The Royal Stars took on the Spartans United in a friendly fixture played at the Al Mansoora Ground, which saw the Stars win comprehensively.
Royal Stars, after electing to bat first, started their innings off with a bang, with both openers striking the ball cleanly to all parts of the ground. Waleed Azim scored a blistering 26 ball 45 which included 5 fours and 1 maximum. However, it was Khizar Azam who stole the spotlight with a fantastic knock of 94 runs in just 62 balls, with 9 boundaries and 2 huge sixes, at a strike rate of 152. For the Spartans, Daniyal took 2 wickets for 31 runs in his 4 overs. The Royal Stars ended their quota of 20 overs, at a competitive score of 184 runs, for the loss of 3 wickets.
With the momentum towards the Stars', the Spartans looked to attack from the first ball. Opener Ahmed scored a quick 16 runs in 10 balls with a four and a six to give a solid start to his team. However, the Royal Stars' bowlers were too good and picked up quick wickets, to ensure that their team would go on and win comfortably. Zain Ul Haq picked up 3 wickets for 16 runs while Akhlaq Khan and Shaheer Azim took 2 wickets each. The Spartans United were bowled out for a mere 59 runs in just 10.3 overs.
The Royal Stars won the match by 125 runs.
