Opener Tousif Peerzade impresses one and all with his gritty 92 in the Kanga League 2017
Played at the Bengal Club, Shivaji Park in Dadar, Bluestar took on Sportsmen CC Kalyan where in Sportsman CC won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, Bluestar CC declared their innings at 196/8 in 48.1 overs out of which right handed opener Tousif Peerzade scored almost half of the runs. Tousif who opened the innings scored a well crafted 92 off 132balls which included 12fours at a healthy strike rate of 70. Hardly any batsman fired apart from him with Yuvang Shah being the 2nd highest scorer with a score of 26. Had Tousif not played this knock of 92, Bluestar could have been all out for a very low score.
Sportsmen CC in reply scored 117/5 in 41.1 overs where in Nishant Mane top scored with 47 before the end of the game’s play where no 1st innings result could have been obtained. The match was declared drawn but it was certainly Tousif’s solid 92 which was the most impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates Tousif while wishes all the players luck for a great season ahead.
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