Pranav Pant back in form, slams century but TN Colts advance

Pranav Pant, a member of India under-19 team at last year's Asia Cup and one of the most promising cricket talents in the Capital, is back making news with his bat overcoming a prolonged absence of form.

The southpaw had been struggling for runs post recovery from tendon tear that ruled him out for 1.5 months. In the around 10 matches, he failed to get beyond 30s but this week, things have turned around.

Pant, representing Ravi Brothers, ending up being on the losing side in Thursday's All India Tyagmurti Goswami Ganesh Dutt Memorial Cricket Tournament match but not after putting up a brilliant century performance against Tilak Nagar (TN) Colts. The tournament is part of Delhi's Hot Weather circuit. 

"I had not been getting runs but I have finally struck form. Following injury, it took me a while to recover. I was out for one-and-half months and had gained a bit of weight during recovery. But I worked hard on my fitness and finally, it all seems to be returning to normal," says the 18-year-old from Delhi.

"I scored a 55-ball 104 in a tournament in Noida on Wednesday and prior to that I bowled four overs in a DDCA League match to test my fitness. I think I am getting there."

After Tilak Nagar Colts had scored 302/9 in 40 overs, Ravi Brothers found themselves in a spot of bother at 131/5. But Pant scored 102 off 79 balls (3x4s, 6x6s) and Rounak Waghela made 70 off 57 balls (4x4s, 2x6s) as Ravi Brothers tried to make a match of it. They eventually fell short by 12 runs, getting bowled out for 290 in 39.5 overs.

Tilak Nagar Colts' total was built on fifties from Aaditya Sharma (52 off 41 balls), Kavya Gupta (89 off 86 balls), Rahul Chaudhary (61 off 43 balls) and a sterling 75 off 35 balls (3x4s, 8x6s) by Yashovardhan.

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