JEDDAH – Hala Academy White set up Hyundai Naghi Morning Tournament semifinals against SFCC, while ALJ Toyota will play Crown Blue for a berth in the final following thrilling wins here recently. Attieh Steel, opting to bat first, made 109-5 with Shahid Choudhry hitting 35 and Waseem Khan 31. Safi took 3-17 and Abdulmoeed 2-9. Hala Academy White achieved the target of 110 for the loss of 3 wickets with 27 balls to spare. Pervez remained unbeaten on 37, while Jahanzeb remained unbeaten on 22 and Imad added 23. Faizi took 2-25 and Shahid Yusuf 1-26. Al-Mazroi-XI, batting first, struggled against the spin of Saad Farooqui, who took 5 wickets, and Tariq 3 to bundle them out for 91. Skipper Sufiyan Laheri was the only one to score in double figures with 39 studded with 2 fours and a six. Saad Farooqui grabbed 5-23, while Tariq Siddiqui claimed 3-11 and Hussain 1-21. SFCC was home with 92 for 2 off 71 balls to win by 8 wickets with 37 balls to spare as opener Tariq Siddiqui remained unbeaten on 47 and Ijaz was 23 not out. Faisal took 2-21. Crown Blue, choosing to bat first against ALJ Toyota, posted 178-4. Anwaar Ali Chand hit 69 in 46 balls with 9 fours as he added first 63 with Saqib Butt (25) and then 83 with Saleem (67 not out) to get to the formidable tally. One wicket each was claimed by Imran for 13, Arif for 22 and Tanveer Zamane for 52. ALJ Toyota was home with one ball and 3 wickets to spare (179-7). Tanveer Zamane hit 32 as he added 51 with Basheer (22). Imran Rana hit 28, while Aftab compiled 35 not out. Saqib Butt took 3-16, Iftikhar 2-42 and Saleem 1-21.
