Salman Nizar's explosive batting propelled Calicut to an improbable victory in the Kerala Cricket League. Nizar smashed a record-breaking 86 off 26 balls, including 11 sixes in the final two overs, to score 71 runs. This remarkable onslaught transformed a struggling innings into a match-winning total, etching his name in T20 history.
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