Against a quality bowling line-up of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Ambati Rayudu scored his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL). Rayudu, who has this season batted at various positions for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), finished unbeaten on 100 off just 62 balls. Rayudu has been in good touch this season and has scored 535 runs from 12 matches thus far. Besides this century, he has two half-centuries against his name this season. IPL 2018 Points Table
Meanwhile, Rayudu becomes the fourth batsman to score a hundred against SRH. In fact, he is the third batsman this season to register a ton against the Hyderabad outfit. Besides him, Chris Gayle and Rishabh Pant reached the three-figure mark against Sunrisers. The right-handed batsman apparently was named as Man of the Match and said he his enjoying his time. "It's a good position to bat (opening) in T20s. I am enjoying it right now. There's no secret. We are backing ourselves and communicating very well (about batting with Watson). He has been of great help to me. I was ready to open. If you are good at 4-day cricket, you can bat at any position.”
As Rayudu smashed his maiden IPL century, Twitterati was all praises for the batsman. He was trending on the social networking site. Here are some of the reactions:
#Rayudu - A Magnificent Century! 100 off 62 Balls.. 7 FOURs.. 7 SIXes.. #CSKvsSRH #WhistlePodu #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/CsnIZoAqc5
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) May 13, 2018
Three of the four centuries this season have been against Sunrisers Hyderabad!
Gayle
Pant
Rayudu#CSKvSRH
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 13, 2018
In a dressing room with plenty of superstars, Ambati Rayudu has shone the brightest! And that’s a monumental achievement! #CSK #IPL2018
— RK (@RK_sports) May 13, 2018
The Little Dynamo Rayudu! Typically swashbuckling knock from him:) So, SRH and CSK both in the playoffs now:) See you at the business end folks😎🤘🏽
— Rahul Ravindran (@23_rahulr) May 13, 2018
Totally well-deserved! #Rayudu gets to his 1st ever #IPL century 👏👌.. Fantastic entertainer packed with 7 4s & 7 6s, of just 62 balls..
4th individual century this #IPL2018 and the 2nd by a #CSK-ian (after #Watson).. #CSKvSRH @RayuduAmbati
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) May 13, 2018
Very good recovery from @SunRisers after a very modest power play. Best team in the competition. @ChennaiIPL will have to be at their best against the best bowling team. @msdhoni Rayudu Watson and @ImRaina three need to fire.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 13, 2018
Terrific, terrific tournament #Rayudu has had so far. Yet another match winning knock, and a well deserved ton.
— Haricharan Pudipeddi (@pudiharicharan) May 13, 2018
The moment Ambati Rayudu reached the three-figure mark:
BOSS Century by @RayuduAmbati.#CSKvSRH pic.twitter.com/qUOyUGZ7oP
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 13, 2018
Thanks to his good form, the 32-year-old was recalled in the Indian squad for three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against India. Interestingly, he was ignored for T20I series against Ireland and England.
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