Twenty teams from the B and C divisions have been clubbed and divided into four groups for this tournament by the QCA to keep local players in touch with competitive cricket.
At the Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Gladiators crushed Pak Falcons by 10 wickets as Subhash pocketed two wickets and struck 45 not out off 33 balls with eight fours while chasing a modest 83-run target. Syed was also unbeaten with 30 in 25 balls, including five boundaries.
Hadi chipped in 30, which came off 15 balls with three sixes and a four, and followed it up with an impressive three-wicket haul to lift Commercial Bank Qatar Blue to a 27-run victory against Qatar Super Kings in another match.
Batting first, CBQ-B posted a challenging 149 for seven in 18 overs. Moazzam (33 in 36 balls) and Kaleem (25 in 17 balls, a six and two fours) were the other main scorers. QSK could manage only 122 for nine, with Benin hitting a six and five fours in his 40 (31 balls). Tony Archer gave a good account of himself as he hit 23 off 25 balls after picking three wickets for 20.
Kumar Thapa, on the opening day, turned in a superb bowling performance and his five-wicket haul set up a fine six-wicket triumph for Al Noof against CNAQ.
Deepak excelled for Qatar Rail as his two wickets and 23 not out powered Qatar Rail to a five wicket victory over Al Hamra with five balls to go.
BRIEF SCORES
*Pak Falcons 82 in 14.5 overs (Usman 20, Ibrahim Sahab 17; Shabaz 3 for 5, Anwar 3 for 15, Subhash 2 for 10) lost to Gladiators 84 for no loss in 9.4 overs (Subhash 45 not out, Sayed 30 not out) by 10 wickets. Man of the match: Subhash (Gladiators)
*CBQ Blue 149 for seven in 18 overs (Moazzam 33, Hadi 30, Kaleem 25; Tony Archer 3 for 20) beat QSK 122 for nine in 18 overs (Benin 40, Tony Archer 23; Bilal 3 for 15, Hadi 3 for 25) by 27 runs. Man of the match: Hadi (CBQ Blue)
*Al Hamra 122 for six in 18 overs (Imtiaz 43, Anushka 25; Deepak 2 for 18) lost to Qatar Rail 124 for five in 17.1 overs (Deepak 23 not out, Tariq 21; Haneef 2 for 26) by five wickets. Man of the match: Deepak (Qatar Rail)
*CNAQ 104 in 17.5 overs (Hammad 39, Shaan 29; Kumar Thapa 5 for 8, Raj Mohd 2 for 29) lost to Al Noof 105 for four in 14.4 overs (Younus 54; Ibrahim 3 for 29) by six wickets. Man of the match: Kumar Thapa (Al Noof)