Musaif’s crackerjack 114 in mere 55 balls and Lakshya’s spirited all round show steers LB Shastri to a win in the Kurukshetra Premier League’19

After opting to bat first at the SKS Gurukul Ground, L.B Shastri team registered a mammoth total of 277/2 in 25 overs. Openers Musaif and Hemant Kataria (47) gave a 106 run opening stand in mere 9 overs which created the positive momentum. Musaif continued to throttle bowlers all over the ground as he went on to score a breathtaking 114 in mere 55 balls. An innings which included 22 boundaries while the rest of the batters batted around him putting up cameos.

Madhya Pradesh Tridents in reply were all out for just 83 runs in 19.1 overs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Lakshya Singh Bisht. Lakshya came up with envious bowling figures of 5/14 in 5 overs with a maiden while he received excellent support from Harsh Kumar (3/24) and Aaditya (2/16) as LB Shastri Delhi team won the match by 194 runs.

Musaif for his sparkling ton was declared “man of the match” while Lakshya with 25* and 5/14 was equally impressive.