By Admin 
Sarfaraz Khan scored a century in 47 balls against Assam in the group stage match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Playing at number three for Mumbai, he played this stormy innings, in which he hit 7 sixes and 8 fours. IPL 2026 auction is going to take place on 16th December. Sarfaraz last played IPL in 2023, he was not retained by Delhi Capitals. Now after this stormy century, many teams can consider him.
Sarfaraz Khan had played 96 T20 matches before, but had never scored a century. He has only 3 half-centuries to his name in this format. Sarfaraz scored his first T20 century on Tuesday, with the help of which Mumbai team was able to score a huge score of 220 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs.
Sarfaraz Khan’s first T20 century before IPL auction
This innings of Sarfaraz Khan came at a very right time. The auction is to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16th of this month (16th December), in which now many teams can also consider his name. This time the auction will be for one day, most of the teams have their main players and they will bet on the players for some slots.
By scoring a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a strike rate of more than 212, he has proved that he can play an important role not only in red ball but also in white ball cricket.
shardul thakur’s paw
After Sarfaraz Khan’s storm in batting, Mumbai bowler Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc against Assam. Shardul sent 3 batsmen including Riyan Parag to the pavilion in the very first over. Till the time of writing the news, Shardul had taken 5 wickets for 23 runs in the spell of 3 overs. Assam’s 9 wickets had fallen at the score of 100. Sairaj Patil took 2 wickets. 1-1 wicket was in the name of Atharva Ankolekar and Shams Mulani.