Overview
- Sarfaraz Khan hammered 157 off 75 balls for Mumbai against Goa in Jaipur, reaching his hundred in 56 balls and striking 14 sixes.
- Ravichandran Ashwin urged CSK on X to ride Sarfaraz’s purple patch, praising how he punishes spin in the middle overs and using a Tamil phrase meaning he is breaking the door down.
- Ashwin highlighted Sarfaraz’s SMAT surge with 329 runs in seven matches at roughly a 203 strike rate, noting the form has carried into the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
- Chennai Super Kings acquired Sarfaraz at the IPL 2026 mini-auction for his base price of Rs 75 lakh after he initially went unsold in the first round.
- Selection is still to be decided for IPL 2026, with Ashwin pointing to a batting ‘problem of plenty’ at CSK; an appearance would be Sarfaraz’s first IPL match since 2023.