The right-hander scored 104 off 57 balls to become only the fourth Indian to hit a T20 International ton. Talking about his magnificent form, he said at the post-match presentation,”To be honest, I was coming from a good IPL and wanted to follow the same performance. Happy with my intent.”
For his sensational ton against Ireland, @HoodaOnFire bags the Player of the Match award in the 2nd #IREvIND T20I 👏👏 #TeamIndia
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/6Ix0a6evrR pic.twitter.com/OJqsQzkgYn
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2022
Hooda scored 151 runs in two T20I matches against Ireland and was also awarded The Player of the Series. “I like playing in that manner and these days I am batting up the order so getting some time,” he added.
2⃣ Matches
1⃣5⃣1⃣ Runs@HoodaOnFire put on a stunning show with the bat & bagged the Player of the Series award as #TeamIndia completed a cleansweep in the 2-match T20I series against Ireland. 👍 👍 #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/UuBKCx1HNj— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2022
Opting to bat, Hooda showed he belonged to the big stage with his scintillating stroke play, both off the front and backfoot.
While Hooda was elegant and at ease on the frontfoot, he was equally good on the backfoot, dispatching the ball over the midwicket boundary for a few sixes.
Hooda decorated his knock with nine fours and six hits over the fence.
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Hooda was added to the Indian T20I side after an impressive show in the IPL 2022 where he played for Lucknow Super Giants and scored 451 runs in 15 matches at a strike-rate of 136.67.
