Saha flexes his muscles before IPL

Wriddhiman Saha, representing Mohun Bagan A. C., hammered 102 off just 20 balls including 14 sixes and four boundaries.

Wriddhiman Saha conjured an unbelievable strike-rate of 510 in a local Twenty20 fixture.

India's Test wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday cracked a 20-ball 102 in a club-level match here to underline his fine preparation for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).

Saha's breathtaking unbeaten knock, studded with four hits to the fence and 14 over it, helped Mohun Bagan outplay Bengal Nagpur Railways Club by 10 wickets in a second round match of the J.C. Mukherjee Trophy T20 tournament at the Kalighat ground.

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It rained sixes and fours from Saha's bat on Saturday.

Chasing 152, Bagan collected 154 for no loss in just seven overs.
 

Opening the innings with Subhomoy Das (43 not out off 22, 6x4, 2x6), Saha, who was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 5 crore, reached his half-century (54), hammering four fours and six sixes, in just 12 deliveries. He became more ferocious as he gathered the remaining 48 runs only through sixes. His overall strike rate was an astonishing 510.

“From the first ball I was able to middle the ball. I am not sure whether this is a record, but looking ahead at the IPL I tried to play different shots,” said Saha, who hit six sixes off pacer Aman Prosad in the seventh over that produced 37 runs including a wide.