England batsman Harry Brook finally arrived well and truly in the IPL 2023 as he smashed a thunderous century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in what was his fourth match for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
In his first three knocks, Harry Brook had recorded scores of 13, 3, and 13. Consequently, this led to doubts about whether he’d succeed in the IPL and in Indian conditions.
However, after his initial struggle in the tournament, mostly where spinners got to him, Harry Brook stepped up to the stage and plundered 100 runs off 55 balls against KKR, who boast of perhaps the strongest spin attack of the tournament with the trio of Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Suyash Sharma – the same trio that had downed 9 RCB wickets in the last match here at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Harry Brook was smart, though, in knowing his weaknesses and the opposition’s strengths. While he was in murderous touch against the pacers, when playing the spinners, the right-hander toned down his aggression and smartly rotated the strike. Attack on the spinners came from the other end, from skipper Aiden Markram and left-hander Abhishek Sharma, who batted at number 5.
Where against pacers, Harry Brook ransacked 66 runs off 26 balls, to spinners, he took 34 runs off 29 balls
This is where his smartness and game awareness of self and opposition shone brightly. Brook’s sensational century took SRH’s total to 228.
Brook’s terrific hundred also led to a spate of memes on Twitter.
Here are some of the funnies memes:
Kavya Maran's father to Harry Brook#KKRvSRH pic.twitter.com/KBTf60vgfr
— Anurag Dwivedi 🏏 (@AnuragxCricket) April 14, 2023
This betrayal was always on cards, It was amazing till you were with us Harry Brook.
100(55) after giving high hopes💔😓 #KKRvSRH pic.twitter.com/0WYBxacIaq— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook said, "my girlfriend is here, but the rest of the family just left. I knew this would happen as soon as they left I'll get some runs (laughs)". pic.twitter.com/TJatdittlh
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/smileandraja/status/1646908478726848515?s=20
What we see: Cricket balls
What @Harry_Brook_88 sees: Roshogullas 😍😋 pic.twitter.com/0kBQmtPvGV
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/CWxjYW30M3
— Pulkit🇮🇳 (@pulkit5Dx) April 14, 2023
#IPLonJioCinema #TATAIPL #KKRvSRH
Harry Brook on the rampage at Eden 🔥🔥🔥#SRH Fans: pic.twitter.com/ZmTrvSjZnt
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/tigerexch/status/1646906113088970753?s=20
Harry Brook has arrived at the IPL! 🔥#HarryBrook #KKRvSRH #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/ORC3qWqLHF
— OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) April 14, 2023
Re-Birth of HARRY BROOK 🤙🔥💥@SunRisers pic.twitter.com/QLyfvucEW7
— Rôhîth (@Rohith_sPyD3r) April 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/Basavachethanah/status/1646901415271600129?s=20
Harry Brook :
Vs spin Vs pace pic.twitter.com/xDSKRQSfuJ
— ` (@chixxsays) April 14, 2023
Harry Brook 🔥💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/73a6gMEfLv
— Dennis❤️ (@DenissForReal) April 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/ArjunMBDHF/status/1646905013955067911?s=20
Harry Brook has arrived ! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5cwE6nzl4V
— Dennis❤️ (@DenissForReal) April 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/swatic12/status/1646908092964122624?s=20
During the mid-innings break, Brook said: “I’ve had a bit of trouble with spin, but I wanted to use the powerplay to my advantage. So middle overs wanted to rotate strike and let the other boys do the hitting. It is a belter of a pitch, we need to bowl our lengths rightly and take wickets. We still got a job to do. My girlfriend is here but the rest of my family have just left, I’m sure they’ll all be very happy for me.”
