Tuesday , December 24 2024

Rishabh Pant created history, became the first batsman in the world to do so in T20

On Wednesday, the match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this competition, Delhi defeated Gujarat by 4 runs. In this match, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 88 runs in 43 balls. Thanks to Pant's innings, Delhi team idea scored 224 runs for the loss of one wicket. There came a time when Delhi lost three wickets for 44 runs, but Axar Patel and Pant played a brilliant inning of 113 runs in 68 balls for the fourth wicket. Pant hit four sixes and one four in the last over. Delhi team scored 97 runs in the last 5 overs. Akshar scored 66 runs which is his highest score while Pant hit five fours and eight sixes in his innings.

Rishabh Pant made a world record!

During his innings, Pant made a major record for the most runs scored by a batsman against a bowler in a T20 match. 26-year-old Pant scored 62 runs in 18 balls off Indian fast bowler Mohit Sharma, which included seven fours and three sixes. This is not only the record for the most runs scored by a batsman against a bowler in any T20 match worldwide, but also the first record for a player to score 60+ runs against a bowler in a single innings.

Whereas Pant became the first player in IPL history after Virat Kohli and Hashim Amla to score more than 50 runs against any bowler. In the history of the 17th season of the league, Pant is the third player to score more than 50 runs against a bowler in an IPL match. However, Pant scored more than 60 runs against a bowler for the first time in the league and left Virat and Amla behind. Virat and Amla could not touch this figure.

Rishabh Pant made a world record!

Let us tell you that while playing for Gujarat against Delhi, Mohit Sharma gave 73 runs in four overs and did not get any wicket. Along with this he also got an unwanted record. He became the highest run scorer in a match in IPL history. Earlier this record was in the name of Basil Thampi. He gave 70 runs against Bengaluru in 2018.