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Salman Nizar scripted history as he produced a memorable effort with the bat during the Kerala Cricket League match between Calicut Globsters and Adani Trivandrum Royals on Saturday.

The Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram witnessed a special performance from Nizar, who smashed 11 sixes off his last 12 legal deliveries. His incredible power-hitting left fans stunned. The left-handed batter scored 40 runs in the 20th over by Abhijeeth Praveen, where he hit six sixes; the remaining four runs came off a wide and a double on a no-ball.

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In the 19th over as well, Nizar smacked Basil Thampi for five sixes and took a single off the last delivery. Nazir went on to play a sensational knock of unbeaten 86 runs in just 26 balls on the back of 12 sixes as Calicut scored 186 for six. He scored at an outstanding strike rate of 330.

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After being put into bat first, Calicut were struggling at 76/4 in the 13th over when Salman arrived at the crease. While he kept things going in the middle overs to take the team score to 115 by the 118th over. He ended up accelerating in one of the most exciting ways to help his side reach a challenging total.

This extraordinary innings by Salman will be remembered as one of the most remarkable in the history of the Kerala Cricket League. However, the star player is expected to leave the KCL to join the South Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy, and is expected to continue his magnificent form in the elite domestic competition.

Nizar was called in for the Chennai Super Kings trial during IPL 2025 but was not picked. However, with the way he is batting, IPL 2026 looks well and truly a main target for him to unfold a new chapter in his cricketing career.

Chasing the target, Trivandrum Royals were bowled out for just 173 runs in 19.3 overs, with Sanjeev Satheresan (34) being their top run-getter. For Calicut, Akhil Scaria was the pick of the bowlers as he took three wickets, whereas Ibnul Afthab and Harikrishnan MU found two scalps each.

On the back of four wins and eight points, Calicut stand second in the KCL 2025 standings after eight matches. They will face Aries Kollam Sailors in their next match at the same venue on Monday, September 1.