Greatest IPL performances of all-time

Modified Jun 05, 2018 15:17 IST

#9 Manish Pandey’s debut

The IPL was shifted to South Africa in 2009 due to the national elections. In the last league match for RCB against Deccan Charger, Manish Pandey was asked to open the innings along with Jacques Kallis which was also his IPL debut. While the veteran South African got out early, Manish Pandey went on to play one of the innings of the tournament.

He scored an unbeaten 114 while RCB posted 170 on the board and won the match by 12 runs. He also became the first Indian to score an IPL hundred. Clearly, this match had a huge impact on Pandey’s career who went on to become a prolific batsman for Karnataka and even earning himself a national call-up.

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