Eagle Friends Riyadh win JF Super Cup 2016

Riyadh: Jam'iyyatul Falah, Riyadh Unit organized JF Super Cup 2016 knock-out cricket tournament in association with MCA Riyadh under the sponsorship of SMSA, Universal, SAQCO and Mash Logistic at Exit-18, Sulai MCA Grounds, Riyadh, from April 1 to April 22.

As many as 22 teams took part in the tournament with the matches being held every Friday morning. Teams were divided into two groups. Preliminary rounds were played on April 1 and April 8. The second round and quarter final were played on April 15 and semi-finals and final were played on April 22.

The first semi final was played between SCFC and Kings Ullal, wherein the latter won the toss and elected to field. SCFC scored 104 runs in their allotted 10 0vers (Riyaz, 40 of 16 balls, was the main scorer for SCFC) giving target of 105 runs to win for Kings Ullal.

Imthiyaz of Kings Ullal took hat-trick wickets in the final over. The match was won by Kings Ullal who reached the target in 9.2 overs with splendid batting by Jazim scoring 41 runs in 24 balls and was declared man of the match for his match wining innings.

Score Sheet : SCFC (Riyaz 40 runs of 16 balls - Kings Ullal bowling - Imthiyaz – 3 wkts for 18 runs, Arshad & Ranil took 2 wks each) Kings Ullal (Jazim 41 runs of 24 balls - SCFC bowling – Mithun & Nishad took 2 wkts and Deepu & Abdul Rehman 1 wkt each)

The second semi final was played between Eagle Friends Riyadh and Mangaluru Challengers. The toss was won by Mangaluru Challengers who opted fielding. Eagle scored 104 runs in their allotted 10 overs. Haris – 38 runs of 20 Balls, Azzez – 22 runs of 9 balls and Musharaf – 16 runs of 4 balls were the main scorers. Ashraf took 3 wickets while Bakhtiyar took 2 wickets for Mangaluru Challengers.

The target set for Mangaluru Challengers was 105 runs in 10 overs. Mangaluru Challengers failed to reach the target and could score only 93 runs in their allotted 10 overs. Eagle Friends Riyadh won by 11 runs. Haris of Eagle Friends Riyadh was declared the Man of the Match for his 38 runs in 20 balls.

The final was played between Eagle Friends Riyadh and Kings Ullal. The toss was won by Kings Ullal and selected fielding. Eagle started their innings by losing 2 quick wickets of Badruddin and Haris. The third wicket partnership between captain Musharaf and Rashid was the highlight of their innings who scored 24 and 27 respectively to stabilize the innings. The finishing touch of Eagle Friends innings was done by Azeez scoring 22 runs of 13 balls to make the total runs 98 in their allotted 10 overs.

In reply Kings Ullal lost their best player in first over. The subject was left with Khurram and Jazim the backbone of King Ullal. A partnership built between the two players but Azeez of Eagle took the wicket of Jazim for 16 runs. Khurram and Jihan continued scoring runs but could not reach the wining target. Khurram scored 41 runs in 27 balls and Jihan scored 16 runs in 9 balls. Niyazuddin took 3 wkts for 15 runs and was declared Man of the Match.

After the final match, prize distribution ceremony was held. Bro. Akhtar Sheikh (Ex-President of JF Riyadh and Ex-Ameer of NRCC Unit) inaugurated the ceremony, in the presence of the chief guest Mr.Mubarak Sayyari with Bro.Shahul; Hameed (Ex-President of JF Dammam, Bro. Sadulla (Ex-President of Jf-Riyadh), (Mr Rajesh Kumar President of Karawali Welfare Association, Mr. Abdul Azeez (President of DKMO Riyadh), Mr. Shamshu (President of MCA Riyadh), Mr. Sahteesh Amin (Secretary of MCA Riyadh), Bro. Abdul Basheer (Ex-President of JF Riyadh).

Bro. Akhtar thanked all the participating teams for their cooperation and support to complete the tournament in a best sporting way and for the good cause He also thanked all the Executive Committee Members of JF Riyadh who strived hard for the success of the tournament.

Akthar Shaikh in his welcome speech briefed the audience about Jam’iyyatul Falah, a charity organization established in 1988 in Mangalore. The organization is providing educational needs to poor children of the down-trodden families. JF presently run one school offering free education to over 400+ students in rural areas at no cost, and a Boys hostel with 150 beds. We extend scholarships to over 3500 deserving students each year and distribute free books. Also, provide regular sponsorship to Orphan/Poor students, ambulance service, Medical aid, 5 Kidney Dialysis Machines to poor at free of cost, he said. He also requested the players to join the committee for the good cause and to extend their support.

Addressing the gathering, Mr.Mubarak Sayyari, expressed his views and thanked JF Riyadh for giving the opportunity to be a part of their events and appreciated the JF Team for their hard efforts in uplifting the community back home. Also he congratulates the winning teams.

Mr. J. Shetty, Mr. Ali and Mr. Azeez were honoured for their service during the tournament. Finally, Pervez Ali, Ex-president of JF Riyadh unit, being the host of the ceremony thanked all the guests, sponsors, participating teams and Executive Committee Members of JF Riyadh for extending their support for this noble cause and making this event a grand success.