'You beauty!' - Twitter in awe of Prabhsimran Singh after scintillating ton against Delhi Capitals

Prabhsimran Singh scored 103 off 65 with the help of 10 fours and six sixes.

Published - 13 May 2023, 21:37 IST | Updated - 13 May 2023, 21:26 IST

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The young talent of India is well and truly taking the IPL 2023 by storm with their marvellous performances. Continuing with the trend, Punjab Kings batter Prabhsimran Singh scored a scintillating hundred against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, May 13 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The 22-year-old, who was the lone warrior in the innings scored a sensational 103 off 65 balls and took Punjab to a respectable total.

Prabhsimran started his innings quietly scoring just 1 off 3 balls in the first two overs. He scored a couple of boundaries against Khaleel Ahmed in the third over to get his innings going. While wickets kept falling from one end, the opening batter continued to take on DC’s bowling and helped them finish the powerplay on 46/3 after six overs.

Prabhsimran got involved in a 72-run stand for the fourth wicket with Sam Curran (20 off 24) off 54 balls to stabilize the innings after the three early blows. He was on 27 off 31 after 10 overs and took on Mitchell Marsh in the 11^th over smacking him for consecutive sixes and a four to shift the momentum in Punjab’s favour.

The swashbuckling batter reached his second half-century in IPL off 42 balls as Punjab reached the 100-run mark in the 14^th over. With the death overs approaching, Prabhsimran quickly shifted gears and started finding boundaries on most occasions. The opening batter reached the coveted three-figure mark with a boundary against Khaleel Ahmed and completed his hundred off 61 balls.

Prabhsimran's knock was studded with 10 fours and six sixes

After reaching the landmark, he took off his helmet and joined his hands to greet the dressing room. His innings ended in the very next over as he played a full toss from Mukesh Kumar back onto his stumps trying to reverse scoop it over third man.

Prabhsimran departed for a magnificent 103 off 65 balls with the help of ten fours and six sixes in his innings. Apart from him, only one batter from Punjab reached the 20-run mark as they finished their innings on 167/7 at the end of their 20 overs. Ishant Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for DC as he registered figures of 2/27 in 3 overs.

Meanwhile, Twitter was abuzz with reactions on Prabhsimran’s maiden IPL hundred.

Here are some of the Tweets:

Ravi Shastri

@RaviShastriOfc

Stunning innings on a tricky pitch. Bat speed to admire. @IPL Zindabad. What a platform for youngsters to showcase their talent. @prabhsimran01 @PunjabKingsIPL #IPL2023 🙏

09:01 PM · May 13, 2023

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Yusuf Pathan

@iamyusufpathan

Terrific knock by @prabhsimran01 to reach his maiden #IPL century. He took just 20 balls to reach from fifty to hundred! #IPL2023 #DCvPBKS

08:57 PM · May 13, 2023

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Irfan Pathan

@IrfanPathan

Prabhsimran singh has been massively impressive this season 👏 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

08:53 PM · May 13, 2023

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Soumyadip Ghosh ..@Soumyaa_Live

Congratulations to Prabhsimran Singh for his First IPL century...🔥 Wow !!! What a Phenomenal Knock From an Uncapped Indian...🔥🔥 103 with 10 Fours 6 sixes at #DCvsPBKS An Uncapped Indian.. A Capped Indian... 🧢 Indian 🇮🇳 middle Order is in a Safe Hand... @harbhajan_singh

09:17 PM · May 13, 2023

Virat Superstar@BloodySweet01

Hundreds in this IPL 2023: •Yashasvi Jaiswal - 124 •Venkatesh Iyer - 104 •Suryakumar Yadav - 103* •Prabhsimran Singh - 103 •Harry Brook - 100

09:17 PM · May 13, 2023

Kirket Fanatic@nihanth11

The boy has grown up. PRABHSIMRAN YOU BEAUTY. What an innings. Similar to the Jaiswal 100 where he was the lone scorer for the team. Often such knocks unfortunately end up in vain. Let us see what happens here. But #IPL2O23 has given us one more player for young Indian reserves.

09:17 PM · May 13, 2023

Abhishek@AbhishekKirsten

Despite a hundred, a side ended up with mere 167. Sachin Tendulkar praised him last season after an innings, today he played a knock that can very well define his career going forward. Played, Prabhsimran 👏❤️ #IPL2O23

09:17 PM · May 13, 2023

Saiprasad Patil@iamSaijadhav

If you give chances to boys and show faith continuously They will deliver the things for you at right time 🕰️ PRABHSIMRAN SINGH of Punjab kings is the example💗 #Trust

09:16 PM · May 13, 2023