Video: 6 sixes, 4 fours and a strike rate of 248, Abdul Samad thrashed the bowlers

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|13-09-2024

Indian cricketer Abdul Samad is known for his explosive batting. Abdul Samad, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, has played many matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, in which he has batted explosively on some occasions, hitting big sixes. But not only in India, but there is also an Abdul Samad in Pakistan, who has displayed such explosive batting. In the first match of the new tournament Champions One Day Cup started in Pakistan, Samad scored 62 runs in just 25 balls, in which he hit a rain of sixes and fours.

Coming at number 7, he wreaked havoc on the bowlers

Playing for Markhors in the first match of the tournament in Faisalabad, Abdul Samad displayed his explosive batting in the middle order.

Kamran Ghulam's brilliant century laid the foundation for the team to reach a good score, on which Abdul Samad put the finishing touch by hitting sixes and fours in the last overs. Abdul Samad entered the crease after Kamran Ghulam was out in the 44th over and then returned in the last over.

Samad came to bat at number 7 when only 36-37 balls were left but this many balls were enough for him and he showed his flair. Samad thrashed every bowler of Panthers by scoring 62 runs in just 25 balls.

During this, Samad hit boundaries on consecutive balls many times, which included 2 consecutive sixes in the 47th over and 50th over, while he also hit 3 consecutive fours in the 48th over. In this innings, Samad's strike rate was 248 and he took the team to a big score of 347 runs till he was out in the last over.

Kamran Ghulam's powerful century

Before Samad, this innings was entirely in the name of 28-year-old batsman Kamran Ghulam, who scored another brilliant century. This right-handed batsman scored this century coming at number three after Fakhar Zaman was out. He scored his 7th List A century in just 88 balls and was out after scoring 115 runs.

Kamran Ghulam's century has come at a time when many regular batsmen including Babar Azam have failed in the Pakistani team while Kamran Ghulam has not got a chance even once. Kamran was also a part of the squad in the Test series against Bangladesh but he did not get a chance to debut, on which Pakistan fans have raised questions.

Kamran Ghulam's century has come at a time when many regular batsmen including Babar Azam have failed in the Pakistani team while Kamran Ghulam has not got a chance even once. Kamran was also a part of the squad in the Test series against Bangladesh but he did not get a chance to debut, on which Pakistan fans have raised questions.

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