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Salman Nizar Hits 11 Sixes in 12 Balls as Calicut Win After 71 Runs in Final Two Overs

The death-overs surge is being reported as a T20 benchmark for closing-overs scoring, sharpening focus on the Kerala batter’s IPL prospects.

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Salman Nizar went berserk during a KCL match.

Overview

  • Coming in with Calicut 115/6 after 18 overs, Nizar powered the total to 186/6 and finished unbeaten on 86 off 26 balls with 12 sixes and no fours.
  • He took 31 off the 19th over by striking five consecutive sixes off Basil Thampi before retaining strike with a single.
  • The final over against Abhijith Praveen yielded 40 runs, with six legal deliveries struck for six and the tally aided by a wide and a no-ball.
  • Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 13 runs at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram after the late-overs turnaround.
  • Multiple outlets report the 71 runs in the last two overs as a record feat, and the viral innings follows Nizar’s earlier CSK trial without a contract.