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Tons galore in Shehriyar Mirza trophy
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 05 - 2012

Centuries by Khawar (101) of BSF in Super League, Shehbaz (134) and Kamran Hadi (109 n.o.) of Amer Holidays in Premier League-1 and Kakon Khan (103) of Green Bangla in Premier League-2 stole the limelight in the ongoing Shehriyar Mirza Memorial Tournament being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association and played at RCA grounds here.
In the Super League 40-over match, Khawar's brilliant century (101) helped BSF tie the match against KFSH Blues. Chasing 332 runs for a win BSF was bowled out for 331. Khawar was well supported by Tasleem (50) and Naveed (40) in the run chase. Saqib (4-72) and Imtiaz Mohammed (2-60) and Raja Gulraiz Altaf (2-55) were the successful bowlers for KFSH Blues.
Earlier, KFSH Blues scored 331-9. Imtiaz Mohammad topscored with 74 and was well supported by Saqib Abbasi (63), Nasir Abbasi (65), Khurram Baig (57), and Abdul Malik (35). Iftikhar (2-60), Yasser (2-62) and Waseem (2-35) were the main wickets-takers for BSF.
In the Premier League-1 match, aided by Shehbaz's belligerent 134, Kamran Hadi's swashbuckling 109 n.o. and Samiullah Baltistani fine 81 helped Amer Holidays score a massive 412 and coast to 261-run victory over Pak Fighters. Bazil (65) and Shoaib (25) batted well in Pak Fighters' 149 all out. Baber Sher (2-16) and Aslam Talib Hussain (2-22) were the main bowlers for Amer Holidays.
In another match, Pak Eagles beat KFSH Green by 22 runs. Sajid Ali (42), Shahid Ali (34) and Yasir Khan (36) batted well in Pak Eagles score of 208-8. In reply, KFSH Green was bowled out for 187.
Attieh Steel beat Al-Hamra by 59 runs. Nasir (31), Amir (57), Niaz (36) and Aisf Butt (45) contributed to Attieh Steel's total of 209. Chasing the target, Al-Hamra was bowled out for 150.
In a Premier League-2 match, Green Bangla, aided by Kakon Khan's quickfire 103, beat TBCC by 51 runs. Batting first, Green Bangla scored 198-7. Mithun (35) was the other main scorer. Amin Ul Islam (4-22) and Jakir Hossain (3-29) destroyed TBCC and helped Green Bangla to easy victory.
Saham beat Imran XI by five wickets. Batting first, Imran XI scored 186-6 through Mahmood (60) and Shafeeq (40). Shabeer bagged two wickets. Chasing the target, Saham romped home by losing five wickets in the 18th over through Waseem's fine 70 and useful contributions from Nadeem (35) and Majid (35). __


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