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Garry Brook delivered a superb performance for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team that triumphed in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) 1st Century during their clash with the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. The England international only needed 55 balls to reach the impressive milestone and his opportunities were adorned with 12 fours and 3 huge sixes. Brook, who was selected by SRH in a pre-season auction for a whopping Rs 13.25 crore, did not start the tournament well. However, he was in full flow on a level field as the right-hander dominated the KKR bowlers and moved the pitch almost perfectly. The only downside to his pitch was Suyash Sharma’s dropped catch and this chance proved extremely costly for the hosts as Brook was at his best devastating at Eden Gardens.
Harry Brook Revealed Why It’s Worth 13.25 Crores
Amazing features! pic.twitter.com/Kn6nnElo2k— 🇮🇳🇮🇳 కౌషిక్ 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@KowshikBalivada) April 14, 2023
Twitter users were stunned by Brook’s performance on the pitch, and pundits and fans alike took to social media to praise the youngster for his historic achievement.
Harry Brook to become IPL superstar…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 14, 2023
Having chosen the bowl, fielding KKR was also a big disappointment as skipper Aiden Markram also played an impressive midfield serve as he raced to 50 balls as the duo stitched together 72 runs out of 47 balls.
The move to get Harry Brook to open the innings paid off. First century this season 🥳 #tataIPL #KKRvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 14, 2023
After Markram’s departure, young lefty batter Abhishek Sharma (32; 17b) provided excellent support as the duo also added 72 runs (33b), adding to KKR’s suffering.
Harry Brook 👏🏾
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) April 14, 2023
Heinrich Klaasen then made a cameo out of 16 without losing six goals as SRH put in a superb run after KKR decided to bowl.
With the exception of Caribbean players Sunil Narine (4-0-28-0) and Andre Russell (2.1-0-22-3), who pulled a muscle and failed to complete their over-outs, none of the KKR bowlers were able to impress .
The day belonged entirely to the English batsman who held his bat, repeating his success in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he hit 264 for Lahore Qalandars in eight innings, including a century, with a 171.4 strike rate in 2022. version.
Brook also has an eye-popping Test record and has amassed 809 runs over four centuries and three fifties in 10 innings.
KKR may have missed the trick by giving him some light fodder to start with, as Brook was happy to take Yadav to the purge while the short-tempered Ferguson was wayward, both missing 14 runs in their opening overs.
From 43 unbeaten in three overs, Sunil Narine managed to get them into a neat fourth over, which set Andre Russell up perfectly for a double strike.
In bowling, for the first time this season, the Jamaican sacked Mayanka Agarwal (9; 13b) straight away before pulling a muscle.
Russell, however, managed to complete the over and kick in-form Rahul Tripathi’s wicket on the last ball, giving KKR a vital advantage.
But Brook and Skipper Markram played sensibly, especially against Narine, and raced to fifty to keep their speed near the 10-run mark.
The SRH skipper provided great support to Brook and negotiated medium overs well in an exciting 72-run partnership that only had 47 balls.
(with PTI inputs)
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