Jamoom, Makkah Eagles, Shaheen, UT Lines enter Jotun Paints Cup final four

JEDDAH: Jamoom Fighters, Makkah Eagles, Pak Shaheen and UT Lines entered the semifinal with comfortable wins over their respective quarterfinal opponents in the Jotun Paints Saudi Cup cricket tournament.

Jotun Saudia Company sponsored the tournament under the aegis of Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA).

Jamoom Fighters made short work of Naseem Al-Zahra, winning by 8 wickets with Qasid enjoying a superb knock of 108 off 49 balls and inclusive of 16 fours and 2 sixes.

Makkah Eagles thrashed league favorite and only unbeaten team, ARM United, by 7 wickets chasing down a big target of 208 for 3 in 16.1 overs thanks to Saad’s 81 (8 fours, 7 sixes) and Irfan’s 60 (12 fours, 1 six).

Pak Shaheen crushed KAIA by 101 runs with Faisal Khan launching his fusillade in scoring 157 off 70 balls studded with 12 fours and 8 sixes.

UT Lines fought hard before overcoming Butt Sports by 22 runs behind Bilal’s fine all-round show scoring 66 off 48 balls (9 fours) and striking crucial blows while taking 2 for 31.

Brief scores:

Naseem Al Zahra (172 all out) Qamar Javed 70 Amer Wahla 24 Amer Shehzad 20 Azam 4 for 17 Riaz 3 for 27 Amir 2 for 43; Jamoom Fighters (175 for 2 15.3 overs) Qasid 108 NO, Aslam Rao 24

UT Lines (197 for 6 wickets) Bilal 66 Nazir 24 Fahd 33 Zaman 2 for 31 Yasir 2 for 29; Butt Sports (175 for 7) Omar 44 Abdul Rahman 35 Junaid 30 Junaid Butt 35 Shad Mohammad 3 for 25 Bilal 2 for 31

Pak Shaheen (259 for 4) Faisal Khan 157 Ateeq 25 , Qasim 2 for 31; (KAIA 158 all out) Amin 25 Shahid 30 Farrukh 24 Zain 4 for 10 Nasir 4 for 20

ARM (205 for 5) Ashraf 58 Atta 30 Shan 41 NO Junaid 2 for 35; Makkah Eagles (208 for 3) Saad 81 Irfan 60, Malik Ajaz 41 NO