IPL 2019: Top 3 knocks by Virender Sehwag in the IPL

Sehwag has played some spectacular knocks in IPL
Sehwag has played some spectacular knocks in IPL

The cricket world has witnessed an infinite number of cricketers with special abilities over the time and a lot of them are serving the game presently as well. Pertinently, Indian cricket has also produced some extraordinary players who ruled the world for a long time. Plenty of them also changed the way how people look at this game.

One such scintillating stalwart is Virender Sehwag who left a mark in the cricket world with his fearless batting. The opener displayed his distinctive skill of going after the bowlers from the very first ball, earning him a top place in the heart of cricket enthusiasts. The right-handed batsman survived for about thirteen years in international cricket, scoring over 8000 runs in both Test and ODI cricket.

Apart from his great contribution to the national side, the Nawab of Najafgarh also entertained the fans in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played some fine T20 knocks in his eight-year reign in the tournament. In this piece, we recall three of his best innings in the history of IPL.


#3 94* vs Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008

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In the maiden edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Virender Sehwag, while leading the Delhi Daredevils, played one of his finest knocks against the Deccan Chargers. Batting first, the VVS Laxman-led side posted meager 142 runs on board, largely due to swashbuckling 36-ball 66 runs by Rohit Sharma.

In reply, Delhi lost Gautam Gambhir early, however, Sehwag made sure to keep the scoreboard ticking. He looked in superb touch and gave bowlers a hard run as he went on to hit ten fours and six sixes in his match-winning knock.

The right-hander smashed 94 runs in mere 41 balls to steer his team to a dominating victory of nine wickets, making him win the Man of the Match award as well.

#2 119 against Deccan Chargers in IPL 2011

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In an another chase against the Deccan Chargers, Sehwag scored his maiden IPL hundred to take the Delhi Daredevils home with a big win. Chasing a total of 176 runs, the Delhi-born cricketer gave his side a flying start.

He scored a fiery 56-ball 119 runs knock, including 13 fours and six sixes before nicking one behind the wicket off Dale Steyn's bowling. At the end, Delhi won the match by four wickets.


#1 122 against CSK in IPL 2014

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Probably Sehwag's finest knock in IPL history came against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2014 when he fired a brilliant 122-run innings to earn the Kings XI Punjab a place in the final of the tournament.

He scored as many as 12 fours and eight sixes to take Punjab to 226 runs total, which is still one of the biggest first-inning scores of the mega league. KXIP successfully defended the total and Sehwag was named as the Man of the Match.

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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee