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Shower of sixes in Gulf Super Sixes Cup
Big-hitting batsmen ruled supreme in the Dubai competition
- By K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer
- Published: 15:35 December 12, 2011
Dubai: A shower of sixes rained down on the Gulf Super Sixes tournament, as big-hitting batsmen ruled supreme in the Dubai competition.
Biju and Shahzad of Teknoware were the stars of the day. Through six sixes and only one boundary, Biju hit 44 runs off just 12 balls, while Shahzad hit 37 off 15 balls with four sixes and one boundary. They posted 109 for one to trounce Khaleej Times by 83 runs.
Another six hitter was Kaleem of Serco Group. He hit 40 runs with five sixes and one boundary to help his team to a 75-run win over EHL Management.
Andy Russel of Sports City and Anish Pillai of Globelink West Star, who hit 41 runs and 36 runs respectively, were the only two to have more boundaries than sixes. Russel hit five boundaries and three sixes, while Pillai hit five boundaries and only one six.
Summarised scores
Teknoware bt Khaleej Times by 83 runs. Teknoware 109 for 1 in 5 overs (Shahzad 37, Biju 44, Khaleej Times 26 for 3 in 5 overs.
Globelink West Star bt Teknoware by 6 runs. GLWS 54 for 4 wkts in 5 overs (Zahir 32) Teknoware 48 in 4.2 overs (Anish Pillai 2 for 2)
Globelink West Star bt Khaleej Times by 64 runs. GLWS 92 for 1 in 5 overs (Anish Pillai 36, Vineet 22). Khaleej Times 28 in 4.5 overs.
Serco Group bt EHL Management by 75 runs. Serco Group 101 for 3 in 5 overs. (Kaleem 40, Mohsin 32). EHL 26 (Joseph Lawrence 2 for 4, Kaleem 2 for 2)
EHL bt Sports City by 5 wkts. Sports City 34 for 3 in 5 overs. EHL 39 without loss in 3.1 overs. Sports City bt Serco Group by 3 wkts. Serco Group 69 for 1 in 5 overs (Irfan 31, Mohsin 29).Sports City 72 for 2 in 4.4 overs (Andy Russel 41).
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