Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Anmolpreet Singh hits fastest List A century by an Indian, third-fastest overall

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Punjab’s top-order batter Anmolpreet Singh has made history after he recently hit the third-fastest List A century, in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024. He completed his ton in just 35 deliveries, which put him at No. 3 on the all-time list. Only Jake Fraser-McGurk (29 balls) and AB de Villiers (31) are ahead of him.

Anmolpreet Singh walked out to bat at No. 3 against Arunachal Pradesh at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. He completed his ton with 11 fours and eight sixes. He went on to score 115* runs in 45 deliveries and helped his side chase down the target successfully.

It is worth noting that apart from Anmolpreet, AB de Villiers broke the record for the quickest List A century when he scored 149 in 44 balls for South Africa against West Indies in Johannesburg in January 2015. Speaking of Anmolpreet Singh, the batter has gained some much-needed attention. Having played for Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and putting in some good showings, he went unsold in the latest auction.

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Punjab register comfortable win against Arunachal Pradesh

Speaking of the clash between Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh, it began with Arunachal Pradesh coming in to bat first. The side opened their innings with Honey Khari and Neelam Obi scoring 10 and 13 runs, respectively. Prince Yadav and Techi Neri added 23 and 42 runs, respectively, as Arunachal Pradesh posted a total of 164 runs in the first innings.

As for Punjab, Ashwani Kumar and Mayank Markande took three wickets each in the first innings. Baltej Singh took two wickets, with Sanvir Singh and Raghu Sharma striking once each.

Aiming to chase down a target of 165 runs, Punjab opened their innings with Abhishek Sharma departing for a score of 10 runs. However, Anmolpreet Singh and Prabhsimran Singh scored 115* and 35* runs, respectively, and chased down the total, winning the game by nine wickets.

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