Karun Nair’s milestones in Maharaja Cup T20

Karun Nair’s milestones in Maharaja Cup T20

His 124 not out against Mangalore Dragons on 19 Aug 2024 contained nine boundary sixes to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring nine boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. The other two occasions are – KK Nair of Mysore Warriors in his knock of 104 against Gulbarga Mystics at Bengaluru on 28 Aug 2023 and Abhinav Manohar of Shivamogga Lions against Mangalore Dragons at Bengaluru on 17 Aug 2024

Thus Karun Nair became the first batsman in the tournament to score nine boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions.

Karun Nair became the first batsman in the tournament to score nine boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions while scoring centuries in an innings.

His 124 not out against Mangalore Dragons on 19 Aug 2024 contained nine boundary sixes and 13 boundary fours which totals to 106 runs. KK Nair is the only batsman to score 100 plus runs in an innings with the help of boundary fours and boundary sixes in the tournament.

His 124 not out remains the highest individual innings in the tournament. He is the only batsman to score ten fifties in the tournament {Two centuries and eight half centuries}. He is one of the two batsman who has scored eight half centuries in the tournament. LR Chethan is the other batsman to score eight half centuries

Karun Nair has scored two centuries in the tournament. Apart from 124 not out against Mangalore Dragons at Bengaluru on 19 Aug 2024, he has scored 104 against Gulbarga Mystics at Bengaluru on 28 Aug 2023. Thus he became the second batsman to score two centuries in the tournament. The other batsman to score two centuries in the tournament is Mayank Agarwal of Bangalore Blasters. Mayank Agarwal has scored 112 not out against Gulbarga Mystics at Bengaluru on 23 Aug 2022 and 105 against Mysore Warriors on 25 Aug 2023.

He has scored 51 boundary sixes in the tournament and is one of the four batsmen who has scored 50 plus boundary fours in the tournament.

He has also scored 110 boundary fours in the tournament and is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the tournament

His run aggregate of 1092 runs in the tournament, fetches him the honour of being the only batsman to score 1000 plus runs in the tournament

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