Younger gun from Tamil Nadu, B Sai Sudharsan racked up his maiden century for Surrey within the ensuing County Championship. In his second stint with the defending champions, the left-handed batter introduced up his maiden ton within the competitors by smashing a sensational six on the Kennington Oval.
Successful the toss and electing to bat first labored out effectively for the Surrey facet regardless of dropping a wicket early. Captain Rory Burns led from the entrance with a large century with help from the center order as Rishi Patel and Will Jacks smashed fifties every. With Ben Foakes gone for a duck within the 87th over, Sudharsan walked out within the center with the stage set for a giant whole.
The 22-year-old was supported by Jacks for a quick interval earlier than Jordan Ellis consolidated a 101-run sixth wicket stand with him. He was excellent within the center, caressed ten fours earlier than conserving the six for the milestone second. He was on 98 off 175 balls earlier than coming down the bottom and slogging a fuller supply across the off stump over lengthy on for a six towards Farhan Ahmed. The timing on the stroke was so neat that the ball soared over the ropes for a six, thus citing Sudharsan’s maiden century in Surrey colors and sending the Twitterverse abuzz.
An excellent second for Sai Sudharsan! 🫶💯
🤎 | #SurreyCricket https://t.co/rin3LLBhRR pic.twitter.com/76IvDxViih— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) August 30, 2024