Wriddhiman Saha IPL 2020: Sachin Tendulkar lauds SRH wicket-keeper batsman’s ‘quick scoring ability’

Dixit Bhargav | 27/10/2020
Wriddhiman Saha IPL 2020: Sachin Tendulkar lauds SRH wicket-keeper batsman's 'quick scoring ability'

Wriddhiman Saha IPL 2020: The wicket-keeper batsman from Sunrisers Hyderabad played a blinder of an innings against Delhi Capitals.

During the 47th match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha registered his first half-century this season in an emphatic manner.

Playing only his second match this season in place of Jonny Bairstow, Saha justified the decision of him opening the batting alongside captain David Warner despite Kane Williamson also being in the Playing XI.

In what was a blinder of an innings from the word go, Saha got off the mark via a pull off Delhi Capitals fast bowler Anrich Nortje on only the second delivery that he faced. Having hit boundaries against the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin in the following overs, Saha made his intentions clear against a star-studded Capitals’ bowling attack.

With Warner (66) scoring a quickfire 47th IPL half-century, Hyderabad crossed the 100-run mark in only the ninth over. It was on the second delivery of the 11th over when Saha scored a boundary against DC pacer Tushar Deshpande to complete his seventh IPL half-century.

Continuing the assault post Warner’s dismissal, the 36-year old player played some intelligent strokes to become a source of amazement for one and all.

Despite a second IPL century on the cards, Saha departed while wanting to up the ante in the 15th over. Trying to hit Nortje down the ground, Saha hit the ball high in the air which was caught by Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer. Having scored 87 (45) with the help of 12 fours and two sixes, Saha laid a solid foundation for the others to follow.

Wriddhiman Saha IPL 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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