Top 3 performances of Virender Sehwag in IPL

Virender Sehwag was born on this day, October 20, in 1978. Apart from Tests and ODIs, Sehwag has had an impressive career in the IPL as well, playing from 2008 to 2015.

Sehwag made his debut in the IPL as the captain of the Delhi Daredevils team in 2008, and he later captained the Kings XI Punjab as well. Overall, Sehwag made 2728 runs at a strike rate of 155.44 in 104 IPL games, including two centuries and 16 fifties, with the best score of 122.

Here are the top 3 performances of Virender Sehwag in IPL:

3. 94* Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, IPL 2008

This was the first season of the Indian Premier League, and Delhi boasted of a star-studded lineup. Delhi faced the Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad in the seventh game of the IPL 2008. The Chargers opted to bat first and struggled with the bat, putting up 142/8 in 20 overs, with Rohit Sharma scoring 66 runs.

Delhi’s response was brutal, with Sehwag leading the way as he hammered 94* in 41 balls with 10 fours and six sixes against the likes of Chaminda Vaas, RP Singh, and Shahid Afridi. Delhi raced to the target in 13 overs with nine wickets in hand, and Sehwag won the Player of the Match.

2. 119 Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, IPL 2011

Delhi faced Deccan Chargers in the IPL 2011’s 46th match in Hyderabad, and this time, the Chargers posted a healthy 175/5 in 20 overs as JP Duminy made 55, and captain Kumar Sangakkara made 44. 

In response, Sehwag stood guard at one end, while Delhi lost crucial wickets for cheap at the other end. Sehwag made 119 in 56 balls with 13 fours and six sixes to singlehandedly take Delhi to a four-wicket win, with the next best score being James Hopes’s 17*.

1. 122 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2014

Sehwag’s best knock in the IPL came in the crucial Qualifier 2 in 2014 in Mumbai as Kings XI Punjab faced Chennai Super Kings. Punjab got to bat first, and Sehwag demolished Chennai’s bowling as he smashed 122, his highest IPL score, including 12 fours and eight sixes, as he took KXIP to 226/6 in a crucial match. CSK gave a scare to KXIP thanks to Suresh Raina’s 25-ball 87, but in the end KXIP prevailed by 24 runs and reached their first final in IPL.

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