On Friday night, former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (SRH vs KKR) by 23 runs in the IPL-2023 match. English cricketer Harry Brook batted brilliantly in this match and scored a century. With this, he became the first cricketer to score a century in the current season of IPL. However, Pakistan’s connection came out later with Harry’s century.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Aiden Markram, defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs in the IPL-2023 match thanks to a century by Harry Brook (100 not out).
In this match played at the Eden Gardens ground, Hyderabad scored 228 runs for 4 wickets, after which the Kolkata team could only manage 205 runs for 7 wickets while chasing the target. In this way, Hyderabad registered its second win in 4 matches. At the same time, Kolkata faced the second defeat in the same number of matches. Now both have 4-4 points.
England batsman Harry Brook scored an unbeaten 100 and became the first cricketer to score a century in the current season of IPL. Harry entered the league in style by hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes in the first 3 overs. Hyderabad bought Brook in the auction by paying a huge amount of Rs 13.25 crore. He scored only 29 runs in the first three matches but finally got the rhythm and scored an unbeaten 100 off 55 balls, including 12 fours and 3 sixes.
Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Harry Brook later had a connection with Lahore. His IPL century against Kolkata Knight Riders brought smiles to the faces of not only Hyderabadi fans but also fans of Pakistan. After all, Harry has a special connection with Pakistan. A century is also registered in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the name of this 24-year-old batsman.
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Harry Brook scored a century while representing Lahore Qalandars in PSL. As a record, Harry Brook has become the only batsman whose name has scored a century in both PSL and IPL in cricket history.
