JEDDAH — Jawed Ahmed's unbeaten 126 off 61 balls for Tamer was the highlight of the 7th week action in the MoneyGram Cricket Ke Badshah T20 Premier Division Tamer handed Desert Warriors an 84-run thrashing. Opting to bat first, Tamer piled up 216-5. Jawed Ahmed, AKA Hammer of Jeddah, smashed 126 not out off 61 balls with 10 fours and eight sixes. His partner Mohammad Ayazuddin Irfan made a quick-fire 58 off 37 balls. The two scored 161 for the second wicket. There were 24 extras. Left-arm spinner Abdul Quddus claimed 3-36, Mirza 1-24 and Islam 1-39. In reply, Desert Warriors collapsed for 132 with Waseem making 39, Junaid 23, while Jaffar and Ashfaq contributed 17 each. Skipper Muzammil Riyaz added 13 despite a hand injury. Lanky leg-spinner Adnan Anwar Khan took 2-28, While Sarfaraz, Amjad and Ali claimed a wicket each. Panda tasted its first win against Arcoma by 24 runs. Panda, batting first, scored 181-8. Opener skipper Arif Hashmi hit 17, while Taher added 29, Muzammil 45 and Zafar 15. There were 33 extras. Sibghath scalped 2-17, Ilyas 2-25, Maqsood 1-22, Asif 1-24, Rafiullah 1-32 and Nabeel 1-39. In reply, Arcoma slumped for 157. Shareef cracked 63, Malik 32, Maqsood 14. Rizwan Khan took 4-32, Naveed 2-19, Yasser 2-25 and Taher 1-32. ARM thrashed Pak Green-XI by 7 wickets. Pak Green posted 189-7. Jahangir contributed 34, Maqsood 33, Fida 31, Amer Wahla 22 and Asim Ashfaq 20. Mohammad Nakhuda Thabriz picked up 2-19, Sami Khan 1-18, Sadeq Merchant 1-32 Mansour 1-39 and skipper Najamuddin 1-38. In reply, ARM reached 192-3 in 20 overs. Athar Ali hit 49, Mohammad Nakhuda Thabriz 46, Sami Khan 45, Najamuddin 20 along with 32 extras. Furqan bagged 1-39. The tournament is sponsored by MoneyGram under the auspices of Saudi Cricket Centre and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association.
