Virender Sehwag has become second player to score century in Masters Champions League after Mahela Jayawardene. For playing Gemini Arabians, the destructive batsman smashed 100 in just 47 balls with the help of 8 fours and 8 sixes against Sagittarius Strikers. Viru breaks Jayawardene’s highest individual 124 runs record by scoring 134 runs in 63 balls.
Mahela Jayawardene was the first player to score hundred in MCL twenty20 tournament. He made 124 runs against Libra Legends last night.
Sehwag hit huge 11 sixes and 10 boundaries on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Yasir Arafat took wicket of Sehwag in the 19th over when he was batting on 134. He was given LBW. Virender Sehwag batting like champion in the match and according to his nature.
He completed fifty with a big six and reached to century with another huge six. With this wonderful knock Gemini Arabians put 224 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of 7 wickets. Kumar Sangakkara also contributed 51 runs in 33 balls.
Some Twitter reactions on Sehwag’s ton
Some things can’t change..
Sehwag Completing century With a Six is one of them ! 👏👏#MCL2020— सिमरन चौहान 😉 (@CricrazyGal) February 5, 2016
With the form he is going on Sehwag should retire from retirement.
— Gayatri Reddy (@Gayatritwit) February 5, 2016
You can take Sehwag out of the cricket but you can not take cricket out of Sehwag..
Sehwag 134 of 63 balls— Filmy Keeday Wala (@nishantofficial) February 5, 2016
@virendersehwag‘s autobiography will have pages from 1 to 94 and then direct 100th page… #MCL2020
— Aman Bansal (@AmanBansal4u) February 5, 2016
Krishmar Santokie was the successful bowler for Sagittarius Strikers as he took 5 wickets in Arabians inning. He also made record in the competition as he became first bowler to take hat-trick in the Oxigen Masters Champions League. Eventually he took 4 wickets in first 4 balls. He achieved this milestone in the final over of Gemini Arabians inning.