Highest partnership for the first wicket in T20: Cricket fans once again got to see explosive batting. This great match was held between East Delhi Riders (EDR) and Old Delhi-6 (PD) under the Delhi Premier League. In this, Riders team openers Anuj Rawat and Sujal Singh batted explosively and led the team to victory by 26 runs.
This match was played on Thursday (29 August), in which the Riders team batted first after losing the toss and scored 241 runs without losing any wicket. During this, 24-year-old wicketkeeper batsman Anuj Rawat played a fiery innings of 121 runs not out in 66 balls.
During this, Anuj hit 11 sixes and 6 fours. His strike rate was 183.33. On the other hand, Sujal Singh hit 108 runs in 57 balls. He hit 9 sixes and 7 fours. Sujal’s strike rate was 189.47. This pair has made a great record in T20 history.
The pair of Anuj and Sujal created history
In fact, the pair of Anuj and Sujal made the second-highest partnership (241 not out) for the first wicket in T20 cricket. While this is the first Indian pair to do so. The record for the highest partnership for the first wicket in T20 cricket is 258 not out.
This record was made by the opening pair of Japan. A T20 match was held between Japan and China on 15 February 2024. In which Japanese openers Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming together scored an unbeaten 258 runs.
This is how Delhi Riders won this match
Talking about the match, East Delhi Riders had given a target of 242 runs. In response, the Old Delhi-6 team tried their best, but could not win the match. This team scored 215 runs after losing 8 wickets and lost the match by 26 runs.
For the team, Vansh Bedi played a fiery innings of 96 runs in 41 balls, but could not make the team win. While captain Arpit Rana scored 27 runs. In bowling for East Delhi Riders, left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi took the maximum of 3 wickets. Mayank Rawat and Bhagwan Singh took 2-2 wickets each.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)