In a thrilling match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Harry Brook scored an unbeaten century and became the first player to do so in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Brook’s 100 came off just 55 balls and set the tone. for an impressive total at the Eden Gardens on Friday. He wasted no time in unleashing his attacking skills from ball one, and despite having struggled with spin in the past, he was able to rise to the challenge and hit his stride.
Harry Brook vs Spin: 34(29)
Harry Brook vs Pace: 66(26)
A masterclass knock from Harry Brook. pic.twitter.com/z64gt7SX2R– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook said “My girl friend is here, the rest of the family have just gone, I’m sure they’ll be very happy for me”. pic.twitter.com/ePQvKTzES8– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook, turned out to be _____ rare stone _
_______ we all waited for @harry_brooke_88 pic.twitter.com/BV5Hc2Nm17– Sunrisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2023
4 Test hundreds and 1 IPL century in the last 4 months.
Two extremes of cricket – Harry Brook, bow down. pic.twitter.com/BEqk2GKcpg– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook said, “My girlfriend is here, but the rest of the family just left. I knew it would happen as soon as they left, I’d get some runs (laughs)”. pic.twitter.com/TJatdittlh– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 14, 2023
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First in IPL_ for Harry Brook_
What an incredible knock this has been_ _
follow the match __ https://t.co/odv5HZvk4p#TATAIPL , #kkrvsrh pic.twitter.com/DGWDjSQMbo– Indian Premier League (@IPL) April 14, 2023
Century for Harry Brook.
What a knock, what a player, he has scored 100* off 55 balls in IPL after 3 consecutive failures this season. He is the future of world cricket. pic.twitter.com/uoifscLHg4– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook has become the third batsman to score a century by an SRH player in IPL.
Warner, Bairstow and now, Brook – the future of SRH. pic.twitter.com/sGTpq8i2SP– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2023
What we see: Cricket balls
What @harry_brooke_88 Sees: Roshogulla__ pic.twitter.com/0kBQmtPvGV– Sunrisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2023
Kavya Maran’s father Harry Brook#kkrvsrh pic.twitter.com/KBTf60vgfr
— Anurag Dwivedi _ (@AnuragxCricket) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook – First century of IPL 2023. pic.twitter.com/XLI1PjX1Gk– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 14, 2023
What a moment for the family of Harry Brooke.
Well played, Brooke! pic.twitter.com/i0DUUV0vPM– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook will be the superstar of IPL_ – Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 14, 2023
Reflecting on his innings, Brook shared, “I’ve had a bit of trouble with spin but I wanted to use the powerplay to my advantage. So wanted to rotate the strike in the middle overs and let the other boys do the hitting.” Wanted to deliver. It’s a very good pitch, we have to bowl right of our length and take wickets. We still have one job to do. My girlfriend is here but the rest of my family has just gone I’m sure I am sure they will all be very happy for it.”
Apart from Brook’s stellar performance, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Aiden Markram contributed a quickfire fifty to the total. His 50 came off just 26 balls and helped the team post a mammoth score of 228/4. Youngster Abhishek Sharma also played a vital role in the innings by scoring a blistering 32 off just 17 balls. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Andre Russell took three wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy took one wicket.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batting lineup proved too strong for Kolkata Knight Riders, and they will look to defend their impressive total in the second innings. With a strong team effort, Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to continue their winning streak in the IPL 2023 season.
