Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant returned to form ahead of next week’s Adelaide Test with contrasting centuries as India punished Australia A bowlers in the pink-ball warm-up match at the SCG on Saturday.
Pant needed 19 runs to reach his century when Jack Wildermuth commenced the second evening’s final over. The youngster smashed the Aussie pacer for 4, 4, 6, 4 and 4 to remain unbeaten on 103 off just 73 balls.
Vihari, on the other hand, laboured his way to a fine 104 after facing 194 deliveries. Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill also played elᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚegant knocks of 61 and 65 runs respectively.
At the close of play, India were strongly placed at 386 for four, leading by 472 runs with a day to go.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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A cracking first-class century from in just ♑73 balls at the SCG. 🧔He smashes 22 off the final over to bring up his 100.
9×4 6×6. BOOM.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
PANT PANT PANT – so happy for you you deserve to be in the 11
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11)
1𝓀00 for and the debate will start again. This💙 is what you love about the build up to a high intensity test series.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
Andꩵ he gets the 100. Well played excellent to see you get the ton. Will set you up for Adelaide.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
103* in 73 balls. 22 runs of the last over to get to the ton. Missed this belligeren♔t batting, Pant!
Played !
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Rishabh Pant is the fastest batsman to hit a century in a Pink Ball game. He's just 23-year old and already a Test century in England, Australia and now fastest century in Pink Ball.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
In reply of Saha congra﷽tulating K💧ohli for wedding anniversary, Rishabh Pant giving fight with a 73-ball hundred for wicket-keeping spot.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Rishabh Pant Appreciation OP 💥
1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣* off 7️⃣3️⃣ vs 🇦🇺 A, just RP17™ makꦛing your Saturday 🔥
P. S. He 🦄smashed 22 runs off the final over to bring up his 💯
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
The legend of Rishabh Pant continues to grow in Australia. Smashes 22 runs off the las🐻t 5 balls (4, 4, 6, 4, 4 to go from 81 to 103) of the day to bring up a rather remarkable century. “Only Gilchrist could have done that,” say those who stayed back at the
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Looked solid in a🐎🧔ll 4 innings.. well deserved century 😻🤙
— Whyrat Coalhi ka Hukum (@shortarm_jab)
This is terrific batting and incredible hitti𓄧ng from . He has smashed everyone to all parts of the ground and deep into the 🅷stands.
— Moulin (@Moulinparikh)
People can say whatever they want but when this guy is on song it's absolute mayhem and box office in the crease You beast and that was another class innings from he literally faced each and every possible situation in today's game
— Subash (@AVSUBASH)
Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant's centuries take India's lead to 472.
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
