Medgulf wins Saudi Re cricket tourney

Mediterranean and Gulf Cooperative Insurance Company (Medgulf) won the Saudi Re Insurance Cricket League 2019, defeating Alinma Tokio Marine Company (ATMC).

The tournament featured eight insurance companies operating in Saudi Arabia. The league was organised by Raza Haider (Alinma Tokio Marine) and sponsored by Saudi Re. The star of the final was Mohammed Mansoor whose performance with both bat and ball enabled Medgulf to overcome a tough challenge from ATMC in the last over.

The 8 teams were divided into two pools of four sides each. Pool Green included ATMC, Metlife AIG ANB, Saudi Re and AXA Cooperative Insurance, while Pool Red had Amana Cooperative, Medgulf, Walaa Cooperative and the team of Actuaries. The event was held at Country Club Ground Riyadh.

In the first semifinal, ATMC defeated Team Actuaries.

In the final, ATMC batted first and made 88-6 in 8 overs, while Medgulf made 89-3 in 7.2 overs.

Various awards were given with Mohammed Mansoor of Medgulf sweeping the Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Player of the Tournament prizes. Ali Salar of Team Actuaries received the Innings of the Tournament award for his century. Imran Hashim of Medgulf won the Bowling Spell of the Tournament for his hat trick. The award for Best All-round Performance went to Saadat Khan of ATMC and the Best Catch award was taken by Raja Arif of Saudi Re, according to a report by the Saudi Gazette.