Riyan Parag
Ryan Parag Century in Ranji Trophy Match: The Ranji Trophy season is currently underway. The competitions started just a few days ago and records have been set continuously since then. All players play on behalf of their respective teams. While playing for Assam, Riyan Parag batted amazingly well. Riyan Parag set new records by scoring a stunning century. But even after that he missed breaking some records. Riyan Parag had completed his century in just 56 balls. His batting continued even after that.
Riyan Parag completed his century in just 56 balls
Talking about first-class cricket, the record of any Indian player to score the fastest century belongs to Shakti Singh. He scored a century for Himachal Pradesh in just 45 balls. This is a record so far, meaning no other batsman has scored a century off fewer balls. After that comes the name Rishabh Pant. He played for Delhi and scored a century against Jharkhand in just 48 balls. After that comes Yusuf Pathan. He played for West Zone and scored a century off 51 balls against South Zone. Although this wasn't a Ranji Trophy match. Now Riyan Parag has reached fourth place. Who, while playing for Assam, scored a century against Chhattisgarh in just 56 balls. He has equaled Rajesh Bora from Assam. Rajesh also scored a century off 56 balls.
Even after Riyan Parag's century, the team suffered a defeat
The special thing about Riyan Parag's batting technique was that he continued to score runs even after a century. He scored 155 runs off 87 balls. It included 11 fours and 12 sixes. Team captain Riyan Parag came to bat at number four and was out as the ninth wicket when the team had the score at 245 runs. The Assam team could only score 159 runs in the first innings in which Riyan Parag scored eight runs. But the team scored 254 runs in the second innings. Despite Riyan Parag's century, Assam suffered a crushing defeat against Chhattisgarh by 10 wickets.
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