Amjad hit half-a-dozen sixes and four fours, in a top score of 116 and shared a valuable 96-run stand for the third wicket with skipper Qazi Ayub, who hit a brisk 32 and later took two for nine from four overs.

Imran Zia led the run chase with a run-a-ball 53 but three wickets in quick succession from veteran medium pacer Shezad Khan put the breaks on bin Hamoodah, who were bowled out for 156 in 19.1 overs.

The sponsor’s team made short work of Khyber. They skittled out Khyber for 60 and knocked off the winning runs in 9.4 overs for no loss. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Sahir Chemicals scored surprise victories over their more fancied opponents Adco and bin Jamal Cars.

Scores in brief: United Bank Limited bt Bin Hamoodah by 81 runs. UBL 237 for 5 in 25 overs (Khalid Munir 21, Amjad Ali 116, Qazi Ayub 32, Nasir Siddiqui 33 not out, Anwar Baig 2-39). Bin Hamoodah 156 all out in 19.1 overs (Imran Zia 53, Jarnail Singh 23, Shezad Khan 3-53, Ali Asad 3-60, Qazi Ayub 2-9, Imran ul Haq 2-23).

UAE Xchange bt Khyber by 10 wickets. Khyber 60 all out in 17.2 overs (Mohammed Bakht 20, Mohammed Aslam 2-19, Mohammed Qasim 4-21, Sanjeeva Dias 2-0). UAE Xchange 64 for no loss in 9.4 overs (Asim Ejaz 32 not out).

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank bt Adco by 43 runs. ADCB 146 for 9 in 25 overs (Vijay Fernandes 55, Rafiq Butt 3-38). Adco 103 all out in 19.3 overs (Mohammed Ilyas 2-28, Amit Hoshing 3-24).

Sahir Chemicals bt Bin Jamal Cars by 5 wickets. Bin Jamal Cars 144 for 9 in 25 overs (Naeem Sheikh 37, Imran Ali 33, Kashif Yaqoob 30, Omair Khan 4-17, Mohammed Arshad 2-23). Sahir Chemicals 145 for 5 in 16.5 overs (Mohammed Arshad 55, Mohammed Akram 36, Mohammed Qasim 2-33).

Esnaad bt Darwish bin Ahmed by 6 wickets. Darwish bin Ahmed 130 all out in 21.3 overs (Habib Rahman 54, Mohammed Asif 2-12, Habib ur Rehman 3-22, Rizwan Butt 3-29). Esnaad 133 for 4 in 17.3 overs (Asif Irfan 48, Habib ur Rehman 51 not out).

Thrifty Rent-A-Car bt ETA by 5 wickets. ETA 172 all out in 25 overs (Udaman Mohideen 45, Mohammed Irfan 22, Mohammed Muzammil 20, Nazar Hussain 3-15). Thrifty 183 for 6 in 19.3 overs (Nazar Hussain 71, Mohammed Raza 21, Jyoti Sridhar 23 not out, Nawaz Kaja 2-21).