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Explosive batting of Andreas Goss (Photo: PTI)

Andries Gous: Who is the bully of December on the cricket field? If these questions come, the answer could be wicketkeeper batsman Andreas Goss. This is because the year changed but not the style that terrorized their bowlers in December. Like last year, this year too he has left a tremendous impression of his dominance in the first week of December itself. In the opening match of the International League T20, he not only hit the most number of sixes and scored the most runs, but in doing so also led his team to victory.

Andreas Goss roared again in December!

American cricketer Andreas Goss is part of the Desert Vipers team in ILT20. In the opening match of the league played on 2 December, Desert Vipers faced Dubai Capitals. In the match, Dubai Capitals batted first and scored 150 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Now Desert Vipers had a target of 151 runs. Andreas Goss opened with Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman. Both of them made a fast start in the powerplay and took the team's score to 50 runs even before the completion of the 5th over.

In the partnership for the opening wicket, 24 runs came from the bat of Andreas Goss. Whereas Fakhar Zaman was out after scoring 26 runs. Even after Fakhar was out, Andreas Goss remained steadfast and continued playing his natural game. The 32-year-old batsman contributed in the next two small but important partnerships.

Hit most sixes, scored most runs

Facing 36 balls, Andreas Goss scored 58 runs at a strike rate of more than 161, which included 6 fours and 3 sixes. In the match, 5-5 sixes were hit from both the teams. In this match of 10 sixes, Andreas Goss was the only batsman to hit the maximum number of 3 sixes. Not only this, he was not only the top scorer of his team with 58 runs, but also became the only batsman to score a half-century in the match.

Even 7 bowlers could not stop us from winning

To dismiss Andreas Goss, Dubai Capitals tried 7 of its bowlers, including David Willey. Mohammad Nabi, Scott Currie, Haider Ali, Gulbadin Naib, Waqar Salamkhel and Mohammad Juwadullah were included. But, by the time one of them managed to take the wicket of Andries Goss, their work was done for the Desert Vipers. Meaning, he had taken his team to the threshold of victory.

'Dabangai' is very visible in December

Well, this is not the first time that the dominance of Andreas Goss's bat has been seen in the month of December. In the first week of December 2024, he attracted everyone's attention by becoming the first batsman to score a century in the Nepal Premier League. While playing for Pokhara Avengers in Nepal Premier League, Goss scored a century in 54 balls. Andreas Goss became the hero of his team's victory in December last year also. And now he has started the December of the year 2025 by leading the team to victory. Just the T20 league is different.