Suave Hashir Dafedar’s stylish 77 helps Islam Gymkhana clinch a win in the 68th Salar Jung Tournament

It was a match between two competitive sides namely Bohra Cricketers & Islam Gymkhana at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Bohra Cathedral won the toss & elected to field first as the wicket was good to bowl on.

Batting first, Islam Gymkhana boys made188/6 in 20 overs & it was a good batting perfomance by the batsmen. The openers gave a decent start but it was their suave & stylish Hashir Dafedar at no.3 who scored a 41 ball 77 to take his team to a healthy total. The stylish no.3 Hashir smashed 10 fours & 2sixes enroute his 41 ball stay & played at a strike rate of almost 200 to dominate the opposition with his dashing style of batting. Sandip Nimse was the pick of the bowlers from Bohra Cricketers with bowling figures of 3/23 followed by a wicket each for shahbaz querishi & mehtab alam.

Chasing 189 at 9.5 runs per over, Bohra Cricketers managed to make only 137/8 in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Shoaib khan & Mohhamad Saiyed were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/21 & 2/44 respectively. The rest of the bowlers also did a commendable job as they succeeded in containing the batsman & also taking a wicket each.

Islam Gymkhana won the match by 51 runs & it was some good cricket displayed by Hashir & the Islam Gymkhana bowlers which helped them win this match. Cricketgraph congratulates as well as wishes luck to Hashir & the entire team to go on & win the tournament.