MADINAH — United CC thrashed AOT and My Care Hala (MCH) had the better of Pak United to qualify for the final of the MCL MoneyGram Tournament which is being sponsored by MoneyGram and managed by Madinah Cricket League under the aegis of Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC). United CC defeated AOT by 6 wickets. AOT, put in to bat, posted 147 through Omar Sohail 41, Madni 25 and Shamshad 21. Amir Shahzad bowled devastatingly to take 5 wickets and Khurram scalped 3. UCC reached 150 for 4 wickets in the 15th over. Amir Shahzad hit 48, Saleem 41 and Tariq 20. Akram claimed 3 wickets. In the second semis, My Care Hala opted to bat first and racked up 238-5. Musawwer made 59 with a six and a half a dozen fours. Salman hit 23, Yunus 50 and Azeem Shahzad 34. Asif grabbed 3 wickets. Pak United, in response, could get to 166. Kashif Awan scored 27, Iqbal 22 and Tauqeer 36. Shahid Mehmood took 4 wickets, Yunus 3 and Ishtiaq 2. Quarterfinal results: AOT defeated Crown steel by 8 wickets. Crown Steel 162-9 (Noumi 44, Mudassir 34; Mazher, Omer Sohail and Aleem 2 wickets each). AOT 163-2 (Aleem 84, Omer Sohail 30; Irfan 2 wickets). UCC thrashed My Care Hala Eagle by 4 wickets. My Care Hala Eagle 175 (Fahad 35, Nadeem 30, Usman 36; Amir, Khurram and Imtiyaz 2 wickets each). UCC 176-4 (Amir 45, Khurram 38; Abdul Wahab and Usman 2 wickets each). My Care Hala trounced Crown Blue by 25 runs. My Care Hala 200-6 (Hasnain 75; Sohail 2 wickets). Crown Blue 175-8. (Imran 49; Yunus and Hasnain 3 wickets each). Pak United recorded a thrilling 5-run win against My Care Hala Young Stars. Pak United 178-5 (Kashif Awan 52, Imran 36; Hamza 2 wickets). My Care Hala Young Stars 173-5 (Abdullah 50, Ismael 41; Ahsan 4 wickets, Iqbal took 2).
