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Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s best all-rounder, was beaten by the ball in the Abu Dhabi T-Ten League. Nicholas Pooran of West Indies scored 30 runs with 5 sixes in one over of Tiger Star.

Shakib’s team Bangla Tigers won the toss and chose to bat first at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday night.

Pakistani Iftikhar Ahmed scored 108 runs for 7 wickets in 10 overs with 3 fours and 5 sixes in his 21-ball innings of 54 runs. Shakib scored 17 off 9 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. In reply, Kohler-Cadmore and Nicholas Pooran’s pair of half-centuries made Deccan Gladiators reach the target without a wicket in 6.1 overs.

Cadmore scored 5 fours, 4 sixes in 21 balls and Puran played 16 balls in 1 four and 7 sixes in an unbeaten innings of 50 runs. Shakib was wicketless with 30 runs in one over. In the fifth over of his innings, Nicholas Puran hit five sixes except the fourth ball.

Shakib’s Bengal Tigers played 6 matches in the league and won only 2. They are at the seventh position in the list.