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West Indies’ power-striker Nicholas Pooran destroyed bowlers in the ongoing T10 League 2021 on Sunday. The left-handed batsman wreaked havoc on the Bangla Tigers, scoring 89 runs from 26 deliveries while playing for Northern Warriors.
Pooran slammed as many as 12 sixes in his breathtaking knock, including 32 runs in the eighth over of the innings at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Pooran’s jaw-dropping effort with the willow steered Warriors to 162/4 in 10 overs, which is now the competition’s highest score this season.
In reply, Tigers fell short of the target by 30 runs. Skipper Andre Fletcher slammed 53 runs off 28 balls with four boundaries and four sixes. He was well assisted by the UAE’s Chirag Suri who hit an unbeaten 42 off 16 balls laced up with five sixes.
Watch the video of Pooran’s 12 humungous sixes:
Good morning, here’s all TWELVE sixes from Nicholas Pooran’s ridiculous innings. So good. 💥🤯🙌#MondayMotivation #AbuDhabiT10 @nicholas_47 pic.twitter.com/Opnxp794jj
— T10 Global (@T10League) February 1, 2021
Pooran is currently the leading run-getter in T10 League. In three matches, the Caribbean player has amassed 162 runs at a phenomenal average of 54 and a mind-boggling strike-rate of 289. He has scored 10 fours and 18 sixes, so far, in the tournament.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Nicholas Pooran….stop it!! Amazing striking @T10League
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) January 31, 2021
That was just illegal !! #AbuDhabiT10 #nicpooran #behave #player
— Rohan Gavaskar (@rohangava9) January 31, 2021
Like Chris Gayle and @ABdeVilliers17 revolutionized T20 batting , @nicholas_47 is now also setting new standards 👌🏼 #T10League @nwarriorst10
— Robin John Peterson (@robbie13flair) February 1, 2021
Nicholas Pooran's T10 career:
17 innings
584 runs
232 balls
53.09 average
251.72 strike rate
38×4
60×6— Matt Roller (@mroller98) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/benjonescricket/status/1355892201704841219
I know at this point it isn’t news, but Nicholas Pooran is just an unreal talent. He is still only 25 and is going to get better over the next few years.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) January 30, 2021
A breathtaking 8️⃣9️⃣* off JUST 2️⃣6️⃣ balls! 🤯💥
Nicky P, that’s more than a 💯 for us! 🙌🏻#SaddaPunjab #T10League @nicholas_47 pic.twitter.com/jdAo13T5WW
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 1, 2021
NICHOLAS POORAN!
466664!
HE'S ON 88 IN 24
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 31, 2021
Most sixes in a T10 League game:
12 sixes – NICHOLAS POORAN, Today
10 sixes – Nicholas Pooran vs Punjabi Legends, 2018Highest individual scores in T10 League:
91* – Chris Lynn for MA vs TAB, 2019
89 – Chris Lynn for MA vs DB, 2019
89 – NICHOLAS POORAN, Today#AbuDhabiT10— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 31, 2021
Mad knock from Nicholas Pooran. He scored 89 in just 26 balls for Northern Warriors. He could've scored a century here, but missed by 11 runs. He smashed 12 sixes and 3 fours, 15 boundaries in his 26 balls! Marvelous display of power hitting by him.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 31, 2021
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Nicholas Pooran’s innings in full 😳
What a talent! 🙌🔥#AbuDhabiT10 pic.twitter.com/4F1vItVnUF
— T10 Global (@T10League) January 31, 2021
Nicholas Pooran in the last two matches in T10 League – 143(47) including 8 fours & 17 sixes.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 31, 2021
Nicholas Pooran – 88* (24) 😲
He has struck 12 sixes so far #AbuDhabiT10
Meanwhile cricket experts :- pic.twitter.com/yHZ5LbFJxr
— 마륵 타망 ⚡⚡ (@_Marktamang) January 31, 2021
Nicholas Pooran's 89 off 26 has to be up there with Suresh Raina 87 off 25 balls, Gayle's 175 off 66 and Russell's 65 off 19 balls.
— Simon Preston (@SimonPreston93) January 31, 2021
Nicholas Pooran is a bloody good striker of the ball. There's not much you can do when it's his day. Fifty up from 16 balls 🔥👏#T10League
— naeemah (@NaeemahBenjamin) January 30, 2021
Nicholas Pooran could have easily broken the 12 ball 50 record, if not for the couple of singles. Jeez, Insane hitting.
— @ravimaestri (@ravimaestri) January 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/rashidulllah198/status/1355560484020207621
https://twitter.com/LoyalSachinFan/status/1355893888867688450
89 off 26 balls!! Officially am a #nicholaspooran fan 🌟🌟🌟🙏🙏🙏
— Aeishwariya (@aeis_raje) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/captions_master/status/1355898360209793026
#nicholaspooran hmm, not sure if that was out. But nevertheless an AMAZING performance from @nicholas_47 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾#T10League
— SouthLJazz90 (@SouthLJazz90) January 31, 2021
Enna Innings da dei Nicky praa 😯🔥
89 from 26 balls
One of the best Innings in T10….Badly missed the live match 🤧#T10 #NicholasPooran @nicholas_47 pic.twitter.com/e0DTWIBzfL
— Pradeep (@Pradeep_kavinn) February 1, 2021
Smoking Innings 🔥 by #NicholasPooran .. So far 12 sixes strike rate 365 .. 12 more runs to get a century!!! #AbuDhabiT10
— Parthasarathy (@Partha1403) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/GajariaRohit/status/1355957212754051074
https://twitter.com/irajnish56/status/1355897436942737411
https://twitter.com/116_Adelaide/status/1355899064525619203
This player is just unbelievable!!!#NicholasPooran #T10League
— N A M A N (@_Naman_21) January 31, 2021
Peopel watching #NicholasPooran bat be like: pic.twitter.com/4RQmOEFyl3
— Yash Munjal (@ymunjalwhy) January 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/Rajpals58879152/status/1356075819718864901
Meanwhile Kxip Team and fans#NicholasPooran #T10League pic.twitter.com/bgLsAOOaH2
— Pratyush Pani (@pratyushhhp) January 31, 2021