Jeddah Gladiators surprised Chinar with 8 wickets win, while Al Burj, ARM, CSG, Butt Sports and ICAD continued their winning streak in 5th week of Ace Travel Saudi Cup, sponsored by Ace Travel Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation. Jeddah Gladiators sprung a surprise beating Chinar by 8 wickets thanks to superb unbeaten 101 (58b) by Zeeshan. ICAD beat United by 39 runs with Mohsin's all round stint (39; 2/20) and Ameeq (50) stylish knock. Al Burj beat Golden Knights by 112 runs bundling them for paltry 75 runs thanks to Shoaib magnificent spell of 5 for 11. CSG amassed 249 for 4 thanks to Abdul Malik (77), Khalid (57) and Sagheer (53) to beat Rehab by 110 runs. Stellar performance by Owais 113NO (61b) and Shakir 94 (44b) enabled ARM United score 249 for 2 to win by 101 runs against Friends. Butt Sports led by Abdul Rahman (58) and Atif (4 for 40) beat Hara by 24 runs despite Abdul Salam (63) vain effort. ICAD beat United by 39 runs ICAD 189 for 6 18 overs Ameeq 50 (27b), Ateeq 40, Mohsin 39, Munawar 2 for 27. United XI 150 for 7 18 overs Gulam 44, Aadil 30, Dr. Mushtaq 25, Waqas 2 for 16, Mohsin 2 for 20. Al Burj beat Golden Knights by 112 runs Al Burj 187 for 6 20 overs Ilyas 40, Kabeer 38, Abdullah 29, Ashfaq 20, Ali Khan 3 for 25. Golden Knights 75 all out Saeed 32, Shoaib M 5 for 11, Abbas 2 for 4. Jeddah Gladiators beat Chinar by 8 wickets Chinar 167 for 8 20 overs Safdar 62 (37b), Aamir 31, Gul Sher 4 for 25, Naseer 3 for 11. Jeddah Gladiators 168 for 2 17.2 overs Zeeshan 101NO (58b, 11 4s, 6 6s), Naseer 39NO. CSG beat Rehab by 110 runs CSG 249 for 4 18 overs Abdul Malik 77 (30b), Khalid 57, Sagheer 53, Irfan 29. Rehab 139 for 6 18 overs Anas 27, Mohd Rafi 24, Mohd Asjad 23, Nadeem 22, Mohd Rizwan 2 for 30. ARM United beat Friends by 101 runs ARM United 249 for 2 20 overs Owais 113NO (61b, 14 4s, 2 6s), Shakir 94 (44b, 9 4s, 2 6s) Saeed 2 for 36. Friends 148 all out Darwish 32, Saeed 26, Hamid 3 for 25, Atta 2 for 27, Zeeshan 2 for 29. Butt Sports beat Hara by 24 runs Butt Sports 188 for 7 18 overs Abdul Rahman 58 (25b), M. Iqbal 41, M. Junaid 24, Nahid 3 for 32, Nasar 2 for 30. Hara 164 for 9 17.1 overs Abdul Salam 63 (37b), Naveed 25, Atif 4 for 40, Hasnain 2 for 22, Imam 2 for 42. United down Golden Night in Ace Travel Cup event In Week 6 matches of Ace Travel Saudi Cup United XI beat Golden Knights by 3 wickets despite Zain all round stint (55 runs and 3 for 34 ending on losing side, Friends beat Hara by 30 runs, Al Burj beat Asfaan by 10 wickets, Butt Sports beat Kashmir Stags by 20 runs, ICAD beat Jeddah Gladiators by 105 runs, ARM United beat Rehab 131 runs United XI got a scare before narrowly beating Golden Knights by 3 wickets thanks to Mushtaq patient knock of 36 coming to their rescue. Zeeshan hurricane knock of 128NO (46b, 16 4s 8 6s) gave Al Burj a massive 10 wicket win over Asfaan. Bilal all round stint (55, 3/20) gave Friends 30 runs win over Hara despite Sajjad spell (5/22) ending in vain. Butt Sports overcame spirited fightback from Kashmir Stags, before winning by 20 runs, courtesy M. Iqbal (76) fighting knock and Atif back-to-back spell of 4 for 25. ICAD amassed 257 for 4 to thrash Jeddah Gladiators by 105 runs with Ameeq blasting an unbeaten 132 (56b). Ali Shan (104 of 46b) and Owais back-to-back century (100 of 53b) gave ARM massive 132 run win over Rehab. United XI beat Golden Knights by 3 wickets Golden Knights 171 for 6 20 overs Zain 55 (45b), Abu Bakar 40, Vishak 20, Basharat 2 for 34, Arif 2 for 36. United 176 for 7 18.3 overs Dr. Mushtaq 36, Gulam 33, Abdul Rehman 27, Shahnawaz 26, Zain 3 for 34, Waqar 2 for 33. Friends beat Hara by 30 runs Friends 189 for 9 20 overs Bilal 55 (29b), Saaed 51 (20b), Shaan 28, Riyaz 23, Sajjad 5 for 22, Nahid 2 for 31. Asfaan 159 all out Arshad 46, Shah Hussain 27, Sajjad 26, Bilal 3 for 20, Raja 2 for 29, Zeeshan 2 for 30, Saeed 2 for 38. Al Burj beat Asfaan by 10 wickets Asfaan 147 for 8 18 overs Waqar 33, Masood 22, Saif 23, Atta Muskan 3 for 14. Al Burj 148 for no loss 10 overs Zeeshan 128NO (46b, 16 4s, 8 6s). Butt Sports beat Kashmir Stags by 20 runs Butt Sports 180 for 4 18 overs Muhammad Iqbal 76 (53b), Abdul Rahman 38, Zeeshan 36, Nasir 3 for 21. Kashmir Stags 160 for 9 18 overs Shabir 40, Majid 39, Danish 27, Atif 4 for 25, Abdul Rahman 2 for 39. ICAD beat Jeddah Gladiators by 105 runs ICAD 257 for 4 20 overs Ameeq 132NO (56b, 4 4s, 9 6s), Kausar 46, Ateeq 25, Ali 2 for 40. Jeddah Gladiators 152 all out, Naseer 35, Zeeshan 30, Farooq 3 for 30, Mohsin 2 for 18, Ateeq 2 for 39. ARM United beat Rehab 131 run ARM 232 for 3 18 overs Ali Shan 104 (46b, 11 4s, 4 6s), Owais 100 (53b, 12 4s, 1 6s). Rehab 101 all out Noman 29, Rashid 2 for 12. — SG
