Ridan Warriors batted first against Arsalan Iqbal CC at the 22nd Challengers Cup and were completely blown away by the opposition. AI bowlers were merciless against the batting side, picking up a flurry of quick wickets to dismiss Ridan Warriors for a low 77 in 16.3 overs. Afnan with 18 and Farjad with 16 were the only players who entered double digits. Noman took 2 wickets while Afroz's brutal 2 for 8 was the key spell for his side. Eventually the rest of the bowling unit also chipped in, picking up a wicket each.
In response, Arsalan Iqbal CC were always going to have an easy victory. Openers Hassan and Irteza scored 21 and 18 respectively before Monik Khan's 28 sealed a comfortable win for AI CC in 12 overs. Adeel A Majid's 2 wickets were in vain.
Arsalan Iqbal CC won by 8 wickets.
