The Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Punjab and Madhya Pradesh saw a boundary and a six. In this match, Punjab opener Abhishek Sharma scored 104 in 49 balls, this time he scored only 42 balls, which is the second fastest century by Indian cricketers in List A cricket. Yusuf Pathan, the Indian batsman who scored the fastest century in List A cricket, scored 40 balls for Baroda.
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Despite Abhishek’s innings, Punjab suffered a defeat. Abhishek hit eight fours and nine sixes during his innings. Apart from them, no other batsman in the Punjab has been able to stay on the wicket for much longer. Madhya Pradesh won the toss and decided to bat first at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Venkatesh Iyer scored 198 runs off 146 balls and Aditya Srivastava scored 88 not out. Rajat Patidar also contributed 54 runs. Due to these magnificent innings, Madhya Pradesh scored 402 in 50 overs in three overs.
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42-Ball 💯
2nd fastest by Indians in List-A cricketGood, @ IamAbhiSharma4 4#Risers ATVHT21 #The Orange Army # Keep Rising # Vijay Hazaretrophy pic.twitter.com/gtE8XLvwf1
– Sunrisers Hyderabad (un Sunrisers) February 28, 2021
In reply, Punjab were all out for 297 in 42.3 overs. No batsman other than Abhishek Sharma could play on the wicket and Punjab had to endure the loss of the match.
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