YANBU — Indo Riders, Pak Crescent and Al-Muzain scored impressive wins in Group A 20-over League matches here. Indo Riders defeated GT Warriors by 7 wickets. GT Warriors, opting to bat, posted 86 with Shyjal scalping 3 for 20. Indo Riders were home in 13 overs. Jassam scored 20 as Azharuddin remained unbeaten for 28. In another match Saudi-XI defeated Yanbu Youth by 30 runs. Imran scored 71 for Saudi-XI, which put on 152. In reply, Yanbu Youth was restricted to 122-5, thanks to captain Ahmed Nadwi, a Saudi national, who took the tournament's first hat trick. Shoaib and Fareed helped Al-Muzain defeat Jotun Paints by 55 runs. Shoaib scored 87, while Fareed took 2 wickets. In reply, Jotun Paints could score only 135. Liaqat was the only one to show resistance with 27. Brief scores Al-Muzain 276 for 2 (Inayat 168, Zaheer 65) defeated GT Warriors 103 for 6 (Adil 31 not out) by 173 runs. GT Warriors 87 (Shyjal 3 for 20) lost to Indo Riders 87 for 3 (Azharuddin 28 n.o.) by 7 wickets. PCA 171 for 6 (Mohsen 42, Qasim 52) beat PCB 124 for 9 (Ali 45, Usman 5 for 19) by 37 runs. Al-Muzain 190 for 7 (Shoaib 87) beat Jotun Paints (Liaqat 27) by 55 runs. PCB 164 for 9 (Mudassir 36, Ali 38) lost to Cristal 165 for 6 (Sageer 54) by 4 wickets. PCA 182 for 7 (Mohsen 44, Iqbal Patel 3 for 29) beat Royal Commission A 111 (Shahid 29) by 71 runs. GT Warriors 140 for 7 (Ayaz 36, 3 for 13) defeated Yanbu Youth (Sabir 36, Tayyub 2 for 14) by 18 runs. Pak Crescent B 131 for 9 (Nadeem 47, Israr 4 for 18) lost to Royal Commission 133 for 4 (Ameer 54) by six wicket. Indo Riders 136 for 6 (T. Mohammed 56) lost to Jotun Paints 140 for 3 (Iftikhar 51) by 7 wickets. Cristal 118 for 7 (Yasir 28, Faisal 3 for 17) defeated Young Fighters 105 (Munib 23) by 13 runs. Indo Riders 169 for 8 (Mohammed 68, Dr. Aamir 2 for 20) defeated Saudi-XI 126 (T. Mohammed 3 for 20) by 43 runs. Young Fighters 119 (Munib 29, Imran 4 for 14) lost to Royal Commission 120 for 7 (Ameer 52, Yasir 3 for 18, Rasheed 3 for 24) by 3 wickets. Indo Riders 154 for 5 (Shyjal 40, Azharuddin 47) defeated Al-Muzain 132 for 8 (Shoaib 34) by 22 runs. Pak Crescent 149 (Mohsen 41, Waseem 37) defeated Young Fighters 100 (Muneeb 49) by 49 runs. The tournament is sponsored by Al-Muzain and organized by Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah Cricket Association. — SG