Former Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter who never got to make his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut, Tanmay Agarwal has been scoring heaps of runs in the inaugural season of TG20 League. On July 9, the Karimnagar Diamonds captain scored his third century of the season. While he has played eight games this season, he has scored three tons in last six innings.
Agarwal goes on a ton-making spree
In the ongoing season, he has already scored 465 runs from eight innings, averaging 58.12 with a strike rate of nearly 200. Agarwal started the season with a 46-run knock, followed by a duck. Facing Warangal Warriors, he scored 133 runs from 61 balls. In the next three games, Rohit registered scores of 11, 29 and 0. On July 7, he scored 109 runs from 58 balls against Palamuru Strikers. He might find himself in radar of IPL scouts on the back of his consistent performances.
Agarwal punishes Risers
On July 9, Agarwal won the toss and opted to bat first against Ranga Reddy Riders in Eliminator game. He went berserk in the sixth over, hitting Aryan Cariappa for four consecutive sixes, reaching his half-century from 25 balls. Agarwal did not slow down in the middle overs and got ample support from no.3 batter HK Simha. In the 14th over, he reached his century from 48 deliveries.
Simha reached his fifty in the next over with a six. He took 27 balls to reach the milestone. Simha departed but Agarwal's assault continued. In the 17th over, he hit Nitin Sai Yadav for two consecutive sixes before getting caught by Risers captain Tanay Thyagrajan. His knock of 137 from 61 deliveries was laced with 11 fours and 10 sixes.
In the 18th over, Diamonds lost a couple of wickets. Rahul Radesh and Harish Thakur's cameos helped Diamonds post 238/7.
When did SRH sign Agarwal?
The southpaw was picked by the franchise for his base price of Rs 10 lakh after their triumph in the 2016 edition. With plenty of top-order batters in the squad, he did not get a chance. He was picked in the IPL 2018 auction by SRH as well but didn't get a chance again.
When Agarwal scored the fastest triple ton
In 2024, Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture, he broke the record for fastest first-class triple ton. He reached the rare milestone from 147 balls, 44 less than Marco Marais who held the previous record. He hit 26 sixes in his innings, breaking the record for most sixes in a first-class innings.
The 31-year-old averages 45 in first-class cricket, 44.76 in List A cricket and just over 30 in T20s.