125 Runs In 76 Balls: Prithvi Shaw Makes Selection Statement With Milestone Knock

Indian batter continued his tremendous type within the One Day Cup in England with yet one more century for Northamptonshire in opposition to Durham on Sunday. Shaw mesmerized the followers in Chester-le-Sreet with an explosive knock of 125 in simply 76 balls. His century had 15 fours and 7 sixes and runs got here at a strike charge of 164.47. The Indian batter, who final featured in a world match in July 2021, reached his century in simply 68 balls. He and Rob Keogh (42) helped their aspect chase down 199 runs in simply 25.4 overs.

Earlier, Durham was bundled out for 198 in 43.2 overs after electing to bat first. Liam Trevaskis (37), skipper Alex Lees (34) and Jonathan Bushnell (32) had been the primary contributors with the bat for the house aspect. Luke Procter took (4/34) in his 9 overs.

With this century, Shaw has additionally accomplished 3,000 List-A runs. In 57 matches, he has scored 3,056 runs at a mean of 57.66 and a strike charge of 126.69. He has 10 centuries and 11 fifties in simply 57 innings, with the perfect rating of 244.

He’s accomplished it once more!

Prithvi Shaw has one other #MBODC23 century because the Steelbacks chase down 199 to win pic.twitter.com/b4B8NfOgNe

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Earlier, Shaw slammed his highest List-A rating, a knock of 244 runs in simply 153 balls, serving to his aspect Northamptonshire beat Somerset by 87 runs within the One Day Cup at Northampton on final Wednesday.

Shaw introduced up his double hundred in simply 129 balls after having reached his century in simply 81 balls. Due to his knock, Northamptonshire reached 415/8 in 50 overs. Jack Brooks (3/75) and Danny Lamb (2/81) had been the decide of the bowlers for Somerset. This rating proved to be an excessive amount of for Somerset, who had been folded for 328 in 45.1 overs, with Andrew Umeed (77 in 67 balls, six fours and three sixes), Lewis Goldsworthy (47 in 62 balls, with 4 boundaries) and Curtis Campher (49 in 24 balls with eight fours and a six) being among the many key contributors with the bat.

Shaw’s 244 is the sixth-highest rating in List-A cricket, with the best rating of 277 in 141 balls being smashed by Narayan Jagadeeshan of Tamil Nadu in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh in 2022 within the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

This can also be Shaw’s second List-A double hundred. He has the second-highest quantity of double centuries. Rohit Sharma has essentially the most List-A double tons, with a complete of three, which have all are available in 50-over worldwide cricket, together with his rating of 264 being the highest-ever in worldwide ODI cricket.

This is the second-best List-A rating in England, with Alistair Brown with 268 for Surrey in opposition to Glamorgan (2002) being the best.

The batter is the main run-scorer within the One Day Cup with 429 runs in 4 innings at a mean of 143.00 and a strike charge of above 152, with two centuries.

Another Indian participant, the Test middle-order veteran Cheteshwar Pujara is within the second place, with 329 runs at a mean of 109.66 and a strike charge of 88.44, with two centuries and a fifty and the perfect rating of 117*. He is representing (*76*).

Pujara’s List-A document can also be spectacular as he stands at 5,583 runs in 122 matches and 120 innings at a mean of 58.15, with 16 centuries and 33 fifties and a finest rating of 174.