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Firoz scored 63 off 29 balls with five fours and four sixes.
Hareesh chipped in with 54 off 36 balls which included two fours and three sixes as Nucaf Tellicherry, batting first, seized the early initiative, piling up a massive 257 for eight.
Shibith (37 off 15 balls with one four and five sixes), Krishna Chandra (30 off 13 balls with two fours and two sixes) and Usman Mushtaq (27 off 29 balls) also joined the party with some fluent knocks.
Harkirat took three wickets for 40 runs while R.A. Swaroop and Kaleem grabbed two each, but they could never threaten the rampaging Nucaf Tellicherry batsmen.
The visiting team, in reply, were restricted to 159 for seven despite a fine innings of 54 by Kaleem. The batsman hit four fours and three sixes in his 35-ball innings.
Harkirat also made 28 off 19 balls, but Nucaf Tellicherry maintained full control of the match.
Brief scores: Nucaf Tellicherry beat Veterans CA Hyderabad by 98 runs: Nucaf Tellicherry 257 for eight (Firoz Khan 63, Hareesh 54, Shibith 37, Krishna Chandra 30, Usman Mushtaq 27; Harkirat 3-40, R.A. Swaroop 2-50, Kaleem 2-50) Veterans CA 159 for seven (Kaleem 54, Harkirant 28; Usman Kutty 2-25).
Man of the match: Firoz Khan of Nucaf Tellicherry. Umpires: Amin Shahid and Arshad Ansari.
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