TNPL 2016: Top 5 performers of the week 1 (August 24-31)

Baba Aparajith

Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016 got off to the perfect start thanks to a fifty in the first match of the tournament but in just the second game, the first hundred was also achieved. This time, it was VB Thiruvallur Veerans captain in their opening game against Karaikudi Kaalai.

Chasing 166 for victory, the captain walked in to the crease at 0/1 in just the third ball of the innings. With wickets falling around him, not only did Aparajith need to factor in the run rate for the chase but also think about what might happen if he got out.

Considering all of this, he still managed to score the tournament's first century and eventually finish the game for his side with an unbeaten 118 off just 63 balls. The knock included 12 boundaries and six sixes. What makes his innings all the more impressive was that only other batsman in the side managed to get into double digits and they still chased 166.