Asgar Khan steers Utpal Warriors to a 7-wicket win against BD Smashers
In the first match of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament that was played on Super Sunday, BD Smashers set a challenging of 156-8 in 20 overs against Utpal Warriors at RCF Sports Club, Chembur, Mumbai. Opening bat Suchit Shah (31 off 31) and middle order bat Ambish Shah (38 off 23) looked solid at the crease, however did not receive good support from the rest of the batsmen in the team. Utpal Warriors struck at regular intervals not allowing BD Smashers to form a solid partnership. Kunaal Lakhani was the wrecker-in-chief as he struck with 3-27 in his four overs. Right arm off break bowler Asgar Khan bowled well alongside Lakhani and picked up 2-22 in his four overs.
Chasing 157 required a good start from Warriors and their opening pair of Krishna Rana (18 off 18) and Ravi Kapoor (29 off 24) did what the doctor had ordered for with a scintillating half century partnership. Coming in at no. 4 Asgar Khan smashed the bowlers all around the part, peppering the boundary rope with six boundaries and four sixes. Khan’s 35 ball 65 turned out to be a match defining performance as he gave no chance to BD Smashers to make a comeback in the match. The right hand bat remained unbeaten at the end of the chase and helped his team thrash the opposition by seven wickets and 14 balls to spare. With the ball, Vijay Gala was the pick of the bowlers for Smashers accounting for 2-32 in his four overs.
For his rollicking all-round effort, Asgar Khan was presented with the Man of the Match award. Asgar averred, “My experience in the Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament has been amazing. Our win today is a big boost to the team, as we were short of a few key players in our line-up. I had to shoulder the batting responsibility and I am glad that I could do it successfully today. With the ball, my first two overs were not up to the mark. However, once the left hand batsmen came in to bat, I could exploit the opportunity with my off breaks to get rid of them”.
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