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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Priyansh Arya
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Fatehabad, Haryana]], India
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm. [[Off spin|offbreak]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batters|Opening batter]]

| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team |Delhi]]
| year1 = 2021–present
| club2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| year2 = 2025–present

| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 40
| bat avg1 = 40.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 40
| deliveries1 = 0
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 16
| runs2 = 522
| bat avg2 = 34.80
| 100s/50s2 = 1/4
| top score2 = 101
| deliveries2 = 0
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–

| column3 =[[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 =46
| runs3 = 1,319
| bat avg3 = 29.31
| 100s/50s3 = 2/6
| top score3 = 103
| deliveries3 = 6
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 2.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 1/2
| catches/stumpings3 = 15/–

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/priyansh-arya-1175456 ESPNcricinfo
| date = 23 January
| year = 2026
}}

'''Priyansh Arya''' (born January 18 2001) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for Delhi and [[Punjab Kings]]. He is a left-handed opener.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priyansh Arya Profile - Cricket Player India {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/priyansh-arya-1175456 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Who is Priyansh Arya? PBKS sixer King hits joint-fourth fastest IPL hundred">{{cite news |title=Who is Priyansh Arya? PBKS sixer King hits joint-fourth fastest IPL hundred |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2025-priyansh-arya-century-punjab-kings-csk-mullanpur-2706051-2025-04-08 |access-date=9 April 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409040046/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2025-priyansh-arya-century-punjab-kings-csk-mullanpur-2706051-2025-04-08 |archive-date=9 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

On 25 March 2025, he made his [[IPL]] debut for [[Punjab Kings]] in a match against [[Gujarat Titans]]. He scored 47 runs in 23 balls as an opener.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Priyansh Arya, Delhi batter who made IPL debut for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/who-is-priyansh-arya-punjab-kings-opener-debut-pbks-vs-gt-9905617/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=1 April 2025 |language=en |date=25 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Who is Priyansh Arya, the Punjab Kings opener who shone on IPL debut against Gujarat Titans">{{cite news |title=Who is Priyansh Arya, the Punjab Kings opener who shone on IPL debut against Gujarat Titans |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/ipl-2025-gt-pbks-who-is-priyansh-arya-all-you-need-to-know-punjab-kings-gujarat-titans-delhi-13874557.html |access-date=8 April 2025 |publisher=Firstpost |date=26 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408181801/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/ipl-2025-gt-pbks-who-is-priyansh-arya-all-you-need-to-know-punjab-kings-gujarat-titans-delhi-13874557.html |archive-date=8 April 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref>

On 8 April 2025, he made a 39-ball century against [[Chennai Super Kings]], becoming the third-fastest Indian after [[Yusuf Pathan]] and [[Vaibhav Sooryavanshi]] to score an IPL century.<ref name="Who is Priyansh Arya, second-fastest Indian to score IPL century">{{cite news |title=Who is Priyansh Arya, second-fastest Indian to score IPL century |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-priyansh-arya-second-fastest-indian-to-score-ipl-century/articleshow/120099873.cms |access-date=8 April 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408181349/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-priyansh-arya-second-fastest-indian-to-score-ipl-century/articleshow/120099873.cms |archive-date=8 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="Priyansh Arya becomes 2nd-fastest Indian to score an IPL century, misses Yusuf Pathan’s record during PBKS vs CSK tie">{{cite news |title=Priyansh Arya becomes 2nd-fastest Indian to score an IPL century, misses Yusuf Pathan’s record during PBKS vs CSK tie |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/priyansh-arya-becomes-second-fastest-to-ipl-hundred-misses-yusuf-pathans-record-by-a-whisker-during-pbks-vs-csk-tie-11744124438636.html |access-date=8 April 2025 |publisher=Mint |date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408181641/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/priyansh-arya-becomes-second-fastest-to-ipl-hundred-misses-yusuf-pathans-record-by-a-whisker-during-pbks-vs-csk-tie-11744124438636.html |archive-date=8 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025: Priyansh and PBKS rub salt into CSK’s wounds">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025: Priyansh and PBKS rub salt into CSK’s wounds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/punjab-kings-vs-chennai-super-kings-match-update-april-8/article69427522.ece |access-date=9 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409040230/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/punjab-kings-vs-chennai-super-kings-match-update-april-8/article69427522.ece |archive-date=9 April 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
Arya had a strong start in the [[Delhi Premier League T20|Delhi Premier League]], scoring 57 runs in 30 balls against Old Delhi 6. He followed this up with 82 runs in 51 balls against Central Delhi Kings, hitting seven sixes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyansh Arya smashes six sixes in an over in Delhi Premier League|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/priyansh-arya-smashes-six-sixes-in-an-over-in-delhi-premier-league-1449353|date=25 November 2024|access-date=26 November 2024|website=ESPN}}</ref>

Arya continued to score runs, with scores of 53 in 32 balls against East Delhi Strikers, 107 in 55 balls against Old Delhi 6, and 88 in 42 balls against Central Delhi.<ref>[https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/14689/priyansh-arya "Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats | Cricbuzz.com"]</ref>

In a notable match, Arya's team, South, scored 308/5 in 20 overs against North Delhi Strikers. Arya contributed 120 runs in 50 balls, including six sixes in a single over.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-auction-priyansh-arya-punjab-kings-new-inr-3-8-crore-buy-1461732|title=Who is Priyansh Arya, Punjab Kings' new INR 3.8-crore buy?|date=25 November 2024|access-date=26 November 2024|website=ESPN}}</ref>

Arya's performance earned him a spot in the Delhi squad for the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]. He scored 102 runs in 43 balls, with five fours and ten sixes, against [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Who are Priyansh Arya, Gurjapneet Singh and Vaibhav Suryavanshi?|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132542/who-are-priyansh-arya-gurjapneet-singh-and-vaibhav-suryavanshi?|date=25 November 2024|access-date=26 November 2024|website=cricbuzz}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Punjab Kings squad}}
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[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Punjab Kings cricketers]]
[[Category:Delhi cricketers]]

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