Nadeem blasts 166 for Naseem Al Zahra; Al-Burj, Eirad excel in Jotun Paints Saudi Cup

JEDDAH: Nadeem of Naseem Al-Zahra blasted an unbeaten 166 while Al-Burj and Eirad Travel stunned opponents to score clinical wins during the 11th-week matches of the Jotun Paints Saudi Cup cricket tournament.
Elsewhere, Butt Sports, ARM United and Jamoom Tigers also recorded impressive wins.
Jotun Paints Saudi Arabia sponsored the tournament organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA).
Naseem Al-Zahra posted a mammoth total of 300 for 1 to win by 75 runs against Kashmir Stags with scintillating knocks from Nadeem, who blasted 166 not out off 50 balls and Qamar Javed with unbeaten 76.
Al-Burj beat Pak Makkah by 38 runs with Rehan playing a polished knock of 86 runs (5 fours, 4 sixes).
Eirad Travels surprised Hyderabad Green with a clinical 59-run win thanks to Tariq’s superb 107 (49 balls 18 fours 3 sixes).
Junaid’s 50 and Zaman’s magic spell of 5 for 15 helped fashion a 64-run win for Butt Sports over Al-Zafer, which were bundled out for 84 in a low-scoring match.
Ali Malik (52NO) led Jamoom Tigers to a 9-wicket win after bowlers Hafiz Ismail (3 for 28), Rasheed (2 for 29) and Umer (2 for 13) bundled out AEC for 141 runs. Quraishi’s aggressive 94 (10 fours, 6 sixes) coupled with Atta’s consistent display (36 runs, 2 for 31) enabled ARM United to continue their unbeaten run with victory over KAIA by 46 runs.
Brief scores:
Naseem Al-Zahra (300 for 1 wicket) Qamar Javed 76NO Nadeem 166NO Amer Wahla 25; Kashmir Stags (225 for 6) Danish 54 Majid 73 Zubair 30 Rizwan 3 for 34, Adnan 2 for 45.
Al-Burj (204 for 5) Waseem 37 Rehan 86 Waleed 2 for 42; Pak Makkah (166 for 9) Saqlain 39 Burhan 28 Anwar 34 Salman 2 for 32, Sami 2 for 25.
Eirad Travel (193 for 3) Tariq 107 Ethesham 37 Farman 23; Hyderabad Green (134 for 8) Ishaq 24 Jameel 30 Mohsin Raza 2 for 19.
Butt Sports (148) Karamat 43 Junaid Butt 50NO Fahad 2 for 49 Fauji 2 for 24; Al Zafer (84 all out) Fauji 26 Zaman 5 for 15 Imran 3 for 24.
AEC (141 all out) Yaseen 40 Patel 21 Abdul Rahman 20 Hafiz Ismael 3 for 28 Rasheed 2 for 29 Umer 2 for 13; Jamoom Tigers (145 for 1) Adnan Siddiq 56 Ali Malik 52NO Usman Butt 32NO.
ARM (195 for 5) wickets Ahmad Qureshi 94 Sami Khan Atta 36 Javed 2 for 36 Majid 2 for 34; KAIA (149 for 7) Ameen 30 Javed 26 Majid 36 Moeed 2 for 24 Atta 2 for 31.