Priyansh Arya suffered a heartbreak on Sunday as he missed out on a first-class double-hundred by just one run. Arya was batting for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C clash against Gujarat, and the batter
looked impressive throughout his innings. The 25-year-old hit 15 fours and two sixes to first complete his hundred off 126 balls.
After choosing to bat first, Delhi suffered their first setback in the form of Sanat Sangwan’s wicket on just eight runs. Yash Dhull could also manage to put up 10 runs while Ayush Sumit Doesja hit 29 runs in 51 deliveries, while Ayush Sumit Doseja came up with a 51-ball 29. While Delhi seemingly faltered against Gujarat, Arya took control of the innings and came up with a staggering 199-run knock in 220 deliveries.
While he was aiming for a double-hundred, the Fatehabad-born batter narrowly missed it after falling to a Manan Hingrajla delivery. Overall, he came up with 24 boundaries and six towering maximums at a strike rate of 90.45.
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Priyansh Arya forms crucial partnership with skipper Ayush Badoni
Apart from his individual knock, Arya built a crucial fourth-wicket stand with captain Ayush Badoni for 234 runs. Badoni remained not out on 115 runs off 149 deliveries with a combination of 11 boundaries and two sixes. The Delhi captain reached his hundred off 113 deliveries as he struck 11 boundaries and one six in the process. This marked his fifth first-class hundred.
On the other hand, Arya, who was coming off India’s ‘A’ white-ball series against Australia ‘A’, was run out in the 77th over when Delhi were 376 for four. While Delhi piled up 381 runs in 84 overs, Jaymeet Manishbhai Patel emerged as the most successful bowler for Gujarat with five wickets and figures of 5/25 on the opening day.
