Skipper Abhishek Sharma equalled the report for the quickest T20 century by an Indian batter as he smashed a sensational 100 off simply 28 balls for Punjab within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match towards Meghalaya on the Niranjan Shah Stadium C on Thursday. Together with his unbeaten innings of 106 off 29, laced with 11 maximums and eight boundaries, Abhishek equalled the report for the quickest T20 century by an Indian batter with Gujarat’s Urvil Patel, who had smashed a 28-ball century towards Tripura earlier on this event in Indore. Chasing a modest goal of 143, Abhishek raced to his half-century in simply 12 balls earlier than reaching the historic milestone in simply 28 balls as Punjab chased down the goal in simply 9.3 overs.
Abhishek’s sensational innings broke his lean patch within the event, as in his six earlier innings, he managed 149 runs, crossing fifty solely as soon as.
Moreover his heroics with bat, Abhishek additionally calimed two wickets in his four-over quota after conceding 24 runs at an financial system of 6 as Punjab restricted Meghalaya on 142-7 in 20 overs.
Globally, Abhishek’s feat places him simply shy of the all-time quickest T20 century, a 27-ball effort by Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan towards Cyprus.
Baroda registered the highest-ever males’s T20 whole, scoring 349 for 5 in 20 overs within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match towards Sikkim at Emerald Excessive College Floor on Thursday.
The earlier report for the very best T20 rating was held by Zimbabwe when it scored 344 runs towards Gambia in October this 12 months.
Baroda additionally turned the primary workforce to submit a 300-plus rating within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The earlier highest workforce whole within the event was made by Punjab with 275 runs they scored towards Andhra Pradesh within the earlier version.
Baroda went previous the 300-run mark in solely 17.2 overs, driving on Bhanu Pania’s 42-ball hundred earlier than ending on 349/5 in 20 overs.
Pania completed unbeaten on 134 off 51 deliveries on the again of 5 fours and 11 sixes. Abhimanyu Singh (53 off 17), Shivalik Sharma (55 off 17) and Vishnu Solanki (50 off 16) additionally contributed to the entire with respective half-centuries.
Within the means of scoring a world report whole, Baroda additionally turned the primary Indian home workforce exterior the IPL to report 100 runs inside a T20 Powerplay. In addition they smashed 37 sixes within the match to achieve the landmark whole.
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