Round 6 matches of the SAIB T20 Tournament were played here recently. This tournament is organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) and sponsored by Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB). In Huraymala League, Kohsar CC thrashed Fonte Star by 7 wickets. Fonte Star scored 155-9. Iftikhar hit 45 and Waseem 25. Meraj, Mehtab and Sohail bagged 2 wickets each. Qasim Omar took 1. Kohsar reached home in 13.3 overs. Qasim Omar remained unbeaten on 67. Saqib hit 31 and Nasir 26. Punjab Stars beat Riyadh Blues by 9 wickets in another one-sided game. Batting first, Riyadh Blues posted 167-6. Riaz scored 34 and Shakeel 32. Touseef, Nouman, Roshan and Hafiz Talha picked up 2 wickets each. Punjab Stars raced to the target in 15.3 overs. Hafiz Talha remained unbeaten on 94 and Nouman added 60. Riyadh Warriors thumped Pak Force by 5 wickets. Pak Force was all out for 157. Kashif top scored with 71 and Omar added 28. Arshad Butt scalped 4 wickets and Zahid 3. Warriors reached the target in 18 overs. Abdulaziz blasted 51 and Ayaz 45. Ahmed Ali scalped 2 wickets. KFSH Green got the better of Riyadh Fighters by 48 runs. KFSH Green posted 190-6. Sohail Bakhshi top scored with 56. Majid claimed 3 wickets. Riyadh Fighters was restricted to 142-9. Hameed added 30 and Taqi 26. Alam was the wrecker-in-chief as he claimed 4 wickets. Mansoor also bowled well and took 2 wickets. Sinmar thrashed Super by 7 wickets. Super scored 131 with Nouman making 56. Zainal Hassan picked up 3 wickets, while Zainul Abideen and Ashik bagged 2 each. Sinmar won the match in 13 overs. Tila made 75 and Ishtiaq 27. In Hayer League, Green Bangla thrashed Thales by 8 wickets. Thales posted 156-7. Abdulrahim scored 65 and Ali 43. Zakir, Al-Amin and Mustafa bagged 2 wickets each. Green Bangla was home in 12.2 overs. Zahidul Islam scored 71 and Shahid 41. Riyadh Fighters PPF beat Kashmir XI by 1 run in a nail-biting thriller. Riyadh Fighters PPF scored 191-6. Amir picked up 2 wickets. Kashmir XI managed 190-6, in reply. Amir added 54 and Shabbir 46. Detecon Eagles humbled Riyadh Panthers by 108 runs. Eagles managed 224-5, thanks mainly to Rizwan Niazi, who hit 102 off 55 balls. Imran Ali also played well for his 44. Raheel scalped 3 wickets. Panthers could manage only 116, in reply. Asim scored 36. Talented defeated TBCC by 5 wickets. TBCC scored 161-9. Shamnad added 39. Amir Mushtaq, Abrar and Amir Hussain claimed 2 wickets each. Talented won the match in 18.3 overs. Afnan hit 42 and Saqib 36. Shareef and Faisal bagged 2 wickets each. Al-Harbi beat Bannu Eagles by 68 runs. Al-Harbi posted 199-6. Mohib Ullah added 77 and Salman 48. Qayyum picked up 3 wickets. Bannu Eagles was all out for 131. Shaheen made 37. Moin claimed 4 wickets while Shahid, Asif and Salman picked up 2 wickets each. Indian Strikers got better of Raavi by 7 wickets. Raavi posted 143 as Tanweer added 63. Sunil Kulai was the pick of the bowlers with 4-28 in 4 overs. Prasanth, Fenil and Anees bagged 2 wickets each. Indian Strikers got to the target in 17 overs. Naster added 52, Sunil Kulai 40 and Kannan 39.
