Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Vivrant Sharma set the record for the highest score on debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by an Indian player, breaking a 15-year-old record. Vivrant Sharma, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, reached the milestone against the Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Sunrisers Hyderabad set a target of 200 for the loss of five wickets. Sharma contributed 69 runs off 47 balls, which consisted of nine fours and two sixes.
He played for Jammu and Kashmir in the Vijay Hazare Trophy – India’s top ODI domestic competition in 2022 – and was the team’s top scorer in the tournament with 395 runs at an average of 56.42, with a century and two fifties.
Swapnil Asnodkar of Rajasthan Royals scored 60 points against KKR in Jaipur in 2008. He held the record for the highest score by an Indian player on an IPL debut for 15 years. He played for Goa in first-class cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Lucknow Super Giants coach Gautam Gambhir scored 58 points against Rajasthan Royals in 2008 while playing for Delhi Daredevils in his IPL debut.
22-year-old Devdutt Padikkal, currently playing for Rajasthan Royals, scored 56 points on his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai in 2020.
Batting first, SRH openers Vivrant and Mayank Agarwal gave a solid start in the power play, not losing a single wicket and adding 53 runs to the scoreboard. They both scored 140 runs for the first wicket, with Vivrant scoring 69 in 47 balls and Mayank scoring 83 in just 46 balls, with eight fours and four sixes. SRH put up 200/5 in 20 overs.
Akash Madhwal was the bowlers’ choice for MI, taking 4/37.
Chasing 201, MI Ishan Kishan (14) lost early, but skipper Rohit Sharma (56 in 37 balls) and Cameron Green helped MI with a 128-run partnership for the second wicket. Green scored his first ever IPL century, finishing with 100* in 47 balls with eight fours and eight sixes. A cameo from Suryakumar Yadav (25* in 16 balls) helped MI win by eight wickets with two overs left.
Cameroon Green was awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his century.
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