Prabhsimran Singh slams maiden IPL hundred as Punjab Kings eye vital win in IPL 2023
Prabhsimran Singh, 22, smashed his maiden IPL hundred off 61 balls against Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
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Even as other batters struggled at the Kotla, Singh smashed the bowlers all over the park, hitting 10 fours and six sixes along the way. Prabhsimran scored 27 runs in his first 31 balls and then accelerated to score 76 in his next 34 deliveries and end with 103 off 65 balls.
Singh’s century – a one-man rescue act – is one of the most crucial of this tournament for his team.
Prabhsimran saw three wickets fall down the other end in the powerplay, and dropped anchor with Sam Curran to build a partnership. He was 53 from 44 balls. He then accelerated after building the base, hitting eight boundaries (two of which cleared the rope) between overs 14-18 before getting out after scoring a 65-ball 103.
On a sluggish surface where none of his teammates made more than 20, Prabhsimran single-handedly dragged his side from 43-5 to a fighting total of 167.
Prabhsimran Singh made his IPL debut at the age of 18 years and 240 days.
At an incredibly early age, Singh became one of the most astonishing stories in the 2018 auctions when KXIP shelled Rs 4.8 crore to have him onboard. But the wicketkeeper-batsman says he feels no pressure due to the price tag.
“My entire focus is to play and do well for Kings XI so that I can go ahead and represent India at the senior level. So I am unfazed with all the glitz and glamour and remain focused on my goal,” he had told the
The 18-year-old from Patiala hails from a cricketing family (his brother Anmolpreet Singh is also a cricketer), and is a great admirer of former India opener Virender Sehwag. And he plays an aggressive brand of cricket just like the former Indian opener.
In 2018, Singh was talked about in cricketing circles after a selection snub for the U19 team galvanised him to blast a remarkable 298 off just 301 balls against Amritsar in the semi-final of the Punjab U23 inter-drict cricket tournament.
