Salil Arora, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, also won the hearts of the fans in his inning of 30 runs against Mumbai Indians. While chasing the big target of 244 runs, Abhishek Sharma (45) and Travis Head (76) gave a great start, Heinrich Klaasen and Salil finished the match well and led their team to victory. Salil hit a no look shot on Jasprit Bumrah’s ball, the video of which is going viral on social media.
Salil Arora scored unbeaten 30 runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours. Salil hit a no look six on the fourth ball of the 18th over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. However, Bumrah was seen deviating from the line length throughout the match. He gave away 54 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 13.50.
Who is Salil Arora
Salil Arora was born on November 7, 2002 in Amritsar (Punjab). He plays for Punjab in domestic. He is a wicketkeeper batsman. He has scored 458 runs in 14 innings of first class matches, which includes 1 century and 3 half-centuries. He has scored 74 runs in 2 innings of List A. He has scored 452 runs in 16 innings of T20, his strike rate is 192. He has also scored a century in T20. Salil’s base price in the IPL auction was Rs 30 lakh, but SRH bought him for more than Rs.
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Salil Arora played a superb cameo of 30* (10) in the 244 run chase.
– The no look six against Jasprit Bumrah. ЁЯСП pic.twitter.com/ZJNdGU36c2
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Salil Arora’s base price in IPL auction was Rs 30 lakh, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for Rs 1.50 crore. That means, not only SRH but other teams were also showing interest in buying him. He came into limelight by scoring a century in 39 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Salil Arora made his IPL debut on March 28 playing against RCB. His role is that of a finisher, which he played well in the last match. He has scored 93 runs in the 7 innings played so far. He has hit 8 sixes and 6 fours.
