Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi smashed a record-making 404* in the final of Cooch Behar Trophy, the annual four-day tournament for U19 cricketers. Playing against Mumbai, Prakhar Chaturvedi scored an unbeaten 404* in the first innings of the title clash to tumble records for fun during his knock.
Prakhar Chaturvedi opened the innings for Karnataka and remained unbeaten till his side decided to declare the innings. During his knock, he faced a total of 638 deliveries while hitting 46 fours and three sixes. He is the first ever batter to score 400 runs in an innings in the final of Cooch Behar Trophy. On the back of his knock, Karnataka managed to amass a mammoth total of 890 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 223 overs in their first innings before declaring.
Speaking more about the match, Karnataka were on the backfoot as they conceded 380 runs in the first innings to Mumbai with opener Ayush Mhatre scoring 145 runs. Despite trailing by 380 runs, Karnataka came back strongly as Prakhar Chaturvedi’s knock helped the side to get a big lead after the first innings.
On the back of his knock, Karnataka took a huge lead of 510 runs in the first innings and soon after they declared on the fourth day, both teams decided to settle for a draw. As they took a first innings lead, Karnataka have been crowned the champions of Cooch Behar Trophy this season.