Saanwal Tigers lift cup; Sajid Stallions claim league spoils

Naeem Khan followed up an unbeaten 65 in the 54-run semi-final win over Asif Lions with 59 not out in the final as Sajid Stallions were beaten by 57 runs.

Tigers batted first in the final and posted 148-5 from their 10 overs, with Usman Farooq chipping in with 36.

And man-of-the-match Naeem added two wickets to his half-century to help reduce Stallions to 91-6 despite 52 from Ahtzaz Ahmed.

But Stallions had their revenge in the Lutonian Crystals Sports League play-off final with a 45-run win over the Tigers.

In the Lutonian Crystals Sports League awards, Sajjad Homyoon was named Best Batsman, while Hamid Riaz won the bowling prize.

The Best All-rounder award went to Usman Farooq, and the Outstanding Performance winner was Mujtiba Shah.

A special award was also awarded to Zahir Raja for his voluntary work for the Lutonian Cricket Club.

The trophies were presented by Coun Aslam Khan, also a member of the Lutonian CC, and Mansoor Rathor, a Lutonian CC volunteer who holds various posts with the club.

Lutonian Crystals Sports Cup final – Saanwal Tigers: 148-5 (10 overs) Naeem Khan 59*, Usman Farooq 36, Ammad Saeed 18, Asfan Javed 16; Waseem Khan 2-29, Hamid Riaz 2-35, Ansar Shezad 1-37. Sajid Stallions: 91-6 (7.5 overs) Ahtzaz Ahmed 52, Hamid Riaz 19; Naeem Khan 2-15, Saanwal Ilyas 1-25, Usman Farooq 1-28.

Play-off final – Sajid Stallions: 129-3 (10 overs) Ansar Shezad 29*, Zahid Faleel 29*, Zahir Raja 26*; Kalim Khan 1-27. Saanwal Tigers: 84-6 (7 overs) Ansar Shezad 2-23, Waseem Khan 1-15.