In the first week of RCL Bilawal Cup T20 tournament, Game Pro, Super, Black Caps, Gujranwala and Maestro won their matches.
Altaf , Basharat, Bilal, and Saqib Memon bowled well, while Dastageer, Waqar, Qaisar, Shafiq and Shoaib all shone with the bat. RCL has constructed one new ground for a total of 6 grounds being used for this tournament. For more details visit RCL website www.rcl-ksa.com.
First match: Game Pro won against Mughal C.C. by 56 runs. Batting first, Game Pro scored 212 runs by losing 7 wickets. Farhan played beautifully and scored 61 runs. Moiz 48 , Dilshad 36, Surjit 31 and Amir scored 16 runs. Sajjad Shah took 2 wkts for 31 runs, while Mushtaq, Jawaid, Shafiq and Waqar claimed one wkt each. In reply, Mughal C.C. scored 166 runs all out. Sajjad Shah made 38 runs, Jawaid 31,Zubair 24 and Shahid scored 10 runs. Surjit bowled brilliantly and claimed 4 wkts for 21 runs, Farhan claimed 3 for 33 and Zakria took 2 for37.
Second match: Black Caps beat Star XI by 55 runs. Batting first, Black Caps scored 174 runs all out. Abid made 29 runs. Bilal Wani 35,Sanaullah 34,Muqeem 21,and Sabuj scored 19 runs. Asif and Basharat bowled well and took 4 wkts each for 30 and 31 runs. In reply, Star XI all out for just 119 runs, Imtiaz was the only batsman who scored 49 runs bravely rest of the batsman were failed to reach in double figure, Bilal took 4for 19 runs and Sabuj took 2 for25.
Third match: Gujranwala beat Royal Fighters by 6 runs. A great match by both teams. Batting first, Gujranwala CC scored 193 runs for 5 wkts. Dastageer played handsomely and scored very valuable 92 runs for his team, Waqar 52 runs, Usman Ashraf 15 runs. Qaisar and Mustagfir bowled well and took 2 wkts for 17 runs each. In reply, Royal Fighters started chasing the target but unfortunately they were bowled out just 6 runs short of the target scoring 186. Qaisar made 59 runs, Zaif 35, Ameen 31 and Mustufa 18 runs. Altaf was 5 for 36, while Ashraf took 3 wkts for 26 runs.
Fourth match: Uper Green won by 5 wkts against Riyadh Sports Club. Batting first, Riyadh Sports Club made 147, Sanawar 29 runs, Shaban 20, Younus 30, and Waqar made 16 runs. Babar Mirza took 3 for 28, Abdul Majeed 3 for11 and Babar junior 2 for 12 runs. In reply, Super Green achieved the target in just 15.2 overs. Shafiq scored 52 runs, Sajid 26, and Adnan made 24 runs not out. Sunil took 2 for 21 and Shaheen 2 for 15 runs.
Fifth match: Maestro C. C. triumphed by 5 wkts against Bhatkal Warriors. Batting first, Bhatkal Warriors were bowled out for 168 runs. Musaddique played a nice innings of 55 runs, Sadat 14, Aleem 16, and Sameer made 42 runs not out. Saqib bowled well and took 4 wkts for 19 runs in his spell, while Ashfaq took 2 wkts for 29 runs. In reply, Maestro reached the target in 16.2 overs for the loss of 5 wkts. Shoaib played well and made 57 runs, Jamal 20, Riyaz 22, Ashfaq 17 and Umer made 18 runs. Musaddique took 2 wkts for 32 runs.