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#2 Yusuf Pathan (37 balls) vs Mumbai Indians, 2010

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Pathan’s century is one of the best IPL efforts in a losing cause
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When on song, Yusuf Pathan can hit a cricket ball as good as the best in the business. While he had become in a regular fixture in the Indian team in 2010, Pathan managed to conjure a breathtaking ton in the IPL, that sadly ended in a losing cause.

He started slowly, was helped along by some below par fielding, but motored along, unmindful of the soaring required rate and dearth of partners at the other end. Mumbai’s medium pacers and spinners weren’t spared one bit, with Pathan trying his best to make a match out of it.

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The target, a mammoth 213, was built on the back of quickfire fifties from Ambati Rayudu and Saurabh Tiwary. A top order collapse meant that Pathan was stuck with Paras Dogra at the other end. As brutish as the jabs to midwicket or the flourishes to the sightscreen were, they were beautifully complemented by cheeky cuts and timely dabs past third man.

Shane Warne described it as the best innings he had ever seen.

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