Ayush Badoni has made history with a mind-boggling innings in the ongoing Delhi Premier League 2024. There have been many incredible innings in T20 history where batters have torn apart the opposition’s bowling lineup and made a massive statement. But if we search down the history, we might not get many innings as brutal as Ayush Badoni played on August 31.
It was an incredible exhibition of power-hitting where Badoni and Priyansh Arya struck a century each, but Badoni was on another level. The debut edition of the Delhi Premier League is underway, and it was the 23rd game between South Delhi Superstarz and North Delhi Strikers at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Below we will talk about the match, innings, and the complete scorecard.
DPL 2024: Ayush Badoni’s blitz in the first innings
The match started with South Delhi Superstarz winning the toss and deciding to bat first. Opener Sarthak Ray (11 off 11) was the first man to go, which brought the captain Ayush Badoni to the crease. He joined Priyansh, which brought the rest, and the rest is history. Both SDS batters played shots all around the ground and stitched a record-breaking 286-run partnership for the second wicket. This is the biggest partnership in T20 cricket history.
However, DPL has yet to get an official T20 status, but this stand will certainly go in the record books. Priyansh also played well for his 120 off 50 balls, with ten sixes and ten fours. He even smashed six sixes in one over. On the other hand, Ayush Badoni was hitting sixes consistently.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh Arya c Y Sharma b S Solanki | 120 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 240.00 |
| Sarthak Ray c Y Dabas b S Solanki | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Ayush Badoni(c) c Y Dabas b P Vijayran | 165 | 55 | 8 | 19 | 300.00 |
| Kunwar Bidhuri c Y Dabas b P Vijayran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tejasvi (wk) c K Sharma b S Solanki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Vision Panchal Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dhruv Singh Not out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 |
| South Delhi Superstarz | 308/5 (20) |
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He finished with 165 runs off 55 balls, at an unbelievable strike rate of 300. He slammed 19 sixes and 8 fours. South Delhi Superstarz finished with a record total of 308/5 in 20 overs, which is the second-highest in all T20s after Nepal’s 314/3 against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games.
It was a massive score to chase, and North Delhi Superstarz also tried hard. But they only managed a score of 196/8 in 20 overs and lost the game by 112 runs. Captain Pranshu Vijayran scored most runs for his team and made 62 off 32 balls. Raghav Singh took 3/34 with the ball. Ayush Badoni won the Player of the Match award for his blistering hundred.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Vaibhav Kandpal c D Rathi b R Singh | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 164.29 |
| Sarthak Ranjan c D Singh b R Singh | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Yajas Sharma c S Mathur b D Rathi | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 177.78 |
| Yash Dabas c K Yadav b R Singh | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kshitiz Sharma c (sub L Sehrawat) b V Panchal | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vaibhav Rawal c R Singh b D Rathi | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 228.57 |
| Pranshu Vijayran(c) c V Panchal b K Yadav | 62 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 193.75 |
| Shivam b S Mathur | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Manan Bhardwaj Not out | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Siddhartha Solanki Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| North Delhi Strikers | 196/8 (20) |
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Delhi Premier League 2024: A few big records broken During the game
Third-Highest Score – Ayush Badoni made 165 runs, which is now the third-highest score by a batter in all T20s after RCB’s Chris Gayle (175*) and Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Maskadza (162*).
2nd Highest Total – South Delhi Superstarz scored 308/5, which is the second-highest score by a team in T20 history.
Highest Partnership – Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya added 286 runs off 99 balls for the second wicket, which is the highest partnership in T20s.
Most Sixes in an Innings by Batter: Badoni hit 19 sixes in his innings, which is most by a batter in a T20 innings.
Note: All these records mentioned above are not part of T20 records because the Delhi Premier League hasn’t got the T20 status yet.
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