(Cricket News) On Day 4 of Assam’s Group B Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh in Raipur on Monday, Riyan Parag went on an insane hitting spree, hitting as many as 12 sixes and smashing the second-fastest Ranji Trophy century of all time.
The Assam captain took 56 balls to reach the milestone and went on to add 55 more to eventually finish on 155 off 87 balls with 11 fours and 12 sixes. Despite his contribution, Parag’s innings came in a losing effort as Chhattisgarh easily defeated Assam by 10 wickets after successfully chasing down 87 in 20 overs. Nevertheless, Parag’s knock will rank second only to Rishabh Pant’s 48 ball-ton against Jharkhand back in the 2016 season.
While Assam was forced to bat again after being bowled out for 159 in their reply to Chhattisgarh’s 327, they were 78/2 when Parag, with an intent-filled mindset, outwalked them.
The lack of support from the other end, as wickets kept falling, caused Parag to go straight into fifth gear, and Assam was bowled out for 245 with only 10 batters scoring 99 between them.
After Parag, not a single batsman could reach double digits as the entire Assam innings came apart. However, their captain remained man-possessed, clearing boundaries with ease and scoring his runs at a manic strike rate of 178.16.
Here are the fastest centuries in the Ranji Trophy History:
- Rishabh Pant – 48 balls
- Riyan Parag – 56 balls
- Naman Ojha – 69 balls
- Eklavya Dwivedi – 72 balls
- Rishabh Pant – 82 balls
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