Punjab Kings batter Prabhsimran Singh smashed the fifth century of the ongoing Indian Premier League season, playing a fighting knock in his side’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
Asked to bat first, Punjab were in trouble early in the innings after they lost three wickets within the powerplay. But Prabhsimran saw off that tricky phase, steadied the ship and exploded in the back-end of the knock. His knock of 103 off 65 balls was laced with 10 fours and six sixes on a pitch that wasn’t otherwise too easy to bat on.
The fact that the second highest score of Punjab’s batting effort was 20 goes to show the brilliance of the opener’s effort. He scored 27 runs off the first 30 balls he faced, he then went to score 76 runs off the next 35 balls. Punjab finished with 167/7 in their 20 overs.
PBKS won the match by 31 runs to send DC mathematically out of playoff race. It was a stunning collapse from 69/0 after 6.1 overs as DC were arrested by spin. Prabhsimran Singh’s century was made to look even better in the final scheme of things as DC managed 136/8.
This was the first century by a Kings batter in the IPL since September 2022 when Mayank Agarwal scored a ton in Sharjah.
Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan said later, “It was an amazing knock. I rate this knock quite high, playing that sort of a knock with that high strike-rate and the shots he has played against the turn as well – it was amazing.”
#IIPL2023
— The Field (@thefield_in) May 13, 2023
💯 for Prabhsimran Singh!
Super innings by the PBKS batter. In his team total of just over 150, he has contributed more than 100 of the runs. https://t.co/TTn7lyYsth pic.twitter.com/TKouHKul53
The knock meant that there have been centuries on back-to-back days in the IPL, with Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering knock on Friday night as the Mumbai Indians beat the Gujarat Titans.
Centuries so far in IPL 2023
| Batter | Score | Balls faced | 4s | 6s | SR | For | Against | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook | 100 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 181.81 | Sunrisers | v KKR | Eden Gardens | 14 Apr 2023 |
| V Iyer | 104 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 203.92 | KKR | v Mumbai | Wankhede | 16 Apr 2023 |
| Jaiswal | 124 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 200.00 | Royals | v Mumbai | Wankhede | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Suryakumar | 103 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 210.20 | Mumbai | v Titans | Wankhede | 12 May 2023 |
| Prabhsimran | 103 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 158.46 | Punjab | v DC | Delhi | 13 May 2023 |
Here are some reactions to the knock:
𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 13, 2023
A sensational knock this from the @PunjabKingsIPL batter 🙌#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS pic.twitter.com/lf8RICIOf1
Prabhsim𝐓𝐎𝐍! 🙏🏻
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 13, 2023
Take a bow, @prabhsimran01 💯#DCvPBKS #JazbaHaiPunjabi #SaddaPunjab #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/6DKE8R8tBI
Stunning innings on a tricky pitch. Bat speed to admire. @IPL Zindabad. What a platform for youngsters to showcase their talent. @prabhsimran01 @PunjabKingsIPL #IPL2023 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iv80EEJ3gv
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 13, 2023
Prabhsimran singh has been massively impressive this season 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 13, 2023
Outstanding hundred this by Prabhsimran. And he has played so well on a difficult pitch. Has scored 16 out of 20 boundaries scored by Punjab. And he's accelerated brilliantly here after being 27 off 31 at the 10th over mark.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) May 13, 2023
Well played, Prabhsimran 👏 pic.twitter.com/SMqu4L6crG
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 13, 2023
Venkatesh Iyer 104
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 13, 2023
Yashasvi Jaiswal 124
Suryakumar Yadav 103*
Prabhsimran Singh 103
Only the second time 4 different Indian players have scored centuries in an IPL season.
First was 2019 - Samson, Rahul, Kohli, Rahane #PBKSvDC pic.twitter.com/gquJhoHlqo
62% - Prabshimran Singh scored 62% oh his team's runs against Delhi Capitals today, only Shikhar Dhawan (69%) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (65%) have a higher such percentage in @IPL game this season. Contribution.#DCvPBKS #TATAIPL #IPL2023
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) May 13, 2023
We have seen Prabhsimran Singh do well in fc cricket.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) May 13, 2023
But he needed that one defining innings in the IPL. Today he has done that on the big stage.
He has the talent to play for India somewhere in the future. Or feels that way.
Most of the Delhi Capitals players congratulated Prabhsimran Singh for the hundred.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 13, 2023
A knock to remember . pic.twitter.com/0dP1yd96PW
𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙝 𝙧𝙖𝙖𝙠𝙝𝙖 🔥
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 13, 2023
Maiden #TATAIPL 💯 for @prabhsimran01 🦁 to give @PunjabKingsIPL an edge in this crucial match!#EveryGameMatters #DCvPBKS #TATAIPL #IPL2023 #IPLonJioCinema pic.twitter.com/hicf7UINCM
