Salman Nizar delivered a power-hitting spectacle for Calicut Globstars against Adani Trivandrum Royals in the Kerala Cricket League, after hammering 11 sixes in the last 13 deliveries, leaving the opposition shellshocked and spectators thrilled on Saturday.
It was pure mayhem in the KCL as Nizar inflicted pure carnage at the Greenfield International Stadium after embarking on a six-hitting spree in the first innings. His relentless onslaught began in the penultimate over after he offered no clemency to Basil Thampi and thumped five sixes on the trot to garner 31 runs.
Hitting six sixes is still a rare feat in the T20s, but Nazri made it look like a walk in the park. In the final over, he became a walking nightmare for Abhijith Praveen by walloping six towering maximums to reap 40 runs, aided by a wide and a double on a no-ball.
He returned unbeaten on 86(26) after powering Calicut to a daunting 186/6 total. After the dust settled, the Royals came out to bat to gun down the 187-run target. They lost opener Vishnu Raj early in the chase, but managed to finish the powerplay with 45/1 on the board.