Rishabh Pant smacked a sizzling c♛entury as Delhi Dardevils (DD) finished at 187-5 after electing to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi on Thursday.
The table-toppers struck early in the power play as Shakib Al Hasan remov🌄ed openers Jason Roy and Prithvi Shaw. Later on, Rishabh Pant was involved ൲in run-outs of DD skipper Shreyas Iyer and Shreyas Patel that helped the visitors get back into the game.
However, young P🌸ant carried on his fine form and became the first Indian to score an IPL century in this season. Despite the departure of Glenn Maxwell in the death overs, Pant (unbeaten 128 off 63 balls) kept going to help his side post a respectable total.
Here’s how fans on Twitter reacted to Rishabh Pant’s innings:
The best inning of the absolu🐻te entertainment🌳, you beauty ..🏏👏🏼👍🏼
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
The best bowling attack PANT-Ing for breath. This is a bloody special knockꦐ from Rishabh Pant. Been the season of young Indians and this effort is right up there!
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
Astounding 100 from . Taking on the best and still comi♒ng on top like a Boss. Fearless Batting 👌👏
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Really special innings from Rishabh. Those were not bad balls from Bhuvi in the last over barring the last full toss, but Rishabh Pant is really special and I🐻 h💟ope he is nurtured well.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Innings of this year's . . .
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Special Innings from a special player. Cons🐼idering the pitch and the opposition, Pant has played the best knock of the season. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 😊🙏🙌😉
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Well played atom bomb ☺️👍🏏
— Ishwar pandey (@pandey_ishwar)
One handed sixes 🍌and hitting even good balls out of the park. This was as good an innings you will ever♛ see in a T-20 match against the best bowling line up in the IPL, absolutely clean striking. Take a bow, Rishabh Pant
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Rishabh Pant has got to be one of the most fearless and powerful young batsmen I have ever come acros🅠s. First T20 💯. Congratulations.👏👏👏👏
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
What an amazin🤡g innings from Rishabh Pant. 🦹Incredible talent and skill!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5)
What else to say but PANTS ON FIRE 😉
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani)
Incredibly special 💯 by Rishabh Pant
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
A super explosive cཧentury from Rishabh Pant, against the bowling prowess of S⛦RH! What a knock!
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Wow! Not just a century, 🦹this c𓃲ould be the innings of the IPL so far.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Rishabh Pant >>> Rohit Sharma when it comes t🦂o running out the best batsman of the team & scoring runs even on his behalf
— Abhay (@ImAbhay3)
Rishabh Pant Today: (20 years 218 days)
Youngest to complete 1000 runs in the IPL. (Prev: Sanju Samson 21y 183d)
2nd younge✤st to score a 🧸century in the IPL. (Manish Pandey 19y 253d)— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Rishabh Pant's 128* (63):
– 50th century in IPL history
– Highest score by an Indian in IPL
– Highest score by an Indian in T20s
– Second-youngest centurion in IPL— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
128 Runs Off 63 Balls
15 Fours, 7 SixesAbsolu🌺te Carnage By Rishabh Pant. 1st Indian To Score Century In . Take A Bow. 👏🙏
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
