At the West Bay Grounds, HBK, batting first, amassed 360 for five in 50 overs. After opener Zubair set the pace to the innings with a fine 55 off 69 balls and took them to 155 for three in 25 overs, Tayyab sent them scurrying to the formidable total.
He and Imal mustered 117 runs for the fourth wicket. Imal smashed a six and five fours in his 52-ball 57. Tayyab stayed unbeaten on 124, clobbering seven sixes and as many boundaries.
In reply, Qatari Diar were bowled out for 244. Mughees picked three for 44, while Ikram nabbed two for 21. Saqlain held the innings together after they were reduced at five down 44. Saqlain cracked five sixes and six fours to make 79 in just 54 balls.
In another match, Al Feroz Youngsters proved too tough, beating Galfar Al Misnad by 99 runs. The winners, after getting 252 for eight in 50 overs, ran through the opponents and shot them out for 162 in 39.4 overs.
Nadeem led the collapse with three for 37, while Mujeeb and Inam-Ul Haq shared four scalps. Rizlan posted 35 with a six and three fours in 35 balls. Iqbal Chaudhry and Himanshu contributed 31 each. Nouman of Al Feroz Youngsters was declared the Man of the Match for his superb 66 runs with five boundaries and one wicket. Humayun also batted brilliantly and his 63 contained five well-struck sixes and four hits to the rope.
Brief scores
HBK 360 for 5 in 50 overs (Tayyab 124 not out, Imal 57, Zubair 55, Allah Ditta 1/41) bt Qatari Diar: 244 all out in 41.5 overs (Saqlain 79, Amir 39, Mughees 3/44, Ikram 2/21).
Al Feroz Youngsters: 252 for eight in 50 overs (Nouman 66, Humayun 63, Hafeez Tanveer 35, Iqbal C 3/52, Izzeth 2/26, Himanshu 1/43) bt Galfar Al Misnad: 162 all out in 39.4 overs (Rizlan 35, Iqbal Chaudhry 31, Himanshu 31, Nadeem 3/37, Mujeeb 2/18, Inam-Ul Haq 2/22).