At 17 years and 199 days, Sundar 3rd youngest in IPL
Tamil Nadu allrounder Washington Sundar became the third youngest player in the Indian Premier League on Saturday, making his debut against holders Hyderabad Sunrisers.
At 17 years and 199 days, the teenager with an interesting name returned impressive figures of 3-0-19-0 bowling off-spin as Sunrisers Hyderabad made 178 for three after
RPS elected to bowl at the SCA Stadium in Pune. It was the first Twenty20 match for Washington Sundar, who has played five first-class matches and nine one-day games for Tamil Nadu.
Sundar was a member of the India under-19 squad, which reached the final of last year’s junior World Cup in Bangladesh, where they lost to West Indies. The record for the youngest IPL player is held by Royal Challengers Bangalore’s hard-hitter Sarfaraz Khan ---- he is out this season due to injury. Sarfaraz Khan made his debut in 2015 IPL aged 17 years and 177 days.
Left-arm pacer, Pradeep Sangwan, is the second youngest.
He was 17 years and 179 days when he debuted for Delhi Daredevils against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai on May 2, 2008.
Washington Sundar though is younger than Unmukt Chand, who was 18 years and 16 days old when he made his debut for Delhi Daredevils against Mumbai Indians in 2011.
Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh too was part of the teen brigade that arrived in the Indian Premier League.
He was only 18 years and 94 days old when he made his debut for Kings XI Punjab.
Mandeep Singh now plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
However, for the statistically inclined, international cricket boasts of much younger players in all three formats.
Pakistan’s Hasan Raza set the record for the youngest Test player --- 14 years, 227 days --when he made his debut against Zimbabwe in 1996.
Hasan Raza also is the youngest to play One-day Internationals (14 years, 233 days).
The youngest player in Twenty20 Internationals is Hong Kong’s Haqas Khan, at 15 years and 259 days.
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half-century of the season. Rahul Tripathi got the hosts off to a terrific start with a 41-ball 59, but a few quick wickets seemed to be turning it into a lost battle until Dhoni slammed an unbeaten 61 off 34 deliveries and finished off in style.
The explosive top three — David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson — failed to fire for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who made just 45 runs after the six powerplay overs.
Warner took 40 balls to score 43, Dhawan’s strike rate was just over 100 and Williamson too fell for 21, but Henriques took on the bowlers. He was supported by Deepak Hooda, who scored a 10-ball 19 as they stitched a 47-run partnership off 21 deliveries. Henriques struck six boundaries and two sixes.
Coming out to chase, Tripathi gave RPS a perfect start with a