Punjab Kings Star Shatters IPL Records With 39-Ball Ton, Becomes Fastest Ever To

The left-handed opener Priyansh Arya showed supreme class to smash his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Chennai Super Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday. The 24-year-old scored the fastest century, off 39 deliveries, against the Super Kings and tied Travis Head for the fourth-fastest century in tournament history. It was also the second-fastest century by an Indian batter in the tournament after Yusuf Pathan.Priyansh’s century was also the fastest by an uncapped batter in IPL, surpassing RCB captain Rajat Patidar’s 49-ball century against the Lucknow Super Giants in 2022.The young left-handed opener played a brilliant 42-ball 103-run innings before being dismissed by Noor Ahmad. His innings was laced with seven boundaries and nine sixes as he tore through the Chennai bowling attack. With wickets tumbling from the other end,He perfectly started his innings by sending Khaleel Ahmed’s delivery for a six on the first ball of the game before being dropped by the bowler on the very next delivery, and proceeded to hit the quick for 17 in the opening over. Arya once again rode his luck, while batting at 79, when he was caught by Mukesh Choudhary, but he stepped onto the ropes, deeming it a six.He ended the power-play by hitting Ravichandran Ashwin for four and two sixes before hitting two more sixes off the great Indian spinner in the 12th over.