MiLC
Saifuddin stars in Atlanta's big win
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Mohammad Saifuddin's all-round brilliance after Steven Taylor's ton steered Atlanta Fire to secure a huge 74-run win against Ft. Lauderdale Lions in the ongoing Minor League Cricket (MiLC).
Swashbuckling batter Taylor smashed a century helping Atlanta Fire set a mammoth 237, in response Fire could muster 162-7 in the allotted 20 overs.
Openers Taylor and Rajdeep Darbar put together 160 runs for the opening partnership after being invited to bat first.
Darbar hit 66 off 32 including eight boundaries and four sixes while Taylor struck nine 4's and an equal number of sixes to notch up a 112-run knock.
Saifuddin scored a quickfire 32 off 18 and picked up two wickets in the match.
Chasing the target, Kevin Stoute top-scored 58 runs in 40 deliveries which featured two fours and five sixes. Isaiah Rajah and Dino Chooweenam contributed with 28 and 35 runs respectively.
Apart from Saifuddin's double, Corne Dry and Zia Muhammad Shahzad also picked up two wickets apiece for Atlanta.