Deepak Hooda smashes maiden T20I Hundred against Ireland, 4th Indian to do so
Deepak Hooda smashes maiden T20I Hundred against Ireland, 4th Indian to do so
Deepak Hooda smashes maiden T20I Hundred against Ireland, 4th Indian to do so
Deepak Hooda joined an unique membership on Tuesday as he was handiest the fourth Indian to attain a century in Twenty20 Internationals.
Hooda completed the milestone right through the second one and ultimate T20I in opposition to Ireland at The Village in Malahide at the outskirts of nationwide capital Dublin, attaining the three-figure mark in simply 55 deliveries in what was once a knock of the very best quality. The knock additionally occurs to be his first global ton, surpassing his private best possible of 47*, that he had completed simply two days again in opposition to the similar opposition.
The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder, promoted to open within the sequence opener on Sunday, however coming in at one-down on this sport, smashed 9 4s and 6 6s right through his keep on the crease. He reached the milestone with a unmarried off Josh Little in the beginning of the 18th over, despite the fact that he would get pushed aside within the ultimate supply of the similar over, getting stuck by means of Andy McBrine.
He was once ably assisted by means of wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who changed Ruturaj Gaikwad as Ishan Kishan’s opening spouse and made the lots of the alternative with a blazing 77 off 42 balls. The pair stitched a document 176-run stand for the second one wicket and helped the Men in Blue recuperate from Kishan’s early dismissal with simply 13 at the board.
Hooda’s knock ensured India went previous the 200-run mark slightly very easily and although they misplaced wickets in a heap within the slog overs, they nonetheless ended up with a powerful 225/7 — their fourth-highest general within the layout.
India’s common skipper Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and previous batter Suresh Raina are the one different Indians to have scored a ton within the layout, with Raina the primary to reach the feat together with his 101 in opposition to South Africa within the 2010 ICC World T20.
Rohit, in the meantime, has completed the milestone 4 occasions, together with his 118 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017 that’s the perfect person ranking by means of an Indian within the layout. Rahul, in the meantime, has two heaps within the layout — 110 no longer out and 101 no longer out in opposition to West Indies and England respectively.