Mohammed Azharuddeen from Kerala has hogged all of the limelight within the ongoing Syed Mushtaq T20 Trophy the place the aggressive opener has scored a 54-ball 137 and helped his workforce chase a goal of 197 inside 16 overs of the sport on Wednesday.
The right-hander hammered 9 fours and 11 sixes and reached his 100 in simply 37 balls at Wankhede stadium. Batting at a strike-rate of over 250, the 26-year-old’s workforce received the match by 8 wickets and the batter turned the primary Kerala participant to smash a century within the competitors. He surpassed Rohan Prem’s earlier top-score of 92 not out.
💯 in 37 balls! 🔥🔥
Sensational stuff that is from Mohammed Azharuddeen. 👍👍
What a knock this has been from the Kerala opener! 👏👏 #KERvMUM #SyedMushtaqAliT20
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/V6H1Yp60Vs pic.twitter.com/Nrh88uOOFU
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 13, 2021
Azhar now additionally holds the report of hitting the second-fastest century within the home T20 match. Rishabh Pant’s 32-ball hundred in 2018 stays because the quickest hundred on this match.
Chasing the goal, Azharuddeen and Robin Uthappa stitched a 129-run partnership for the primary wicket. However, this didn’t break Azharuddeen’s momentum as he continued to play aggressive cricket and helped the workforce win the sport comfortably.
Star of the evening – Mohammed Azharuddeen – lit up the Wankhede Stadium with a 54-ball 137* that helped Kerala safe a scientific 8-wicket win over Mumbai.👏👏#KERvMUM #SyedMushtaqAliT20
Watch how all of the motion unfolded 🎥👇https://t.co/VWU9MHY0S6 pic.twitter.com/Zr7DgLCYlK
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 13, 2021
Another report was damaged on the identical day within the match when Meghalaya skipper and wicketkeeper Punit Bisht scored an unbeaten 51-ball 146 in opposition to Mizoram. This is the second-highest T20 rating by an Indian. While Kerala’s Azharuddeen’s 137* is the third highest within the listing.
Punit’s ton was studded with 17 sixes which is one more report by an Indian in a T20 match. The 34-year outdated participant surpassed Shreyas Iyer’s 15 sixes in a T20 in opposition to Sikkim.
Bisht’s heroics helped Meghalaya put a rating mammoth complete of 230/6 on the board in 20 overs. The workforce efficiently beat Mizoram by 120 runs.