Priyansh Arya hits maiden IPL ton to power PBKS to 219 for 6
Mullanpur, Apr 8 (PTI): Young opener Priyansh Arya slammed his maiden IPL century to power Punjab Kings to 219 for 6 against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Arya, a product of Delhi Premier League, rode on his luck and power-hitting to make 103 off just 42 balls with the help of seven fours and nine hits over the fence to power PBKS to the total.
He brought up his IPL century in 39 balls which is the fifth fastest of the tournament.
West Indian Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest IPL century, which came in just 30 balls in 2013.
Besides Arya, Shashank Singh scored 52 not out off 36 balls, while Marco Jansen made unbeaten 34 off 19 balls towards the end to give the impetus to PBKS innings.
For CSK, Khaleel Ahmed (2/45) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/48) scaled two wickets apiece.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 219 for 6 in 20 overs (Priyansh Arya 103, Shashank Singh 52 not out; Khaleel Ahmed 2/45).
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Probe into Zubeen's death almost complete, charge sheet to be filed on Dec 12: Assam Police
Guwahati (PTI): Investigation into the death of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg is almost complete, and the charge sheet will be filed on December 12, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Garg died while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19.
Special Director General of Police of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Munna Prasad Gupta, while addressing a press conference here, said, "The investigation is almost complete. The details will be given in the charge sheet."
Gupta, who is leading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Garg's death, said seven arrests have been made so far and over 300 witnesses examined.
He refused to share further details, adding that more will be known once the charge sheet is submitted.
