Rishabh pant scored a brilliant century as Delhi Daredevils set a target of 188 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match at Delhi.
Opting to bat first, Delhi batsmen reached dugouts in quick succession as Roy and Shaw were caught in the web spun by Shakib AL Hasan. Shreyas indulged in a messy runout with Pant but the latter took the responsibility of posting a good total on the board.
Harshal Patel received a surprise promotion up the order and scored a worthy 24 off 17 before involving in an unwanted run with pant.
Pant had no mercy on SRH bowing and smashed 128 off just 63 deliveries. He hit 15 boundaries and seven huge sixes. Even Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Rashid had no clue of bowling a peculiar type of delivery to him.
Though pant scored several scores of 80+ in the past this is his maiden century in the cash-rich league and he certainly restored the faith in the franchise who chose to retain him.
Pant now became the first Indian player to score a century in this edition of IPL and he is the second youngest player to score an IPL century next to Manish Pandey.
Meanwhile, he scored over 521 runs in 11 innings and now holds the orange cap. Former cricketers and experts shared their opinions on him and this is how it looked.
Saw McCullum in 2008..rishab pant innings right up there .. what a knock @bcci.@DelhiDaredevils @ParthJindal11
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 10, 2018
What an amazing innings from Rishabh Pant. Incredible talent and skill!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) May 10, 2018
Really special innings from Rishabh. Those were not bad balls from Bhuvi in the last over barring the last full toss, but Rishabh Pant is really special and I hope he is nurtured well. #DDvSRH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 10, 2018
This is how #Pant has asked the selectors about his exclusion from the T20 side. A majestic maiden #IPL century. Well done champ @RishabPant777 #DDvSRH #TheBatShouldTalk and it sang tonight ..
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) May 10, 2018
Rishabh Pant has got to be one of the most fearless and powerful young batsmen I have ever come across. First T20 💯. Congratulations.👏👏👏👏
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 10, 2018
Rishabh Pant is the most fearless Indian batsman since Virender Sehwag. #DDvSRH
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 10, 2018
A super explosive century from Rishabh Pant, against the bowling prowess of SRH! What a knock! #WhistlePodu
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 10, 2018
One handed sixes and hitting even good balls out of the park. This was as good an innings you will ever see in a T-20 match against the best bowling line up in the IPL, absolutely clean striking. Take a bow, Rishabh Pant #DDvSRH
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 10, 2018
The best bowling attack PANT-Ing for breath. This is a bloody special knock from Rishabh Pant. Been the season of young Indians and this effort is right up there! #VIVOIPL #DDvSRH
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) May 10, 2018
Did I miss this year’s IPL’s best inning??? One line to describe pant’s innings?? #ipl #DDvSRH
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 10, 2018
Take a bow mr pant u beauty what a knock love u little bro treat to watch 🙏🙏🙏😊💪💪💪💪 @RishabPant777 @DelhiDaredevils #VivoIPL one of the best IPL ing 💪💪👌👌 123(63) not out
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) May 10, 2018
No Rishab Pant in the Indian team. Ok then.
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) May 10, 2018
MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson… too many wicketkeepers in the contention for a place in India's T20 team. Have never seen so many quality contenders in India for a keeper's spot. Who would you pick, guys? #DDvSRH #IPL2018
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) May 10, 2018
Ishan Kishan yesterday, and Rishab Pant today. India are spoilt for choices for T20 wicketkeeper-batsmen.
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) May 10, 2018
Can't believe what I just saw! Still remember the 97 he scored against GL last year. Unbelievable hitting from @RishabPant777. Great going my boy. Keep it up. #DDvSRH #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/AK3mpC29Bx
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 10, 2018
The best inning of the #IPL2018 absolute entertainment, #RishabhPant you beauty ..🏏👏🏼👍🏼#DDvSRH
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 10, 2018
Innings of this year's #IPL. #RishabhPant. #Special.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 10, 2018
Wow, that's how good this kid Rishabh Pant is n what he can do when he gets it right. Phenomenal. Was #IshanKishan yesterday n #RishabhPant Happy days…….
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) May 10, 2018
Wow! Not just a century, this could be the innings of the IPL so far. #RishabhPant
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 10, 2018
Sensational from @RishabPant777 This is a statement innings from the young man. I am ready for the national team, can’t be kept out for long. What shotmaking!! #RishabhPant #IPL2018 #DDvsSRH
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 10, 2018
Bhuvi: 2 Overs 7 Runs
**Rishabh Pant Happened**
Bhuvi: 4 Overs 51 RunsA Rare Scene To Watch Someone Hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar So Well. Even International Players Struggle To Do So. Says A Lot About Talent Of Pant. 👏🙏 #DDvSRH #DDvsSRH #RIshabhPant
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) May 10, 2018
Take a bow, #rishabhPant . What an innings! It's an absolute pleasure to see someone hit it so cleanly, this is not a fluke but sheer talent, deserves a place in national team.#IPL2018
— Captain Sagar 𓃵 (@Captainsagar) May 10, 2018
AND to think – it was a tricky wicket to bat on! #RishabhPant #DD #IPL2018
— RK (@RK_sports) May 10, 2018
