[Watch] Sai Sudharsan smashes a six to bring up his maiden County Championship hundred for Surrey against Nottinghamshire
Indian batter Sai Sudharsan registered his maiden County Championship hundred while representing Surrey against Nottinghamshire in a Division One match of the 2024 season at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Friday, August 30. The left-handed batter got to the landmark in style by smashing a six.
Batting first after winning the toss, Surrey posted 525 in their first innings in 150.4 overs. While skipper and opener Rory Burns top-scored with 161 off 266 balls, Sudharsan also brought up three-figures on Day 2 of the contest against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
The left-handed batter went from 98 to 104 by lofting young off-spinner Farhan Ahmed over the leg side boundary for a maximum. He was dismissed in the same over and was the last man out as Surrey's innings ended on 525.
Sudharsan's knock, which came off 178 balls, featured 10 fours and a six. Surrey's first innings also saw good contributions from Ryan Patel (77), Will Jacks (59), Jordan Clark (53) and Conor McKerr (32). For Nottinghamshire, Ahmed finished with figures of 7-140 from 50.4 overs.
Responding to Surrey's huge first-innings total of 525, Nottinghamshire made a bright start, reaching 89-1 in 19 overs. They lost Ben Slater for 1 as he was bowled by Clark. However, Haseeb Hameed (42*) and Freddie McCann (45*) gave the Nottinghamshire innings a boost.
Sai Sudharsan represented Lyca Kovai Kings in TNPL
Sudharsan was part of the Lyca Kovai Kings franchise in the 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). In seven innings, he scored 238 runs at an average of 39.66 and a strike rate of 150.63.
The southpaw hammered a scintillating 123* off 56 in Qualifier 1 against IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in Dindigul. The knock featured nine fours and as many as nine sixes and took his side into the final. Lyca Kovai Kings, however, went down to Ravichandran Ashwin-led Dindigul Dragons in the summit clash. Sudharsan was dismissed for 14 in the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
One of India's most promising batters, the 22-year-old has played three ODIs for India and has scored 127 runs at an average of 63.50 with two half-centuries. He made his T20I debut in a game against Zimbabwe in Harare in July this year but did not get a chance to bat.