*Virender Sehwag* 134 Runs Of 63 Balls In MCL 2016 Against Sagittarius Strikers

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Sehwag century, Santokie hat-trick light up Sharjah The Sharjah Cricket Stadium was set alight by a century and a hat-trick in the same innings on Friday (February 5). At a strike rate of 212.70, Virender Sehwag belted 11 sixes and 10 fours in an innings of 134 off just 63 balls as Gemini Arabians picked up a 12-run win, also their fourth successive one, in the tenth match of the Masters Champions League (MCL), strengthening their grip on the top spot. Gemini cashed in after opting to bat on a belter of a track that had little for the bowlers. Sehwag was in the zone from ball one as he smashed it for a boundary to set the tone for the innings. Gemini raced away to 84 for 0 after 7 overs, at a soaring run rate. Krishmar Santokie had Jacques Rudolph leg before in the eighth over, but that was as much as Sagittarius Strikers could get up front. Kumar Sangakkara rode his luck to score a half-century after being handed three lives, whilst adding 135 runs with Sehwag. Sehwag captivated the largest crowd of the season with a master-class of stroke play with an array of shots all over the park, getting to his century with a six off Nathan Hauritz and taking Gemini past the 200-run mark in the 17th over. At that stage, given how Sehwag was bludgeoning Sagittarius' bowling, even 250 was probable. However, they only managed to score nine runs in the final two overs that saw a shocking collapse of six wickets with the last over reading: W W W W 0 1,W. Santokie, who was ushered in to bowl the last over, finally bowled Sangakkara with a slower ball off the first delivery. Brad Hodge then departed for a golden duck after he miscued a drive straight to Imran Farhat at long off which brought Shivnarine Chanderpaul out to bat for the first time this season. Justin Kemp handed an easy catch to Shane Bond at short third man to give Santokie a hat-trick. He then made it four in four after Rana Naved-ul-Hasan shuffled across to hand Yasir Arafat an easy catch. The next ball was a dot. Off the final ball of the over, a bit of misunderstanding between Chanderpaul and Kyle Mills resulted in a run out and Santokie finished with figures of 5 for 30. All of Sagittarius' bowlers, barring Daniel Vettori and Santokie, conceded over ten runs an over. But Hauritz was given a pasting of sorts, conceding 35 runs off the two overs he bowled. Chasing 225, Sagittarius Strikers' chase was dented right from the start as Adam Gilchrist departed for a second-ball duck in the opening over, followed by the in-form Mahela Jayawardene in the fifth. Imran Farhat (51) and Yasir Hameed (41) struck some mighty blows whilst putting on 75 runs off 36 balls to keep the Strikers in the chase. However, Muttiah Muralitharan and Saqlain Mushtaq struck in successive overs to dismiss the duo, making short work of the defence thereafter. Santokie threw his bat at everything and smashed three sixes in his unbeaten nine-ball 23 to take Sagittarius as close as 212 for 9. Sagittarius fell short by just 12 runs as Muralitharan finished with three wickets. Brief scores: Gemini Arabians 224/7 in 20 overs (Virender Sehwag 134, Kumar Sangakkara 51; Krishmar Santokie 5-30) beat Sagittarius Strikers 212/9 in 20 overs (Imran Farhat 51, Yasir Hameed 41; Kyle Mills 2-23, Mutthiah Muralitharan 3-38) by 12 runs. virender sehwag best innings in odi, virender sehwag vs shoaib akhtar, virender sehwag 119 in 56 balls, virender sehwag 219, virender sehwag hattrick sixes in 1st over of a match, virender sehwag 319 highlights hd, virender sehwag in aap ki adalat, virender sehwag singing, virender sehwag retirement, virender sehwag 219 highlights, virender sehwag best innings in odi, virender sehwag vs shoaib akhtar, virender sehwag 119 in 56 balls, virender sehwag 219, virender sehwag hattrick sixes in 1st over of a match, virender sehwag 319 highlights hd, virender sehwag in aap ki adalat, virender sehwag singing, virender sehwag retirement, virender sehwag 219 highlights, virender sehwag aap ki adalat, virender sehwag angry, virender sehwag and sunil gavaskar in comedy nights with kapil, virender sehwag and sachin tendulkar, virender sehwag and shoaib akhtar, virender sehwag at his best, virender sehwag and yuvraj singh, virender sehwag australia, virender sehwag against australia, virender sehwag all stars, virender sehwag best innings in odi, virender sehwag best innings, virender sehwag batting, virender sehwag bowling, virender sehwag best batting, virender sehwag bowling wickets, virender sehwag best sixes, virender sehwag batting style, virender sehwag baap baap hota hai, virender sehwag best shots, virender sehwag century, virender sehwag comedy nights with kapil, virender sehwag century in ipl, virender sehwag cricket, virender sehwag controversy, virender sehwag cars, virender sehwag cricinfo, virender sehwag comedy, virender sehwag cricket academy, virender sehwag catches, virender sehwag debut