YANBU – Four matches were played in the second leg of the YACA T20 Cup being played at the flood-lit Yanbu Cricket Stadium here over the weekend. In the first contest, Natpet earned a difficult win over Man Health Club. Batting first, Man Health Club could muster only 89 runs in 15 overs. Shoiab and Hassan took 3 wickets each. Natpet batsman also started their chase disastrously. The match seemed to be in Man Health Club's grasp, until the sensible innings from Natpet tailenders, particularly Sohrab (21) and Hassan (11), saw them home by 2 wickets in the penultimate over. In the second match, the rejuvenated Punjab-XI piled up a decent score of 117 runs. Opener Sami scored 36 and Sajid remained unbeaten on 28 as the team put on a fighting target of 117 runs. Patel of RC was the pick of the bowlers claiming 3-19 runs in 4 overs. In reply, RC fell short by 13 runs as it could manage only 104 runs. Amir Ali fought a lone battle by scoring 56. Arshad was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match for his 3 wickets. In the third clash, Pak Crescent A set a target of 130 runs against Crystal. Nadeem Javed remained unbeaten on 68 (2 fours and 4 sixes). Crystal lost wickets at regular intervals. The defeat looked imminent after Nasim fell to Fazal after scoring 21. Crystal could only manage 79 runs, giving away a huge win to Pak Crescent. Nadeem Javed claimed 3 wickets and was the obvious choice for Man-of-the-Match award. In the last encounter, Kashmir-XI faced Indo Riders. Deciding to bat first, Kashmir-XI could score only 82-8 in 20 overs. Tariq Jalali remained unbeaten on 22. Tayoob, Faisal and Wasey took 2 wickets each. Chasing the modest target, Indo Riders lost their openers in quick succession. But a decisive unbeaten knock of 51 runs by Wasey saw Indo Riders home for the loss of 4 wickets in the 14th over. Wasey was declared Match-of-the-Match for his all-round show.
