Sarfaraz Khan’s stormy century. (Photo- PTI)
Mumbai’s young batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who is struggling to make a place in Team India, has once again proved that if he gets a chance, he can destroy any bowling lineup. Sarfaraz played a century in the match played against Assam in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The special thing was that he scored a century for the first time in his T20 career, due to which Mumbai team managed to score more than 200 runs while batting first in this match.
Sarfaraz Khan’s stormy century
Sarfaraz Khan played an explosive inning of 100 unbeaten runs in just 47 balls in this match against Assam. This included 8 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes. This innings has come at a time when this batsman who was constantly knocking at the door of Team India was needed the most. Sarfaraz has been scoring runs in domestic cricket for the last two years. Consecutive big centuries in Ranji Trophy, half-centuries in debut test, yet he has to struggle to make a place in the Indian team.
Now talking about timing, this innings could not have come at a better time than this. The mega auction of IPL 2026 is going to take place at the end of December. After IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals did not retain Sarfaraz and he also remained unsold. This time many franchises have big purses and every team is looking for an aggressive Indian batsman in the middle order. In such a situation, by scoring a century in 47 balls, Sarfaraz has given a clear message that he can be a big match winner not only in red-ball cricket but also in white ball cricket.
Mumbai team scored 220 runs
Mumbai team batted first after losing the toss in this match, but it managed to put a big score on the board. Mumbai scored 220 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. During this, apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Ajinkya Rahane also played a brilliant inning of 42 runs. At the same time, Sairaj Patil scored unbeaten 25 runs on 9 balls. Suryakumar Yadav also contributed 20 runs and Ayush Mhatre contributed 21 runs.