IPL Records: Top 3 knocks by Hashim Amla in IPL history

South African opener Hashim Amla replaced the injured Shaun Marsh in the Kings XI Punjab squad in 2016, then after he cemented his place in the team for the year 2017 based on his impressive performance in the 2016 edition.

The opener has an exceptional record in IPL. He had scored 420 runs with an average of 60 in 2017 and also had 2 centuries in his name.

None of the franchises invested in this worthy player at the 2019 IPL auction, because of his supposed slow-paced game and age factor. In his short career, he showcased his skills and played multiple mature innings in the middle.

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In this article, we will list out the top 3 knocks by Hashim Amla in the IPL.

#1 104* (60) v Mumbai Indians

Hashim Amla played a stupendous knock against Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians

Hashim Amla scored his maiden T20 century against arguably the strongest team in the history of IPL - Mumbai Indians. From the first over itself, he played big shots and played till the end of the innings to set the Mumbai Indians a target of 199.

With eight fours and six sixes, he scored 104 runs in just 60 balls. But his efforts went in vain as Mumbai Indians chased the total thanks to Nitish Rana and Jos Buttler’s quick-fire knocks.

However, he put those critics to bed, who often called him a Test match player and not an explosive batsman, with this magical innings. This was the top knock of Amla’s IPL career.

There was a sense of calmness in the way he went about constructing his innings. There was no urgency or recklessness. Amla stuck to his strengths and showed why conventional cricket is no speed-breaker to quick scoring.

#2 104 (60) v Gujarat Lions

Amla scored his 2nd IPL century against the Gujarat Lions

After his maiden century in IPL, co-incidentally Hashim Amla scored the same runs from the same number of balls -104 (60) - against Gujarat Lions. He also became the third batsman to score two or more tons in a single IPL season.

Amla smashed eight boundaries and five huge sixes to smack a century for the second time in his t20 career. He sped up his innings after reaching the 50-run mark and reached his second 50 in just 25 balls. His innings helped Punjab reach a defend-able total of 189.

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Unfortunately, Kings XI Punjab lost to Gujarat Lions as Dwayne Smith played a brilliant innings and snatched the win from the Kings XI. However, Amla’s innings was a huge highlight and positive for KXIP.

#3 96 (56) v Sunrisers Hyderabad

Hashim Amla missed out on a century versus Sunrisers Hyderabad

In IPL 2016, Hashim Amla played a commendable innings of 96 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a league match which helped his team to post a huge score of 179. He played many classic shots and also hit powerful strokes to defy the opposition bowlers.

With 14 fours and 2 sixes, he ended his innings being 4 runs short of his maiden century. He hammered the experienced bowlers of Sunrisers Hyderabad like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman with his sharp batting skills.

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Unfortunately, the total was chased down by the Orange Army, courtesy of Yuvraj Singh and their skipper, David Warner. But, Amla received a lot of praise for the innings he played. For his excellent knock, he received the Man of the match award as well.

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