Sehwag smashes 88-ball ton in MCC win

Mumbai: Former India opener Virender Sehwag struck a scintillating 88 ball century which helped MCC beat Durham in the English county season curtain raiser in Abu Dhabi. [caption id=“attachment_1452175” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Sehwag scored a century for the MCC. Getty Images[/caption] The MCC skipper led from the front, hitting 18 fours and a six in his knock of 109 as he steered his team to a six wicket win. It was the 35-year-old’s first ton in first class cricket since the one he scored against England in November 2012 . The four-day day-night match also featured the use of pink balls which were recently trialled in the Australian Sheffield Shield. It therefore grants Sehwag the distinction of becoming the first Indian to hit a hundred in a first class match with a pink ball being used. His entire innings lasted 97 balls and included a fourth-wicket stand of 105 with Nottinghamshire’s Samit Patel before he fell to Jamie Harrison, the same bowler off whom he reached the three figure mark. Chasing 225 for the win, MCC were 14 short of the target when Sehwag departed the scene.