wickets, while Wahidullah got 2. Man of the Match: Shabir Ahmed. Kingdom Warriors Cricket Club (KWCC) beat Lahore Badshah Green by 11 runs. Kingdom Warriors scored 217 through Adil (63), Akif Afridi (48), Hussain (30) and Zeeshan (28). Zahideen took 2 wickets. Lahore Badshah Green was restricted to 208. Ateeq bowled excellently and took 4 wickets. Akif Afridi also bowled tightly and bagged 1 wicket. Man of the Match: Akif Afridi.
