IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity applauds as Mayank Agarwal’s maiden ton takes KXIP to 223/2

Agarwal hit 106 and added 183 runs for 1st wicket with KL Rahul who made 69.

By Jatin Sharma - 27 Sep, 2020

The ninth match of the ongoing IPL 2020 saw Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Sharjah. Steve Smith won the toss and put KXIP into bat first and it proved to be a decision that backfired spectacularly.

The opening duo of Mayank Agarwal and skipper KL Rahul added 183 runs in 16.3 overs to put tremendous pressure on RR bowlers. Agarwal made 106 in 50 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes to his name, before being caught by Samson off Tom Curran.

It was an amazing innings in which he spared no bowler and even their strike spinner Shreyas Gopal went for 44 runs in his 4 overs. He was brutal in his execution of sixes and took advantage of short boundaries in the Sharjah stadium.

The KXIP innings continued in the same vein but KL Rahul fell for 69 in 54 balls with 7 fours and 1 six. Maxwell (13*) and Pooran (25* in 8 balls) hit a few lusty blows in the death overs as KXIP ended their 20 overs on 223/2.

The Cricket fraternity was in awe of Mayank Agarwal’s amazing century in which he saw some great array of shots all around the Sharjah ground. They took to Twitter to laud him.

Here are some tweets:

Both KL and Mayank have looked in total control and have made UAE their home ground(s)!#IPL2020 #RRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/voPS4oYmJC
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 27, 2020

From being a T20 dasher to becoming a quality test opener to scoring a very classy T20 century, @mayankcricket is showing us such a delightful range to his batting.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 27, 2020

I feel sorry for bowlers tonight in Sharjah. But what a high quality innings by Mayank Agarwal. I am still wondering what a safe total is batting first????????????.
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) September 27, 2020

Kings are playing like Asli Singh’s @lionsdenkxip @mayankcricket what a knock ✊
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 27, 2020

Flawless from Mayank ???????????????????? ???? #IPL2020 #RRvsKXIP
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 27, 2020

Am I witnessing an IPL match or a gully cricket match?Unbelievable batting by @mayankcricket and @klrahul11! Entertainment at its best #RRvKXIP #IPL2020
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) September 27, 2020

@mayankcricket bhai bhai ????#ssssssoooooooooooootttttaaaaaaaaa
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) September 27, 2020

What a knock from @mayankcricket .. Have always liked this kid.#ipl #KXIPvsRR
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) September 27, 2020

Talk about taking your batting to the next level...Wow!
Mayank Agarwal ????????????????#RRvKXIP
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) September 27, 2020

Take a bow Mayank, brilliant batting, first IPL ???? many more to come ???????? @mayankcricket @lionsdenkxip #IPL2020 #RRvKXIP
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) September 27, 2020

Meantime, I’ve had the @IPL game on another monitor. @klrahul11 Rahul and @mayankcricket can really play, like really!
— Mark Nicholas (@mcjnicholas) September 27, 2020

Sublime exhibition of stroke-play by @mayankcricket and @klrahul11. The boundary is small, the wicket looks placid, but this is batting of high quality by @lionsdenkxip!#IPL2020 #KXIPvsRR
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) September 27, 2020

A 45 ball 100 for Mayank. To back up what he did in the first game. Love his composure and hunger to keep piling on the runs. #KXIP #RRvKXIP
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 27, 2020

By Jatin Sharma - 27 Sep, 2020

IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity applauds as Mayank Agarwal’s maiden ton takes KXIP to 223/2

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