‘Actions speak louder than words’- Preity Zinta posts heartfelt message for PBKS star Priyansh Arya

Preity Zinta, the owner of the Punjab Kings, took to X to praise Priyansh Arya for his incredible first IPL century against the Chennai Super Kings in Tuesday, April 8, Match 22 of the current Indian Premier League at the Mullanpur Cricket Stadium.

During her first encounter with the 24-year-old, she shared her feelings. With a broad smile on Priyansh’s face, Zinta concluded her lengthy and endearing remark by wishing for many such innings.

The situation PBKS was in during the game made Priyansh’s bold knock all the more amazing.

The hosts chose to bat first and were beaten to 83/5 after eight overs, with Priyansh, who is left-handed, being the only fighter.

He hit seven fours and nine sixes in his 103 (42). He was removed in the 14th over, which allowed Marco Jansen and Shashank Singh to go all out and finish with 219/6, making PBKS the eventual winners by 18 runs.

CSK only lost five wickets while chasing runs. Nevertheless, the bowlers for PBKS never allowed the visitors to surpass the necessary run rate. At the post-match ceremony, Priyansh had earned the Player of the Match award.

He scored the fourth-fastest tonne in IPL history with 39 balls. He also became the eighth player without a cap to reach 100 in the prestigious T20 competition. When compared to all previous IPL editions, it was the fastest hundred by an uncapped player in terms of the amount of deliveries faced.