Suave Hashir continues his terrific form while Karan Shah scores a match winning 109 in the Purshottam Shield Tournament ‘17

Played at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan, it was match between two extremely talented teams filled with exceptionally talented youngsters namely Islam Gymkhana & New Hind SC where in Islam Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total & putting the opposition under pressure.

Batting first, the top 3 failed to give a good start but the in-form Hashir Dafedar who is in a different zone altogether with the bat scored a yet another classy 109 off 127deliveries (14fours,3sixes). This season Hashir has proved how a consistent run machine he can be and how big a asset he can be with the bat. Salimyusuf Ansari also chipped in with a crucial 66 which pushed their team’s total to 263/10 in 64.5 overs. Sagar Mishra and Parikshit Valsangkar were the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts each.

Even though a score of 264 is good to defend but New Hind SC even made that score easy as they chased down the score comfortably in 48.1 overs with the loss of just 3wkts. Openers Kushal and Parikshit gave a flying start with half centuries while left handed Karan Shah continued the positive momentum as he went on to score a thrilling 109 off mere 71balls(11fours, 6sixes) at a strike rate of over 150. Karan who is known for his attacking batting lived up to his image as he single handedly finished the chase with his entertaining batting. New Hind SC won the match by 7wkts and 21.5 overs to spare while it was Karan whose 109 remained the standout perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes all the players for their upcoming matches.

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