RCA won the 1st round of SCC T’20 Championship against EPCA and RCL.
First-Round matches of SCC National T20 Championship were played in Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA) grounds recently.
Abdul Wahid scored 139 Not Out
In the first match RCA beat RCL comprehensively by the margin of 4 wickets. RCL won the toss and elected to bat first. RCL lost its first wicket in the very first over when Imran was caught and bowled by Imtiaz Butt. Kamran and Faheem steadied the innings and scored 46 and 31 respectively. Asad Khan also played well and scored 51 not out. RCL scored 194/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Imtiaz Butt took 2 wickets while Abdul Salam got 1. In reply, RCA innings was started disastrously with the loss of two wickets in the first over of the innings. RCA lost wickets at regular intervals, but Abdul Wahid stood firm and held the innings together and scored match winning 139 not out of 62 balls. Abdul Salam scored 18 and Nadeem Babar 13. Jameel Khan got 3 wickets. In the end RCA got the target in 17 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Abdul Wahid was declared Man of the Match.
Man of the Match , Zeeshan Haider And Abdul Wahab
In the second match of the preliminary round, RCA beat EPCA by 7 runs. This was a closely contested game with fortunes fluctuating throughout the match. EPCA won the toss and elected to field first. RCA lost the wicket of the century maker of the previous match Abdul Wahid early in the innings when his individual score was 15. Abdul Wahab and Zeeshan Haider played well for RCA and scored 60 and 42 respectively. Nadeem Babar and Omar were the other notable contributors with 24 and 22 runs. Nasir Khan of EPCA took 3 wickets on 3 consecutive balls. Asif Mughal also bowled well and took 3 wickets. RCA scored 200/8 in 20 overs. Chasing a stiff target of 201, EPCA openers started well, but lost their way in the middle. Waseem Malik was the top scorer with 50 runs, Munawar scored 41 and Khawar 37. Zeeshan and Muzaffar bowled well for RCA and took 2 wickets each while Abdul Wahid and Kamran Hadi chipped in with 1 wicket each. EPCA scored 193/6 in their innings. Abdul Wahab and Zeeshan Haider were declared Men of the Match.
A large number of spectators came to the RCA grounds to watch these thrilling T20 matches. After the matches, RCA Captain and CEO Nadeem Babar said that RCA team is in great form and is one of the favorites to the win the National T20 Championship. RCA Patron Mohamed Anwar and President Tariq Javed congratulated the RCA team for their wonderful victory. RCA team will visit Jeddah for Super Six stage of the SCC National T20 Championship.
RCA XI Squad
