Prithvi Shaw slams 227 not out, highest particular person rating in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Prithvi Shaw on Thursday grew to become the very best particular person scorer in Vijay Hazare Trophy nationwide 50-over championships as he smashed an unbeaten 227 off simply 152 balls to assist Mumbai publish a mammoth 457/4 in opposition to Puducherry of their Elite Group D sport right here.
The 21-year-old Shaw, who has performed in 5 Tests and 5 ODIs, broke the sooner file of the very best particular person rating held by Sanju Samson (212 not out in opposition to Goa in 2019).
This was the primary maiden List-A double hundred for Shaw, which he received in 142 balls. Shaw hammered 32 fours and 5 sixes throughout his onslaught. He additionally grew to become the eighth Indian to attain a List A double hundred.
This was the fourth double hundred within the historical past of the Vizay Hazare Trophy.
Also, this was Prithvi’s second century of the event after his unbeaten 105 within the lung-opener in opposition to Delhi.

What an unbelievable knock from Prithvi Shaw – unbeaten 227 runs from 152 balls together with 31 fours and 5 sixes in opposition to Pondicherry within the Vijay Hazare Trophy – He was main Mumbai staff as properly – Captain Shaw lead from entrance with the bat. pic.twitter.com/RNpQIft7AO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 25, 2021
For the file, the very best List-A rating is 268 by Ali Brown.
Puducherry’s determination to place Mumbai in to bat backfired badly as Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav (133 off 58 balls) toyed with their bowling assault on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The diminutive right-handed Shaw tore aside a listless Puducherry assault, comprising 36-year-old former India participant Pankaj Singh (2/79) and his tempo colleagues 41-year-old Santha Moorthy (0/92) and Sagar Trivedi (1/99) in addition to 34-year-old left-arm spinner Sagar Udeshi (0/81).
Shaw and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) added 58 runs for the primary wicket to put the muse. After Jaiswal was dismissed, Shaw discovered an ready accomplice in Aditya Tare (56, 7×4) because the duo stitched a 153-run stand for the second wicket. Tare performed the right second fiddle to Shaw.
Suryakumar, who got here in at No. 4, was in his components, hitting 22 fours and 4 sixes. He advert Shaw added 201 runs for the third wicket stand and helped Mumbai go previous the 400-run mark.
Brief Scores: Mumbai 457/4 in 50 overs (Prithvi Shaw 227 not out, Suryakumar Yadav 133; Pankaj Singh 2/79, S Suresh Kumar 1/22) versus Puducherry.