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From another match in a tournament involving two teams from the same set of schools :

Istabraque Shaikh, who was promoted up the order for Anjuman, dropped guard in the middle and frustrated Maratha bowlers by keeping a long vigil scoring 19 not out from 333 balls. He looked confident and resisted playing shots even on bad deliveries.

“Istabraque used to bat at number 10 for us, but in our last outing against Swami Vivekananda, he stayed at the crease for more than an hour. Since our openers were not clicking in the tournament, we decided to replace Bilal Khan with Istabraque to keep our wickets intact at the first day of this crucial match. It is a four-day match and we have plenty of batting to come that can hit the ball well,” said Anjuman coach Naushad Khan.

Suhail Shaikh, who joined Istabraque, after opener Hajivali Jeelani got out cheaply with only nine runs on the board, piled up a partnership of 94 runs in more than 95 overs. Suhail smashed 66 runs in 288 balls (284 minutes) with eight fours.

Anjuman ended the day at 108 for 2 in 101 overs.

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