One man scores all the runs

Amrit Gossal.
Amrit Gossal.
Most of us would be happy just to hit the winning runs.

Not Amrit Gossal. He hit ALL the runs.

The 26-year-old Indian swatted a six second ball and just kept swinging.

In just under four  overs he had bashed 51 runs from 21 deliveries to secure a 10-wicket win for  Queenstown in Central Otago premier club cricket.

Poor  Cromwell. The team could not have been too optimistic after scoring 49 all out from 25 overs. But it might have banked on 10 or so overs to generate a little bit of pressure.

Instead, Gossal put the second ball of the innings over midwicket for six. The next went back over the bowler’s head and his third bounced before crossing the boundary.

Gossal had to settle for a single off the fifth ball of the over, enabling  his team-mate  to have a brief go. He defended and that was the last time he got to face. It was a rather small part to play in a sensational opening stand.

Gossal fronted up for the next 16 deliveries and swatted 34 runs in a relentless onslaught.

Not bad for a guy who has only been playing hard-ball cricket since moving to New Zealand almost two years ago. 

He started the summer in the second grade but was promoted after scoring three 100s.

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