Thrilling T20 matches in RCA BSF Tourney

RIYADH: Amir Holidays scored a comfortable 38-run win over KFSH Blues in the Super League of the Banque Saudi Al Fransi T20 Cricket Tournament, organized by the Riyadh Cricket Association last Friday.
After electing to bat after winning the toss, Amir Holiday scored 172 for 6 off 20 overs. Thanks to Kamran Hadi, who scored a match winning 53. He was ably supported by Nadeem Bhatti (28) and Sami Arshad (26). Qaiser and Danish shared four wickets for KFSH.
Chasing an achievable target, KFSH mad a hash of it and collapsed for a meager 134. Danish (42) and Qaiser (23) were the only batsmen who put up some fight. Arsalan was the wrecker-in-chief as he took 4 for 16.
In another match of the same league, Pak Shaheen trounced FUCHS by 100 runs. Batting first, Pak Shaheen made a formidable 201. Abdul Qadir (66), Abdul Wahid (34) and Faisal Khan (26) were the main run getters.
In reply FUCHS were bowled out for 101. Abdul Salam and Abdul Aziz took 3 wickets each while Abdul Wahab got 2.
Later, Lahore Badshah beat Ayoun Al Badr by 42 runs. Lahore Badshah scored 204 off 20 overs. Asif top-scored with 69 runs. Shahbaz (54) and Irfan (25) got on the scorers list.
In reply Ayoun Al Badr could only score 162. Shoaib and Asif bowled with good pace and accuracy and got 3 wickets each.
Lahore Lions beat BSF in another match.
In Premier League 1 matches, Riyadh Warriors beat Riyadh Fighters by 4 wickets. Batting first Riyadh Fighters scored 172 off 20 overs. Yassir (57) and Nusrat (30) were the top scorers. Abdul Rahim destroyed ripped through Riyadh Fighters batting line-up with 5 wickets. Ayyaz got 3 and Hassan 2.
Riyadh Warriors achieved the target off 18 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Ayaz (51), Asif (31), Abdulaziz (28) and Majid (22) runs respectively. Parvez and Nawraz got 2 wickets each for Riyadh Fighters.
Elsewhere, Attieh Steels won the toss and elected to bat first. CKK bowlers bowled well and restricted Steelmen to 141. Abdul Qayyum took 3 wickets while Nouman, Imran and Omar got 2 wickets each. CKK achieved the target off 15.2 overs. Zeeshan and Najeeb batted well and scored 36 and 33 respectively. Amir was the most successful bowler for Attieh Steels as he took 2 wickets. CKK won by 3 wickets.
Later, Stallions beat KFSH Greens by 3 wickets. KFSH Greens scored 188 off 20 overs thanks Naeem Akbar’s brisk 96 off 46 balls. Amir took 3 wickets while Sajid and Adnan got 2 each. Stallions chased the target off 18.1 overs. Stallions captain, Imran Younus played a match winning innings of 67. Asif chipped in with a quick fire 48. Naeem and Azhar bagged two wickets each but could not stop Stallions from winning.
In Premier League 2, Riyadh Panthers continued their winning spree as they got the better of Kashmir XI by 6 wickets. Kashmir XI scored 160 for 8 off 20 overs. Waqar, Raza and Hamid chipped in with 2 wickets each. Riyadh Panthers reached the target off 18.5 overs. Raza was the highest scorer with 64. Yassir (38) and Tahir (33) gave him good support.
Green Bangla continued their good show as they ousted Imran XI by 22 runs. Batting first, Green Bangla scored 180 off 20 overs. Mithun was the highest scorer with 51. Kokan made a useful 26 runs. Imran XI managed to score 158. Mithun took 3 wickets. Al Amin and Moosa got 2 wickets each.
Seham beat TBCC in another Premier League 2 match. TBCC made 158 off 20 overs. Seham achieved the target off 16.4 overs. In the last match of the day, AB Contracting scored a thrilling winning over Serendib. Batting first Serendib scored 199. Waqas got 2 wickets. AB Contracting reached the target off the last ball of the match. Waqar scored (52), Tauqeer (42) and Ismail (34) did their best. Imran took 3 wickets.