{"id":8635,"date":"2025-08-28T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/ex-u19-openers-75-ball-hundred-in-buchi-babu-trophy-goes-in-vain-as-kkr-star-shines-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:02:57","slug":"ex-u19-openers-75-ball-hundred-in-buchi-babu-trophy-goes-in-vain-as-kkr-star-shines-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/ex-u19-openers-75-ball-hundred-in-buchi-babu-trophy-goes-in-vain-as-kkr-star-shines-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-U19 Opener\u2019s 75-Ball Hundred In Buchi Babu Trophy Goes In Vain As KKR Star Shines | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9534737\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 28, 2025, 19:59 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9534737\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-1424109885 asubttl-schema\">Harnoor Singh&#8217;s century shines in Buchi Babu Trophy final as Jharkhand, led by Anukul Roy&#8217;s five wickets, beat Punjab by 131 runs.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-1424109885 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harnoor Singh scored a hundred in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament (Picture credit: ICC)\" title=\"Harnoor Singh scored a hundred in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament (Picture credit: ICC)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-1424109885\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harnoor Singh scored a hundred in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament (Picture credit: ICC)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Star Punjab batter Harnoor Singh\u2019s valiant century went in vain as Jharkhand bagged a whopping 131-run win in the final tie of the Buchi Babu Trophy, with Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder Anukul Roy picking a five-wicket haul to stop Punjab way short of the target.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">Chasing a daunting 403 in 45 overs, Punjab openers <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Prabhsimran<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Singh and <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Harnoor<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> gave their team a blistering start, adding 119 runs in under 14 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span class=\"cf0\">After <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Prabhsimran\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> quickfire 59 off 41, former India U19 opener <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Harnoor<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> carried the charge, smashing a 75-ball hundred before falling for 106 off 83.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">After Harnoor\u2019s dismissal, Punjab couldn\u2019t build any more partnerships as they could manage 271, losing by 131 runs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span class=\"cf0\">Jharkhand laid the foundation with a commanding first-innings show, powered by Shikhar Mohan\u2019s 105 and <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rishav<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Raj\u2019s 5\/33.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span class=\"cf0\">Anukul <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">spearheaded the bowling attack, returning brilliant figures of 5\/79.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><strong>Who Is Harnoor Singh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">Harnoor first shot into prominence when he was selected for the U19 World Cup in 2022, a team that was led by Yash Dhull. <\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><span class=\"cf0\">Harnoor, from a cricketing family, first made headlines in 2021 after smashing three hundreds in the age-group Challenger Trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\"><span class=\"cf0\">After breaking into the India U19 side in November 2021, Harnoor kept piling on the runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"16\" class=\"story_para_16\"><span class=\"cf0\">Harnoor<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> struck 72 and 111 against Bangladesh U19, before backing it up with scores of 120, 46, and 65 in the U19 Asia Cup against UAE, Pakistan and Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"18\" class=\"story_para_18\"><span class=\"cf0\">On reaching the Caribbean, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Harnoor<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> kicked off with a hundred in a warm-up clash against Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"19\" class=\"story_para_19\">Harnoor went on to score 141 runs in six matches in the U19 World Cup, at an average of 23.5, but with just one fifty to his name.<\/p>\n<p id=\"20\" class=\"story_para_20\">Soon after the World Cup, Harnoor made his first-class debut playing for Chandigarh against Baroda in the Ranji Trophy and scored a half-century in the second innings. His last first-class appearance was in January 2024, when he played against Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n<p id=\"21\" class=\"story_para_21\">Harnoor scored 24 and 21 in those matches and a first-class call-up has eluded him since. He has scored 187 runs in five games at an average of 26.71 with just one fifty. He has played T20s for Chandigarh and Punjab but has a dismal average of 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-1424109885 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Ex-U19 Opener\u2019s 75-Ball Hundred In Buchi Babu Trophy Goes In Vain As KKR Star Shines<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. 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