Published: Jan 23, 2016, 04:52 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 23, 2016, 05:31 PM (IST)
India’s middle order batsman Manish Pandey scored his maiden One-Day International (ODI) hundred and kept his team’s hopes of winning the game alive. He completed his hundred from just 80 balls, which was well supported by Rohit Sharma and further captain MS Dhoni from the other end. He contributed when his team needed the most and brought up his century in style. India needed six off the final four balls, Mitchell Marsh bowled an excellent yorker outside off stump but Pandey’s presence of mind guided the ball towards third man for a priceless boundary and helped India seal their first victory in the series so far.
Earlier, Pandey was the part of the team in first two matches of the series but got a chance to bat only on one occasion. In this match, he was brought in as a replacement for Ajinkya Rahane and has certainly justified his selection. His previous best score in limited overs cricket was an unbeaten 71, which came against Zimbabwe in 2015 in his debut match. He is probably emerging as the man of important matches. His blazing knock has made twitterati praising him. Check out best of the tweets here:
Manish Pandey can dance also. SRK knows his that talent. pic.twitter.com/UU22zjqzBB
— Gayatri Reddy (@Gayatritwit) January 23, 2016
Highly impressed by Manish Pandey’s ability to score over run a ball without taking big risks & also wanting to stay there till the end.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 23, 2016
Well done @im_manishpandey on a brilliant hundred. Good start to Jasprit Bhumrah’s career too.
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) January 23, 2016
Watched the whole match.glad I did. Well done team India@BCCI @im_manishpandey #Bumrah. Great win — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 23, 2016
@im_manishpandey played a blinder 4 @KKRiders when we won the IPL in 2014. Big match player. Very good kid and deserves all the success.
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore) January 23, 2016
104 from 81 balls.. Under pressure while chasing a huge score. Manish Pandey you beauty. #IndvsAus #AUSvIND — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 23, 2016
What a Gem from Manish Pandey… Well done India !!! Batted brilliantly through the series deserved something #AUSvIND
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) January 23, 2016
Good knock @im_manishpandey ! https://t.co/j5qzQ1hA21 — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) January 23, 2016
Top innings from Manish Pandey. Coming of age innings. Finally a win. Pandey ensured msd is spared of blushes. Msd finding diff to hit.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) January 23, 2016
Well done boys ! Great start to an awesome career ahead @im_manishpandey top knock ! — yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 23, 2016
Puffed with (parochial) pride to see my fellow Bangalore-based Uttarakhandi, Manish Pandey, win it for India!
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) January 23, 2016
Well played @im_manishpandey What a knock under pressureThis is champion stuffKeep it up #IndvsAus — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 23, 2016
What a win!! Well played pandey sahib @im_manishpandey #IndvsAus
— yuZvendra Chahal23 (@yuzi_chahal) January 23, 2016
Take a bow, @im_manishpandey. Make this the beginning of a very special journey. #AusvInd — Shirin Sadikot (@ShirinSadikot) January 23, 2016
Only nine boundaries for Manish Pandey, but he finished with a strike rate of 128. That is the sign of a high quality batsman! #AUSvIND
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) January 23, 2016
.@im_manishpandey smashes 100, scripts a sensational chase for #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/M43BR5lL0Z — BCCI (@BCCI) January 23, 2016
Well played @im_manishpandey Even more special when your knock wins the game. And more impt; well played #Australia #AUSvsIND
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) January 23, 2016
And that is how it’s done!! Well done my man!!@im_manishpandey !! That is fantastic!! — Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) January 23, 2016
@im_manishpandey – proud of you! Talk about grabbing the opportunity with both hands! Good luck kiddo. @KKRiders
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore) January 23, 2016
Great win and the arrival of Manish Pandey. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 23, 2016
Take a bow, Manish Pandey. Now, this is what we call a Match-Winning innings #AUSvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 23, 2016
What a way to get your first ODI hundred. Under pressure, away from home, chasing. 80 ball-100. Manish Pandey, you beauty. Take a bow! — Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) January 23, 2016
Manish Pandey will be remembered for a long long long time for this victory.
— LOLendra Singh Dhoni (@LOLendraSingh) January 23, 2016
Century By Manish Pandey. What A Match Winning Inning It Has Been. #IndvsAus #AUSvIND #Dhoni — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 23, 2016
Manish Pandey, you are a hero!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 23, 2016
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