He smashed 59 sixes, 129 fours during his 323-ball knock.
He smashed 59 sixes, 129 fours during his 323-ball knock.
Mumbai
: Mumbai teenager Pranav Dhanawade on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first batsman ever to notch up a four-figure score by smashing an unbeaten knock of 1009 in an inter-school tournament here.
Sachin is my batting idol, I am a wicketkeeper so my wicketkeeping idol is Australia's Brad Haddin-Pranav Dhanawade pic.twitter.com/18MpmsJGeL
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 5, 2016
The 15-year-old, playing for KC Gandhi Higher Secondary School, reached the gigantic score in just 323 deliveries with a jaw-dropping strike rate of 312.38 in the game against Arya Gurukul in the Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
In the course of his awe-inspiring innings, which lasted 395 minutes, Dhanawade smashed a whopping 129 fours and 59 sixes.
Pranav Dhanawade....
Runs - 1009*
Balls - 323
Mins - 395
S/R - 312.38
Sixes - 59
Fours - 129
His school KC Gandhi HS declared @ 1465
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade now on 1002*