A new blistering record was etched in the books of cricket on December 5 when Hamza Saleem Dar delivered a stellar knock of 193 runs off 43 balls. This extraordinary performance was witnessed during the European Cricket T10 match between Catalunya Jaguar and Sohal Hospitalet, where the former emerged victorious by 153 runs. Hamza’s unbeaten knock of 193, which was laced with 22 sixes and 14 boundaries, holds the record for the highest individual score to be ever recorded in the history of T10 cricket, surpassing the previous record of 163 runs.
Opting to bat first, Catalunya Jaguar posted a total of 257/0 in just 10 overs. For Jaguars, Hamza scored a whopping total of 193* off just 43 balls. Apart from him, Yasir Ali scored 58* off just 19 balls.
Later, the Jaguars restricted Sohal Hospitalet to 104/8 in 10 overs. Raja Shahzad stood as the highest scorer for the Hospitalet contributing to a total of 25 runs off 10 balls. Apart from him, Qamar Shahzad scored 22 off 13 balls while Aamir Siddique scored 16 off 9 balls.
Hamza, from the side of the Jaguar’s, once again shone but this time it was with the ball as he scalped a total of three wickets. Besides him, Faisal Sarfaraz, Farrukh Sohail, Ameer Hamzah, and MD Umar Waqas scalped one wicket each.
After this encounter, the Jaguars continued their winning momentum as they went on to defeat Bengali CC in their next ECS Spain T10 match on December 7. On the other hand, Sohal Hospitalet will be squaring off against Bengali CC for their next match on December 8.
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