A Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter impressed with his stellar batting prowess during the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match between Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Harpreet Singh Bhatia, who was bought by PBKS for INR 40 lakhs in the IPL 2023 auction, remained unbeaten on 75* on Day 1 of the match to propel Madhya Pradesh to a comfortable score of 232 for 4 at the end of the day’s play.
Bhatia slammed eight boundaries during his stay and will hope to convert his knock into a century on Day 2 of the contest.
Speaking about the match, Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) Venkatesh Iyer stitched an unbeaten 48-run partnership to end the day well for MP. The MP team will also hope their skipper Shubham Sharma, who retired hurt, can come back tomorrow to continue his innings.Â
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Harpreet Bhatia has previously played for India in the U-19 World Cup
Harpreet Singh Bhatia, a left-handed batting all-rounder, made his mark during the 2008-09 Cooch Behar Trophy by scoring over 700 runs and earning the title of the best Under-19 cricketer of the season. He later went on to represent India in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand. With more than a decade of experience in domestic cricket, Harpreet boasts an impressive T20 record, maintaining an average of over 35 with a strong strike rate.
In the 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Harpreet became Chhattisgarh’s second-highest run-scorer, amassing 196 runs in five innings.
He got his first IPL opportunity in 2017 when Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him as a replacement for the injured Sarfaraz Khan, although he did not play any games. Later, he joined Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 2023.
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