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News India Live, Digital Desk: In the initial matches of IPL 2026, the name of a young player has become popular on everyone’s lips, who has surprised even the big names with his batting. We are talking about the young sensation of Delhi Capitals (DC). Sameer Rizvi of. In the match played against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday, 1 April, when the Delhi team was in trouble after losing 4 big wickets for just 26 runs, Sameer Rizvi, who came as an impact player, not only handled the innings, but also gave Delhi a memorable victory with his explosive innings.
Who is Sameer Rizvi? 22-year-old Sameer Rizvi, hailing from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is a right-handed middle-order batsman. Sameer, who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, is famous on social media for his aggressive batting style and fearless play against spinners. ‘Right handed Suresh Raina’ Is also called. Sameer took up his responsibility at a very young age, when his father suffered a brain haemorrhage, after which he became the main support of his family.
What is the special connection with Suresh Raina? The relationship between Sameer Rizvi and Suresh Raina is very old and interesting. In fact, when Sameer was just 8 years old, his fielding during a Ranji Trophy match caught the attention of Uttar Pradesh captain Suresh Raina. Raina was so impressed by little Sameer’s talent that he gifted his sunglasses to Sameer. Since then, Raina has been a mentor to Sameer and his batting is clearly visible.
The innings that changed the course of the match against LSG In this match played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Sameer Rizvi took the field as ‘Impact Sub’. Delhi team was struggling at the score of 26/4 in 4.4 overs. After this, Sameer along with Tristan Stubbs (39*) made an unbeaten partnership of 119 runs.
Sameer Rizvi’s score: 70* runs (47 balls)
Fours-sixes: 5 fours and 4 high-rise sixes
strike rate: 148.94
Change Gear: Sameer had scored only 5 runs in his first 13 balls, but after this he scored 65 runs in the next 34 balls at a strike rate of 191. for this wonderful performance ‘Player of the Match’ Chosen.
Have made many records in domestic cricket Sameer Rizvi’s bat has been on fire not only in IPL but also in domestic cricket.
They UP T20 League While playing for Kanpur Superstars, he scored the fastest century in just 47 balls.
In the U23 State-A Trophy, he scored 20 sixes in just 97 balls. Fastest double century (201 runs) Made a record of making.
He was first bought by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL auction for a hefty sum of Rs 8.40 crore, but later Delhi Capitals included him in their team for Rs 95 lakh.