RIYADH — One match ended in a tie, while Amir and Danish hit splendid centuries in the third round of RCL MoneyGram T20 Cricket Tournament here. Pure Health CC beat Cricketers Club by 8 wickets. Batting first, Cricketers made 198. Amir smashed 107 with 12 boundaries and 1 six. He was supported by Ayaz Khan (54). Sharjeel scored 21. Abdul Qavi and Fayaz took 1 wicket each. In reply, Pure Health achieved the total in 19.3 overs. Jameel made 62, Fayaz 84, Hassan Ahmed 19 and Waseem 12. Ashfaque took 1 wicket. Man of the Match: Fayaz.
Diamond CC got the better of South Indian Stunners by 6 wickets. South Indian Stunners put on 151. Arif hit 27, Lateef 20 and Obaid 29. Azhar claimed 3 wickets, while Haider, Tayyab and Amer took 2 each. Diamond reached the target in 14.4 overs. Khawaja Pasha made 50 and Shajji 49. Younus took 2 wickets. Man of the Match: Khawaja Pasha.
Shaheen Strikers defeated Maestro by 35 runs. Shaheen Strikers posted 196 with Shahzad Bashir making 77, Naushad 50 and Asad 40. Feroz took 2 wickets. In reply, Maestro was restricted to 163. Kalandar Hamad scored 50, Asif Mushtaq 31 and Ashfaque Qureshi 26. Naushad claimed 4 wickets and Shehzad 3. Man of the Match: Shehzad Bashir.
Game Pro CC thumped Mehran CC by 50 runs. Game Pro put on 177. Moiz hit 38, Imran 34 and Naushad 54. Irfan, Fakhar and Jahanzeb took a wicket each. Mehran was bowled out for 127. Alam Khan scored 37 and Ibrahim 19. Naushad and Majid took 3 wickets each. Man of the Match: Naushad.
Pakhtunkhwa CC downed Sagar CC by 26 runs. Pakhtoon Khawah posted 181. Khalid made 65, Altaf Khan 23 and Sher Alam 23. Salman took 3 wickets, while Naveed and Ataurehman bagged 2 each. In reply, Sagar was bowled out for 155. Salman hit 28, Asadullah 29 and Naveed 24. Farman, Arshad, Khalid and Altaf took 2 wickets each. Man of the match: Khalid.
Riyadh Pirates CC beat Run Riders by 3 wickets. Batting first, Run Riders made 189. Rayees hit 77 and Shakeel 49. Yasir took 2 wickets. In reply, Riyadh Pirates achieved the total in 19.5 overs. Tahir and Omer added 31 each, while Yasir hit 55. Mehmood and Shakeel took 2 wickets each. Man of the Match: Yasir Moin.
The match between Riyadh Blues and Insaf CC ended in a tie. Riyadh Blues put on 201. Abu Sufyan scored 70 and Fayaz 54. Hidayath and Waqar took 3 wickets each. In reply, Insaf leveled the scores. Hamid hit 77 runs with 9 boundaries and 1 six, Ali 23, Aamir 21 and Abdullah 18. Naseer claimed 3 wickets and Rizwan 2. Man of the Match: Hamid.
PTI CC defeated NAZ CC by 39 runs. PTI scored 182 with Qadir making 51 and Irfan 63. Ashraf took 2 wickets. In reply, NAZ was bowled out for 143. Inam claimed 3 wickets, while Qadir and Shahid took 2 each. Man of the Match: Qadir.
In other matches: OSN Warriors edged Samarwa by 26 runs; Royal Fighters beat Jamiaa CC by 59 runs; and Pak CC got the better of National CC by 18 runs. — SG
