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Andile Simelane pitched it fuller, Ramndeep went down the ground and whacked it for a maximum over mid-on to garner his first run.
Ramandeep Singh goes off the mark with a six on his debut
Ramandeep Singh made his international debut on Wednesday as India locked horns with South Africa in the third ODI at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The all-rounder from Punjab made a valiant contribution with the bat scoring 15 runs off just 6 balls. But the way he went off the mark on his maiden outing for Team India was utterly impressive.
Ramandeep walked out to bat at no. 7 when India were reduced to 190/5. The final delivery of the 18th over was the first one for Ramandeep in international cricket and he went off the mark in style. Andile Simelane pitched it fuller, Ramndeep whacked it for a maximum over mid-on to garner his first run.
The showstopper from the Indian camp was Tilak Varma, who was promoted to number 3. He repaid the faith with a maiden century. He smashed a terrific unbeaten 107 off 56 balls as India posted a massive 219/6.
Coming out to bat in the opening over on a two-paced wicket, Varma took on the attack from the word go and upped the ante on meeting a favourable match-up as he smashed eight fours and seven sixes in his 107 not out – making him the second youngest Indian batter and 12th overall from the country to score a hundred in men’s T20Is.
In all 71 of Varma’s runs came from the leg-side boundary, as the left-handed batter dazzled with some eye-catching stroke-play while pacing his innings very well. He was ably supported by Abhishek Sharma, who broke his lean run with a 25-ball fifty, as the duo had a 107-run stand for the second wicket, where targeting short square boundaries in Power-play stood out.
Varma reached his hundred in 51 balls by chipping a straight drive past mid-off for four off Sipamla, before scooping him over fine leg for six on a free-hit delivery. Though Ramandeep was run out in the final over, Varma ensured India got a massive total on board via a whirlwind knock.
- Location :
Centurion, South Africa
